As we rolled south from Shidoni Foundry, the conversation turned to wild horses. Several months ago, a couple of us were shown where wild horses roam.
When Kathy gets an idea in her mind, it takes a hard grip to wrench it away. We had talked many times about 'going on a horse shoot...'. After Jackie help me win an award for Lavender Dawn, she came on board as well.
But several circumstances - operation, moving, etc. - prevented shooting horses on location.
I suggested, "Jackie, turn at this next intersection and get over on the eastern frontage road. We might see some horses..."
To our amazement, a small band was directly ahead in the field near a new housing development. Soon, we were out of the car and among ‘em, cameras clicking.
Between that first wild horse shoot and now, Kathy had a recent, major back operation. While she was along to shoot, she wasn't allowed to drive yet.
We quickly began to shoot in our individual directions.
Jackie enticed the young colt with some hay, hoping to shoot a real, exotic close up. Locals tend to bring hay to feed these wild animals. In a subsequent picture, the colt got his feet to the top of a little gully’s edge - then stopped, front feet braced. I could imagine him feeling, "I don't know this gal; she's really quiet. Can she be trusted?"
Kathy wanted to get up sun; a caretaker, I kept a close eye out in case she got in trouble. In evening's final golden sheen of magic light, I got about three shots of Kathy and her favorite paint horse...
Seems like this picture really says it all, "Golden Girls, finally, with a lot of water under each individual bridge, we did get our first wild horse shoot. Doesn't it simply whet your appetite for more?"
As for me, I feel Kathy’s having the chance to wander free, to celebrate with her camera, to shoot wild horses - I watched her happy, about 15 years old, and in her own gorgeous element.
May I share a Praise ~ Each of us had good fortune this day. From Shidoni to Wild Horses - part of the magic of gorgeous shoots in such different environs!
When Kathy gets an idea in her mind, it takes a hard grip to wrench it away. We had talked many times about 'going on a horse shoot...'. After Jackie help me win an award for Lavender Dawn, she came on board as well.
But several circumstances - operation, moving, etc. - prevented shooting horses on location.
I suggested, "Jackie, turn at this next intersection and get over on the eastern frontage road. We might see some horses..."
To our amazement, a small band was directly ahead in the field near a new housing development. Soon, we were out of the car and among ‘em, cameras clicking.
Between that first wild horse shoot and now, Kathy had a recent, major back operation. While she was along to shoot, she wasn't allowed to drive yet.
We quickly began to shoot in our individual directions.
Jackie enticed the young colt with some hay, hoping to shoot a real, exotic close up. Locals tend to bring hay to feed these wild animals. In a subsequent picture, the colt got his feet to the top of a little gully’s edge - then stopped, front feet braced. I could imagine him feeling, "I don't know this gal; she's really quiet. Can she be trusted?"
Kathy wanted to get up sun; a caretaker, I kept a close eye out in case she got in trouble. In evening's final golden sheen of magic light, I got about three shots of Kathy and her favorite paint horse...
Seems like this picture really says it all, "Golden Girls, finally, with a lot of water under each individual bridge, we did get our first wild horse shoot. Doesn't it simply whet your appetite for more?"
As for me, I feel Kathy’s having the chance to wander free, to celebrate with her camera, to shoot wild horses - I watched her happy, about 15 years old, and in her own gorgeous element.
May I share a Praise ~ Each of us had good fortune this day. From Shidoni to Wild Horses - part of the magic of gorgeous shoots in such different environs!
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