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Originally Posted by footfootfoot
All of the above and composition and in the BW photo you can see her expression, more intense, better.Mainly it is because it is color, but also it is 1/10 as dramatic, the horse is coming at you instead of past you, theres a big white static barrel in the way.
One of the things the B&W photographer did was to increase the contrast in his images which adds to the dramatic quality of them. The rider with the rope in his mouth is a bit close to over done, but in all of them he holds what I consider a fine line between just enough and too much contrast. And holding that fine line creates a tension, it's almost vibrating between too much and not enough. Is it or isn't it?
There is so much subtle, unconscious information being transmitted which all adds to the power of the images.
My first thought was "Such a small girl driving such a big horse."
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To be fair, that is a hard picture to expose well. Dark horse, dark rider, bright sky, white hat, white shirt... The dynamic range there is extreme.