Wild'nWonderful!, a photo from Mpumalanga, East

Photographer's Note

Some more wild horses. This time, I managed to get a whole lot closer and found them at a watering hole I had not seen before. The mare on the left is heavily pregnant - she was moving uncomfortably while I was taking these, as though she were about to give birth. Notice how unkempt the mane is on her. The young colt on the right looks a bit undernourished, which is not normal for these wild horses - most of them look well fed! Hope you enjoy-:)

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Nina (4910) 2004-02-22 5:57

Nice shot Judy. I have an idea for a workshop. If you enable it I can show you what I had in mind.

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luis_paulino (904) 2004-02-22 6:07

Yhe photo is good but i think that the contrast isn´t right.

charmante (1090) 2004-02-22 6:39

your photo is just great !! from my childhood, horses were my (only) favorite animal,,,, & I only drew horses in different moods !

jhm (122314) 2004-02-22 7:39

Waw... great capture two wild horses. One word beautiful. Very well done.

ninadev (5373) 2004-02-22 8:18

Nice shot. I love horses and I envy you for shooting wild horses. I like that the mare is not drinking at that moment, but is standing in a position that we can obviously see that she is pregnant. The contrast of the green against the colt is really lovely.
I think that Nina Ludwig's WS let us see better these horses (except for the tale of the mare that is cut)

eelliott305 (776) 2004-02-22 13:11

Lovely photo. The two horses are nicely positioned and stand out well against the grass and rock. You are lucky to see such things.

carper (96) 2004-02-22 14:34

Realy a wonderful scene Judy,

Great composition, great Photo, good colours to, realy a good job.

Rockyboy (20596) 2004-02-22 15:57

That a very nice shot, Judy! Very sharp and it is nice for us to see wild horses... Bravo!

dinaydase (651) 2004-02-23 5:13

I feel myself as out of western movies. this is perfect timing and composition. Thanks for the commments also

jrj (34841) 2004-02-23 5:20

What a nice shot, well composed and interesting with this pair of horses at the water hole.

I didn't even know there was wild horses anymore.

henrye (3500) 2004-02-24 4:33

The overexposed background bothers me here, and the workshop by Nina manages to correct most of that. The contrast is not what it should be either, and I would also have cropped closer to the horses. A faster shutter speed would also have frozen the action more, because I think that the slight movement visible on the pregnant horse is not right for this shot. Otherwise it's great. I've seen these wild horses quite a few times before, and I just love them!

snsk (794) 2004-02-28 18:54

What a great foto i like it very much,nice smoth colors,sharp and good composition .

Jeppe (18654) 2004-03-02 9:56

Wonderful capture - the warm brown color of the horses (and the water) what makes this photo special - very nice work Judy.

ianmcall (1213) 2004-03-07 4:37

Very nice composition. I agree with the higher contrast in Nina's workshop; that improves an already good shot. Well seen.

kmolz (997) 2004-03-26 16:29

If this one doesn't come from a good John Wayne movie, it surely stands up to it!! Wonderful compostion. Thumbs-up!

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