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Photographer’s Note

I was up at Kaapschehoop yesterday looking for the wild horses when I found them all around one of the old buildings, as my post of yesterday showed. This was one of the foals. Here is some history about Kaapschehoop:

Kaapschehoop (pronounced kaap-se-hoop) is full of legends of gold and horses. It's history dates all the way back to 1721 according to the Dutch East India Company records.

Kaapschehoop is about 30 kms away from Nelspruit in the Mpumalanga Province. It is a very small village with a very diverse culture.

The wild horses apparently originate from the release of pit ponies hundreds of years ago.

Today, they roam the area and are about 75 strong, giving birth to a good number of foals all year round.

Tech: Cropped tight, adjusted levels slightly, increased contrast, sharpened and added a frame. Hope you like it.

Riz, green, bullybeef53, Jeppe, Catcher, dgcoene has marked this note useful

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Riz (0) 2004-03-22 8:09

I love the detail in the horses golden hair, I think you might have cropped it a little tight around the nose of the horse but I thik it still is a great shot. There could have been something there that might have been distracting so, another great shot Judy.

cdewet (0) 2004-03-22 11:17

Hi Judy
I'm not too regularly here anymore, but maybe can help with this. The colours are very nice, also the composition and the dark BG. Things to watch -the nose is too near the edge on the bottom and right. More space will improve the image and its impact. The eye is there, but just a little flash or use of a white reflector wiil give you a highlight in the eye and this always improve the impact. Lastly, the white texture of the facial skin (sy bles) is a bit hot, as is that white vertical line. Cropp the line out and dodge the white on the nose. Hope this help.

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bullybeef53 (3231) 2004-03-22 14:40

Judy-I have a few comments your note and your frame is excellent .The nose on the horse was a little too red and light so I did a workshop .
I would have tried to get him looking at the camera . I would love to see the expression in his eyes . Congratulations Judy and magnificent shot .

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Jeppe (18623) 2004-03-22 15:10

Very nice capture of this young horse - I like he’s "funny" hairstyle and the tight cropping of your photo.

The image seams to be a little bit yellow on my screen - but never mind I like it anyway.

Georges (11185) 2004-03-22 15:26

Bonne presentationun peut etre legerement trop serré mais pas si genant car le sujet ainsi presenter nous montre davantage de détails. Plutot bien composé bien vu Judy

Catcher (850) 2004-03-22 17:03

I love horses...besides photograph it´s my second passion! I ride horses since last november and it´s a sense of freedom when on the top of one! This shot is very nice, it´s expression is lovely!

henrye (3498) 2004-03-25 8:32

I just love these animals, and this is great photo of them. However, I would not crop so close, and leave some space in front of its nose. I am also missing the back ear :-) Anyway, still a great shot, well done!

hojper (2830) 2004-03-25 16:38

He really looks young and forlorn. I suspect you used flash which may not have been necessary. But you caught a wild mane and a pensive look. Nice.