These two horses live in stables next to each other, the position of the stables is such that the horses can reach out and touch each other....
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These two horses live in stables next to each other, the position of the stables is such that the horses can reach out and touch each other.
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mscelzi
July 28, 2014
incredible!!!!!! love, a lot of love in this picture!!!!!!!! congrats and thanks for show this moment
Masher
July 28, 2014
Thank you, I am pleased you liked the shot. I was in the right place at the right time.
Masher
July 28, 2014
Thank you, I am pleased you liked the shot. I was in the right place at the right time.
CarolePallier
July 28, 2014
I can smell them, just looking at that!!!! I love the smell of horses!!!! great shot!
bugsysposy
August 05, 2014
Ying and Yang , touching and sweet , great capture of emotion , love and compassion !
TravelBugDove
August 10, 2014
Beautiful capture!! Wow!! Congrats on the feature & award well deserved!! :))
JudithBain
January 28, 2015
I keep going back to this photo ... it just draws me in and speaks to me. Thank you so much for sharing!!
Kristina_Krause
March 05, 2015
What a tender, beautiful shot! Congratulations on being featured! Well deserved.....
amylaportgant
April 24, 2015
i agree whole heartedly with all of the praise already posted. this is emotive and breathtaking. outstanding. (jaw drops)!
lanie_walsh
August 20, 2015
This is about as amazingly cute at animals get, forget that they are much larger than puppies. This is so utterly cute I can hardly stand myself!!!!!!
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Location
I took the photograph at a stable where my friend Nadine has her horse. the stables is set in the rolling hills of the North Downs of England.Time
I took the photograph in the early afternoonLighting
I used the available natural light. As the photograph was taken in early spring, the light was fairly low and gave very few shadows.Equipment
Camera: Nikon D800 - I love the quality of image this camera can deliver Lens; Nikkor 70 -200 mm f2.8 VRInspiration
I have always been interested in horses and take photographs of them when I can. My friends horse Moet (named after the Moet & Chandon champagne) is the dark horse in the picture. The two horses live in stables next to each other and they stretch out to greet each other when they meet up after one or other has been away. I saw how keen each one was to have contact with the other and then saw how affectionate they were. I waited to see what would happen and was rewarded with capturing this very tender moment.Editing
The photograph did receive some post-processing in the form of conversion to black & white and cropping in photo-shop. Some small dirt marks were removed with the clone stamp again in photo-shop but essentially, the image is straight out of the camera. The background is made of chip-board and did not look good in the colour version. by removing the colour, the image has been greatly simplified.In my camera bag
Nikon stuff mostly: Nikon D800 Nikon 70 - 200mm f2.8G II VR Nikon 24 - 70mm f2.8G Nikkon 50mm f1.8G Sigma 105mm f2.8 DG Macro Pocket wizard plus IIIs Nikon SB700 speedliteFeedback
Spend time being around horses. The more time you spend with them, the more you learn about their traits and body language. Horses just like us, develop friendships and dislikes with other horses and this can come through in how they act. Using this knowledge and being ready with the camera can result in some amazing images but remember they are big and heavy animals so it is important to remain calm around them when shooting. The use of flash can be a problem so I generally avoid using any unless I know from the owner that the horse is OK with it. i never use a flash when photographing a rider on a horse.