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Portrait of a Fell Pony

Portrait of a Fell Pony

These hardy little horses are fast becoming my favourite animal to photograph. So happy the breeding programme is now saving them from extinction. This one deci...
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These hardy little horses are fast becoming my favourite animal to photograph. So happy the breeding programme is now saving them from extinction. This one decided to eat while he was being snapped.
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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 135/1

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Oct, 2018

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