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We are all looking for that image that is both an artistic and a commercial success.  For that to happen you need a story being told by the image.  What do I mean when I say a story?  Can the viewer, who was not there when the photograph was taken, create in their mind what is going to happen next or what has already happened? This is not required of all images but the ones that sell are the ones that talk to the viewer on some level.

This image has movement, drama and most differently it has a story.  The dust hanging in the air filtering the sunlight on the horizon gives the story drama.  Can you imagine what this photograph would be like if it had been taken at mid day with the sun directly overhead?  The man on the horse is captured at just the right moment with the lariat suspended in the air about to be released.  You should note the layering of dark and light bands going back into the image until they reach the hills and the sun in the distance.  There is just enough light reflected back on the cowboy to give good detail in his shirt and face.

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