Goanna-Equine

Not sure if the link will work, but hopefully it does! I have been informed about a facebook page with some fantastic photographs and other images.  Many are simply absolutely stunning.  Only problem is... they are all stolen! Some photos I am sure I have seen on DeviantArt but so far haven't been able to locate the original artists.  Facebook claims to take copyright breaches very seriously, but in reality it seems copyright doesn't matter, unless you steal from Mr Zuckerberg. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Spectacular-Images-%E0%AE%87%DC%93-Alessandro-Pinna-ArtGrafik/322984104430849

I was thinking I should buy a new subscription to dA.  But then the events (and non-events) of the last week have changed my mind.  The appeal of no ads and requesting critiques was good. But then, I have only ever received one or two critiques in my entire time on this bloody site. The main tipping point was being exterminated from a group.  Why? because I questioned why 100% of my submissions were declined, meanwhile the same old names over and over and over were accepted.  I was told basically that I should never have bothered, and I can fuck off.  Well, I will fuck off then.  For a while.  Obviously I need to sit in the naughty corner an

I have noticed a trend with photographers of horses and equestrian sports.  It seems that a photo of a horse and rider is spoilt by including the head of the rider.  Or are you afraid of someone filing a lawsuit against you for showing their face? Please, someone tell me why headless riders are better than the complete, intact rider.  Please!! Legally, it does vary between countries, but generally in western countries people do NOT have a right to NOT be photographed.  The most they can do is ask you to not publish photos of them or ask you to remove published photos (published in this case means posting to DeviantArt). But I suspect it is