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Friesian Connection: Dorr, MI

Friesian Connection: Dorr, MI
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cameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/4000 Focal Length 200/1 

upload_dateJun, 2018

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28 Comments | Report
SVPhotos PRO
 
SVPhotos August 15, 2018
Love this shot! Beautiful horse!
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vernswieringa August 15, 2018
They are beautiful!
barbarabrock Platinum
 
barbarabrock September 09, 2018
Magnificent creature!
ImagesByChrissie
 
ImagesByChrissie September 13, 2018
Wow!! when I scrolled down the images and came across this one, it literally took my breath away!!! Stunningly beautiful. Great work.
beverlylynch
 
beverlylynch October 21, 2018
So majestic. Beautiful
PJCard Platinum
 
PJCard January 07, 2019
Friesians are a beautiful breed and this just amplified why Stunning capture.
barbarabrock Platinum
 
barbarabrock January 11, 2019
Wow, would I love to see a horse like this!!! What an awesome creature you have captured so beautifully.
ashleyivettecote
 
ashleyivettecote February 25, 2019
Wonderful shot!!!
barbarabrock Platinum
 
barbarabrock April 14, 2019
You MUST hang this on the wall!
mariadilmore_9131
 
mariadilmore_9131 August 17, 2022
Great shot
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vernswieringa August 17, 2022
Thank You!
Eddieuuu071 Platinum
 
Eddieuuu071 May 10
Excellent work!
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vernswieringa Jun 21
Than you!
MARTINNOVA
 
MARTINNOVA May 11
love it
ricklecompte Platinum
 
ricklecompte May 11
Excellent and a Great Title too!
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vernswieringa Jun 21
Than you!
Pamelabole PRO
 
Pamelabole May 17
Gorgeous!!!
jackspellman
 
jackspellman May 19
Beautiful and majestic photo🐴
PatriciaSchnepf Platinum
 
PatriciaSchnepf Jun 14
Wonderful shot. The horse's temperament/personality and strength shines through.
TattedBeauty88
 
TattedBeauty88 Jun 20
Gorgeous shot
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vernswieringa Jun 21
Than you!
Tla72
 
Tla72 Jun 20
That is a beautiful shot
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vernswieringa Jun 21
Than you!
Dawndmz PRO
 
Dawndmz Jun 20
Beautiful photo !
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vernswieringa Jun 21
Than you!
johnmunns Platinum
 
johnmunns Jun 20
Good shooting angle
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vernswieringa Jun 21
Not a difficult angle with these tall horses 😁
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valspetphotos Jun 21
amazing
AH_AL_EB
 
AH_AL_EB Jun 23
WOW amazing 😍
Allaguisiham
 
Allaguisiham Jun 23
😍
mariadelcarmenllavayol
 
mariadelcarmenllavayol Jun 24
Genial foto que muestra el espíritu y la fuerza del equino. Felicidades. Saludos
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melissajackson_0028 Jun 26
Beautiful Shot!!
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vernswieringa Jun 26
Thanks!
sharoncole_6820
 
sharoncole_6820 Jul 01
This is a stunning photo!
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vernswieringa Jul 01
Thanks, indeed! Love these horses!
mickeyherd
 
mickeyherd Jul 18
What a beauty, you have captured his spirit. Love this photo.
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vernswieringa Aug 09
Thanks!
Pamelabole PRO
 
Pamelabole Aug 09
Wow!! Gorgeous!!!
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vernswieringa Aug 11
Thanks!
MorEquestrianPhotography
 
MorEquestrianPhotography Aug 22
What a beautiful shot! Truly amazing work.
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vernswieringa Aug 22
Thanks! Beautiful horse!

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Behind The Lens

Location
Every year Friesian Connection has an open house to showcase their stallions, which are available for breeding. The owners good friends of mine and they let me take photos of their beautiful creatures throughout the year.
Time
This photo was taken at 10:30 a.m. on a cloudy day. The sun had ducked behind the clouds for this shot.
Lighting
Photographing dark subjects on sunny days is definitely a challenge, the highlights and shadows create a high dynamic range, which the human eye can process, but the camera is challenged. Waiting for the clouds shroud the sun helps lower the dynamic range in the photo. Still, some post processing is essential when photographing these black stallions.
Equipment
This shot was taken with a EF 70-200 mm 2.8f II lens mounted on a Canon 7D Mark II. I hand held the camera using back button focus to help keep my moving subject in focus.
Inspiration
Friesians are one of the most beautiful horses on the planet. Whenever I post one of these horses, I get many comments from other photographers who appreciate their great majesty and beauty.
Editing
Photographing black animals absolutely requires lifting the shadow in Lightroom. I also bumped the clarity slider to add a little contrasts to hair.
In my camera bag
Canon 1DX and Canon 7D Mark II, EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM, EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, EF70-200mm f/2.8L II USM, Lee soft and hard graduated ND filters and a 10 stop "Big Stopper" ND filter, Really Right Stuff 40 Ball head on a Gitzo tripod, two Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT all in a FStop Tilopa Backpack.
Feedback
Set your camera to back-button focus and your focus mode to AI Servo to keep your moving subject in focus. These horse love to run and some of my best shots have been taken at a full out run. My shutter speed was at 1/4000 to eliminate any motion blur. The 2.8f aperture blurs the background nicely, but the narrow depth of field makes focusing on the eyes very important.

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