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Gorgeous!! Well done!

butterfly2937 wrote in post #16409463
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Gorgeous!! Well done!

Thank you. I wish I could say I planned the shot and waited for just the right moment to shoot. It was actually a lucky 180 degree turn that handed me the opportunity.

pyro1 wrote in post #16409294

This horse has no ears?

Bob

SJC from VT wrote in post #16409269
This team was being used to demonstrate how to mow hay.

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©DraftPowerFieldDays85​46 by sjc from vt, on Flickr

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Beautiful shots SJC! Love to see teams still working the old farm machinery

CMOats wrote in post #16415686
Beautiful shots SJC! Love to see teams still working the old farm machinery

Thanks Cheryl. I agree, as long as I'm not the one doing it! I feel like I spend enough time haying with tractors.

My girl 'Windtalker'..

^^Cheryl...she is beautiful. Look at that shine!

Thankyou SJ! She is a beauty & such a treat to ride too

Hi all,

I am rarely a contributor on this thread, but my wife and I do go a Guest Ranch in Wyoming about every 3rd year and that allows me the opportunity for some equestrian shots. (www.eatonsranch.com)

This is one of my favorite shots. I was looking specifically for something to create a shot that was a little more abstract - not necessarily a full face portrait of the animal. I was very happy with this capture as I love both the colors and textures.

For me, it is evocative of a feeling - the foal nuzzling his mother - and less about representation. I was hoping that that would be the general response - beyond just me.

Unfortunately, when I posted in Critique Corner most found it did nothing for them, so I am reposting it here. Any thoughts? Does it grab anyone?

Rad

Hot Bob wrote in post #16409496
This horse has no ears?

Bob

OH, he got them, laid back for speed!

Rad, I get what you were trying to do but, this photo doesn't work for me. It needs context. It does not evoke mood for me and that is what photography is all about (in my opinion). You have to experiment and be willing to take risks to find what works. I think you're doing that. Then later, when you are looking at them on the computer comes the really hard part, being brutally critical of your work. I've taken thousands of photos that don't work; sometimes I get really lucky and take one that does.

Bob

Edit: I just want to add that if this is a crop, it might be better with more of the photo visible. It looks like a foal with its mother so a little more context and some post processing could help.

Just driving by a field in Tomball TX yesterday after a pretty good rain.

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Nice light!

Bob

Had the opportunity to capture a friend's horse Odin. Except the fact that he ran away on the first try everything went fine