Self portrait?

Posted by dobbino (Cape Town, South Africa) on 19 August 2009 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.

If you look closely into the horse's eye you can see my reflection - black top, blue jeans, and white trainers. Took a few shots of this beautiful horse, but couldn't get any decent full face images (he kept coming too close to the gate - must have hoped that I had something for him to eat).

So I thought I would use what I had taken and just post something different.

For a closer look, go here. Click on the image to bring up a larger picture. You will see the two little white shoes and then have to look upwards to see the rest - it's not as clear as I would have liked, though.

All comments, and especially constructive criticism is truly appreciated. Thank you for taking the time.

All images © Rob Minter, and licensed in terms of a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 South Africa License

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Comments (17)

Lydie et Roland from BESANCON, France

...WHere the Man join the Animal... Nice nice nice !

19 Aug 2009 5:19am

Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand

I can't see your reflection:-(
Must be my computer screen:-(
However, this is still one of the most wonderful images I have seen....a magical creature with such beauty! 5 stars from me:-)

19 Aug 2009 6:38am

@Linerberry: Hi Liners - I have modified my narrative above and have posted a link to a larger image, if you would like to have a look :)

zOOm from Paris, France

Great crop ! Lovely close-up ! Can't see you either.

19 Aug 2009 7:20am

@zOOm: Hello Florence- I have modified my narrative above and have posted a link to a larger image, if you would like to have a look :)

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

absolutely beautiful and I love the processing

19 Aug 2009 7:20am

Anina from Auckland, New Zealand

Lovely shot!
I can see your reflection!!! Hello! :)
I like the vignetting

19 Aug 2009 7:50am

ManuelaR from Hainburg (Frankfurt/Main), Germany

Excellent processing and love how you managed the croping Rob!

19 Aug 2009 9:10am

Roman from Thunder Bay, Canada

Yeah, and is that a dog in there too ??
It's actually a very nice picture, the white border treatment really suits it very much.

19 Aug 2009 11:37am

@Roman: Hi Roman - thanks. No - there was no dog - I actually think it's the horse's shadow, but I'm not 100% sure.

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

A treasure of a macro, I have never seen such a beautiful close-up :)

19 Aug 2009 3:14pm

LauraS from Chico, United States

Nice!!!

19 Aug 2009 4:46pm

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

My
What a lovely eye
ball portrait
Mate
Loved the flower shot too
Nasturtium?

19 Aug 2009 6:00pm

@grouser: Nasturtium it is.

Michael Rawluk from Canada

That is a very nice shot.

19 Aug 2009 6:29pm

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

What a lovely shot this makes . . with or without the artist-in-residence ! Presentation here is perfect.

19 Aug 2009 7:09pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Fantastic shot, intresting composition.

19 Aug 2009 7:27pm

Gary Hart from California, United States

I really like this, Rob. That's a great job isolating the most interesting thing in the scene. Well exposed, too. Was your decision to center the eye conscious? I think it works here, but I'd be curious to know if you automatically put it there or it it just felt right.

19 Aug 2009 7:41pm

@Gary Hart: Thanks Gary - much appreciated. I actually replied to your comment last night, but for some reason it's not showing up - so here it is again. I had to crop this image quite severely, and played around with a number of different positions for the eye. In the end, for me the centre position had by far the best feel of all of them.