Mother and Child
Jul, 2018Views
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People's Choice in Mother and child Photo Challenge
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Magnificent Capture
Superb Composition
Outstanding Creativity
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Happy
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took it at East West Equestrian Arts Farm in PA. The horses are very rare, possibly the last of their kind. Malabar, Early American Foundation Arabians from a Syrian line of Black Arabian Horses that were lost after the 2006 Bombings in Syria. The foal is the first horse known to be born from this breed line since that bombing and he is only the second stallion in existence as far as we know. You can visit their website for more information regarding the rescue efforts. FYI, the colt was only 6 days old when taken.Time
Late afternoon.Lighting
I try to use natural lighting as much as possible outside. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon. What other lighting would I need? ;)Equipment
Canon T2i and my telephoto lens. For this shoot, I wanted as little equipment as possible to gain the mother's trust at having me in her paddock with her newborn.Inspiration
My friend runs this farm and I come up every season to take pictures for her to help promote the rescue of these animals. Of course, I have been on "standby" and as soon as the baby was born, I made arrangements to get to her farm and take as many mommy and baby pictures as possible. This little guy was constantly around his mother, running under her belly, jumping next to her as in the picture, being simply adorable. I think I took hundreds of pictures.Editing
I try to do as little post as possible. That said, I do crop pictures, adjust color and lighting. Not so much to "enhance" as to maintain the realism of the moment.In my camera bag
My Canon T2i, a couple of lens (kit, telephoto, macro), some filters, a collapsible camera hood, rain cover, external flash, back up batteries and SD cards, business cards, and occasionally I carry a monopod or tripod (prefer Mono).Feedback
For photographing animals, the best advice I can give is patience, slow movements, and shoot, shoot, shoot. Better to take 100 photos of a moving animal to get that one great image, than to expect these creatures to stay still.
