Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree

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My carefree Chickasha Chiron  born 5/12/06 out of Leavin My Mark and Chickasha Candy

This photo was taken May, 27, 2011.  I was called by a woman who lived in the same community as me to come and do a photo shoot for her 5 year old buckskin gelding.  We took Chiron and his mother Candy to a beautiful lush pasture which needed to be eaten down.  Continue reading

Weekly Photo Challenge: One Shot Two Ways

June 2013 sm_-3This shot was taken inside of a small log barn with the horse looking out towards the natural light.June 2013 sm_-4Here is the same shot with the background blacked out.   Does the original background with light coming through small slats in the log barn and the horse looking out to the light improve the photo in composition or distract from the horse portrait?

Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreshadow

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We enjoy lovely sunsets at Sundog Ranch but this one was spectacular.  The way the trees create “foreshadows” on the pool was a nice surprise not having designed it ourselves.

Black and White Sunday: Black Beauty

Santa Fe  Santa Fe Renegade a Morgan Stallion owned by Eitan Beth Halachmy  Photo taken 5/8/11

Hot Day at Sundog

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Anyone who has visited Sundog Ranch knows why we might want a large body of water near by.  Not just to keep humans cool… What else it there to do besides try to keep cool on a hot summer day?  … Continue reading

Weekly Photo Challenge: Masterpiece

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“Desert Masterpiece”

High Black Rock Desert,  Nevada 3/2012

After at least a hour of “patience” I was able to get a close enough for a few shots of this magnificent paint stallion.  He was letting me know loud and clear not to get too close to his mares and foals.