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Runner Up in Animals Of The Winter Photo Contest

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Contest Finalist in Photographer Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 4

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wow, wow, wow - absolutely amazing capture well done.

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absolutely love this! ")

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Superb!

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Amazing comp and angle truly masterpiece love it!

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fantastic,they look so unreal,like a painting,,superb in very way,an the winner is!!,that's a really really good capture

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This is absolutely amazing. Well done

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...wowza...super stunning capture :-)

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This is an amazing shot. The composition is perfect and they are such beautiful horses, which you have captured perfectly.

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This is an absolutely amazing capture

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absolutely stunning !!!

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Perfect composition. Perfect in every way.

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One of the most beautiful images I have ever seen. Keep it on!

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Breathtaking !

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this is amazing

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Stunning!

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wonderfull!

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Woow!!!! Brilliant capture!!!!

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My favorite animal, and you did them justice. So gorgeous! The type of photo I'd purchase. 5 star

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Phenomenal!

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Stunning image Brin. You are one amazing photographer, so many superb images in your gallery. The focus, clarity and presentation are amazing. Susan

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wonderful capture

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Oh this is precious, perfect in every way. Bravo!

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Beautiful!!

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even better, wow

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This may be one of the most beautiful pictures I've ever seen!

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perfect conposition

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WOW! What a great capture! perfect composition

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Another absolute masterpiece! So completely stunning! LOVE your work! OH MY!!!!!

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wonderful lighting love it

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Extraordinary

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Wonderful capture :-)

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One stunning superb image and one that you should feel very proud of.
The timing of the piece is perfect in reference to the subjects positioning in the frame.
Did you add the sky to this shot by anychance?
Well done and congrats.......Brian

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No I did not add the sky, this is just one shot. Thank you very much Brian :-)

I love this foto. What more can I say?

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Congratulations on being a finalist!!

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outstanding photo

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fantastic photo!

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Excellence at its best!

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Voted Image of the year

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SUPERB!

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Beautiful!

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Wow just beautiful Brin! Congrats on being a finalist for picture of the year!

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Join Amazing shot!!!! Congrats!!!

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Amazing! Love this very much, thanks for sharing your talents from another part of the world. Outstanding!

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Beautiful capture and composition! Congrats!

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Brilliant composition, positioning and lighting. A really amazing shot. Congrats!!!

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This could have been a 'so so' image, but your skill with the angle, composition and lighting have produced a wonder shot. I love the balance and strength portrayed in this image. Well done.

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off the charts

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Beautiful composition and capture! Wonderful light and detail! Congrats!

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SO precious!! Awesome work!!

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Excellent shot ! very good composition

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Just Awesome!!

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This Is Beautiful !!

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Wow....what a shot... what a place... what a moment

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Marvelous comp with white on white and that dark blue background :)

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veramente fantastica, cavallini islandesi?

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Yes these are Icelandic horses. Thank you very much ;-)

Amazing!

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Man you take beautiful photos!!!

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I absolutely LOVE this image!

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This image definitely has the WOW factor...it's simple and less is always more. The composition is great, works so well. Your angle being so low, makes this image what it is. Love it!

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Like mythical creatures!

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Great!!

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Absolutely amazing shot, congratulations:-)

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The composition, lighting, the behavior of the subjects, the landscape---it all comes together!

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EXCELLENT shot!...

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WAAAAAAUW WAAAUW, WAAW what a beautiful pictuer, and ofcourse the horses, but the ligt is marveles. Great Pictuer

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Wow, Icelandic horses? I love them and your picture as well

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Yes I see the third horse! I spotted it right away after reading your article.

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Magical!

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Perfection!

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Beautifully done, on the spot composition. Congrats

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Love the hairy legs on the animals! Cute!

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Location

It is taken in the neighbourhood of my hometown Hafnarfjordur in Iceland.

Time

It is taken at 13:07 o'clock.

Lighting

I love taking photos of horses in their natural environment in all kinds of weather conditions. This photo was taken on a cold, bright and beautiful day in March 2009 when there was still a little snow on the ground which reflected well the light from the low sun, so the lighting on the horses was very good.

Equipment

I used Canon EOS 5D camera and Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM lens to take this photo.

Inspiration

I have often tried to frame a horse with another horse or horses but the results have not always been acceptable, but this time I was very pleased with the outcome. I had to lie in the snow for some time because the horses were so friendly that they kept coming too close to me and the camera. But my patience this time lead to a good result when suddenly all came together for just a short moment. And it was well rewarded because the image won the overall prize in the "Digital Camera" competition 2009.

Editing

In the post processing in PhotoShop CS4 - after Camera Raw convertion - I started to crop the image slightly to get a better balance. After that I darkened the sky a bit to get more contrast so the main subjects (the horses) would stand out better. I did have so good natural light on the moment the photo was taken that I didn’t have to do much to lighten up the horses - but just a little bit. Then finally I increased the contrast in the whole image and gave it an appropriate sharpness with Unsharp mask.

In my camera bag

Canon EOS 5D Mark III and Canon Sl1 cameras, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM and Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II lenses. Canon Extender EF 2x II.

Feedback

I would recommend to everyone when photographing horses to have in mind their beautiful figure and consider how it is possible to use their great forms to build up an interesting and even a very different image - especially when the horses interact to one another. This is of course also valid when photographing other living creatures including human beings. This idea of mine to let one horse frame another is old and I have a lot of such images - and they are all very different. But talking about the forms I want to point out that when looking at this image it is possible to see the third horse forming between these two partners and that gives the image more depth and meaning. I hope you see it! It may take time and patience but those are the two main factors you need when taking photos of animals - at least if you want an acceptable result.

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