Vermont Natives Photo

Photographer’s Note

These hardy Morgan Draft Horses are native to Vermont.
At the Park-McCollugh Farm in North Bennington they exclusively raise these beautiful beast who love to visit with their many canine friends who frequent the farm for the hiking trails there that are open to the public.
These two guys were taking a dip in the muddy pool on this unusually warm Nov. afternoon.

Dot2008, gracious, dareco, naznaz567, fulvio52, plimrn, Charo, Colombiana, Royaldevon, cfreire has marked this note useful

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snunney (35476) 2008-11-09 5:20

Hello Tom,
I like the beautiful warm colours in this fine study. A very pleasing light with excellent natural colours and good clarity. Splendid looking animals bred to work hard.

jplebrun (17326) 2008-11-09 5:30

Hi Tom
belle photo de la vie en campagne avec ces deux chevaux dans le pré belle présentation.
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

Dot2008 (290) 2008-11-09 7:46

HI Tom
I am used to seeing your dog so this is different.
Good capture of the fall colors, the horse wallowing in the water has a lot of details. The house set in the slope typical Vermont farm. You rendered a good shot of our state.
Dot

gracious (20017) 2008-11-09 9:05

Hello Tom,
I thank you so much for all those wonderful images from US that sharing with us in landscape and daily life on your part of the world! truly great!
another great shot of the country farm well captured with a good pov to include the fg interest and a nice surrounding of the farm!
excellent depth here with wonderful colour and lighting!
sincere thanks
Tony

dareco (17104) 2008-11-09 11:41

A great way to cool down!! Beautiful horses and a good relaxed capture. I also like the bg scene. Nice lighting and colors. TFS

naznaz567 (344) 2008-11-09 19:50

Your signature colors are here. But also, these sturdy horses, so healthy and sturdy, so carefree playing in the mud. So much happier than their racing cousins balanced on thin ankles and legs. I wonder if they are still used for work?

Too bad the brown ones legs got cut off a bit, but hey, I don't imagine you had a choice.

Cheers.

John_F_Kennedy (31994) 2008-11-09 23:42

What a lovely composition. Excellent POV to the horses. A beautiful autumn coloured scene. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

Gerrit (36287) 2008-11-10 2:06

Hi TOM,
Fine horses, real farm-horses. You've positioned them perfectly in the frame in good light.
Regards, gerrit

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-11-10 13:00

Sweet shot, Tom.
The lighting is beautiful and does full justice to this lovely rural scene. Great framing, great colors, and just look at those horses : magnificent breed!
You guys have a good day. Due to my job I might be a little slow on posting & reviewing for the rest of the week, but I should be back on schedule by next weekend. Thanks for taking time to go once again through my gallery, much appreciated.
See ya soon,
Fulvio.

jaywalker (12308) 2008-11-10 13:07

Hi Tom, What lovely little horses, beautifully captured as one takes a paddle, great colours & wonderful detail, they are super looking animals in great condition & the overall composition is very good, a very nice shot, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

Dyerco (9304) 2008-11-10 18:47

Hi Tom
A good shot of the sturdy Morgan horses relaxing in the field. Very nice light for late fall.
Phil

plimrn (19720) 2008-11-11 9:49

Hi Tom,
I love the way the light sets the lovely detail of these beautiful animals' coats aglow!! I saw the title and I knew you would take me back to my childhood when I used to ride my uncle's Morgans.
HLJ, Pat

Charo (31811) 2008-11-11 13:04

Hello Tom,
Beautiful light and magnificent horses enjoying their semi-freedom. Excellent frame with very good details and colors.
Best regards,
Charo

Colombiana (2572) 2008-11-11 13:13

Hi Tom,
Typical beautiful landscape from the US NE;
wow, we can start noticing the winter is
approaching now as the leaves and colors are
starting to "leave". The horses seem so
calm and with a good disposition to be
photographed. Lovely composition.

Thanks Tom!

Maryori :)

Royaldevon (5944) 2008-11-12 12:56

Hello Tom,

This is a fine day for November!
The sky is bright and the light is good; only the bare trees give a hint of the season!
These contented horses set a wonderful tone to the shot, complemented with thegentle, undulating field and the welcoming farm in the b/g.
The shot is well balanced with the horses in the f/g and the building in the b/g.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

cfreire (11667) 2008-11-21 5:22

Hi Tom
Beautiful shot with the country mood well captured. The golden lights on the house and the prairie are superb. The inclusion of these horses is very interesting and attractive. Regards, Consuelo