LUSITANO HORSE Photo

Photographer’s Note

Polybius and Livy, both tell how the Iberian Horses were terrible opponents for the Roman Legions during the wars that lasted for more than 200 years.

"…the Romans never excelled in the use of their cavalry always surpassed by the Iberians," explains Dr Jose Monteiro in his book O Cavalo Lusitano:

"The combat tactics and riding style of the Peninsula (gineta) were learned and adopted by the Romans and a Lusitanian named Caius Apuleius Diocles became very famous as a horseman in the III century AD being honored with a statue in the Fields of Mars in Rome."

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Wandering_Dan, stego, paura, robob, Charo, UlfE, ARGI, pboehringer, adores has marked this note useful

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Tipuss (619) 2008-01-18 15:42

Nice picture! Best regards, Eva

Wandering_Dan (3183) 2008-01-18 16:24

Nice picture and nice framing, but the out-of-focus grass (?) in the front really adds nothing, sorry.

Dan

stego (22336) 2008-01-18 17:43

Olá Rui,
Além da beleza do cavalo estar muito bem captada, gosto do ar abstracto e geométrico da compo. É raro um 1º plano desfocado ficar bem, mas aqui, por a desfocagem ser tão grande, até que é uma das coisas que contribui para a foto ser tão atractiva.
Um abraço, José.

MichaelTrezzi (3136) 2008-01-18 23:43

Hu Rui, what a great picture with smooth colors. The quiet mood just radiates from the picture. Well done. Rgds, Michael

paura (37848) 2008-01-19 2:51

Rui,
Uma excelente fotografia desse lindo cavalo. Parece que ele está querendo se mostrar para você. A composição está muito boa.

Abraço

Paulo

robob (3640) 2008-01-19 4:53

Olà amigo Rui :o)
Un très très beau moment de capté ici avec la photo de ce cheval,
La lumière et les couleurs sont particulièrement excellentes,
C’est vraiment très joli !
Excellent week-end à toi amigo :o)
Robert

wautersw (3603) 2008-01-19 5:03

Hi Rui,

great light, details and clarity on this one, though I would have cropped the "fuzzy" part at the bottom. TFS

Wolf

Charo (31651) 2008-01-19 5:11

Hola Rui,
Me gusta esa cara triste de ese precioso caballo.
Muy buena composición y colores.
Cordialmente
Charo

gracious (20017) 2008-01-19 9:18

Hello Rui,
thank you first for the wonderful and informative notes regarding this sort of horse!
captured well with good clarity, colour and details
the light and shadows in the shot is beautiful
TFS
best regards
Tony

UlfE (8851) 2008-01-19 12:34

Hi Rui,

An excellent shot very sharp and really good light management. Of course you could discuss it you should have cropped the bottom. Personally I like it as it is. It makes your picture very special.

Cheers,

Ulf

ARGI (3418) 2008-01-20 14:44

Beautiful Rui
Excellent composition and wonderful colors
Very good POV. I like this white muzzle !!
Very good note
well done
best regards Argyris

Bluejeans (31613) 2008-01-21 14:25

Ola Rui
Que belo animal parece bem meigo , gostei deste primeiro plano desfocado com tons de verde , boa luz ,tambem tenho algumas fotos com cavalos que tirei aqui perto de minha casa, parabens!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

pablominto (40008) 2008-01-22 1:51

Hello Rui,
Nice portrait of this happy horse!
The composition is simple but effective, good details in the animal's head...
Personally I may have cropped a couple of cm in the bottom as the blurry greenery is a bit dominant...
Greetings,
Pablo -

pboehringer (770) 2008-01-22 7:51

Rui,
um pouco de historia vivida. Gostei muito do verde desfocalizado a frente. Da um toque de vida.
Peter

adores (15287) 2008-01-23 17:03

Olá Rui!
Foto bonita e algo original. Gosto do efeito do 1º plano desfocado e a luz ficou muito boa, além de ser um cavalo bonito.

oochappan (22026) 2008-01-26 20:38

Most use the short DOF to get the bokeh of an OOF background, you did it in reverse still readable, a fine way to spot a horse as an important element of a deployment of a culture. There are some crop option left here up to a personal taste but the color-bokeh is the key to this photo, just marvellous. greetings
Henk

mortijo (11963) 2008-01-30 9:15

Hello Rui, this is a nice shot. I like the play with light and shadow. What I like less s the foreground, but that of course is a matter of taste.