Look who I got to meet and play with yesterday :) I have NO NET, just ultra slow WiFi at the local library, I swear I will put up as many as I can on Friday evening at work :) MADZ - LOOK AT THE WALLS!!!!!
YAY! This is without a doubt my absolute favourite shot of the day, seriously. I had to tweek it a little to bring the light up a tiny bit more and the er...walls....;) But yes I am pleased with the result :) There will be another entry with a LOT more shots very, very shortly, with a linky to my Flickr acc where you can lift to your hearts content. I will burn you a disc with these shots as well as the RAW format ones as soon as I have a bit of spare time.
I do t o! It was VERY hard t o get, the light was VERY difficult to shoot in. Stable was too big for the only flash I felt comfortable using around such a young foal and new mumma-mare so I didn't use ANY flash. Had to wait for a moment when all 3 were absolutely still, but not posing. When he looked up at Madz with those sweet, trusting, sleepy eyes... it was just the most perfect moment ever.
oh wow, you really think so, Sarah? It was such a totally perfect moment, everyone relaxed, everyone STILL, and just almost 100% perfect connection. The only thing I can think of which I wish I could change would be getting Ruby (the mare) to be looking down at Madz and the colt, just to get the focal point to perfection, you know? But I think it's as close to perfect as I could get without resorting to tricks. That's what I love about it; no posing, just a moment of perfection between these 3, totally natural, relaxed and spontaneous :)
Nah, it's perfect the way it is! Ruby with that sleepy, relaxed look on her face is wonderful too, because it shows she is completely at ease with Maddy being there. I am so glad Maddy has her arm on Ruby too, to complete the connection between the three. I'm squeeing that the colt is LOOKING UP adoringly at Maddy, lol! (or maybe his mumma, but either way...)
Yes, if Ruby had her nose down, it would be ever more perfect, but I love it the way it is too!
You could mark your calendar and enter it in this contest next year... I just found out that TWO of my entries are finalists for this year!!!
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Date: 2011-03-03 02:27 am (UTC)Come over and use our net! :P
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Date: 2011-03-04 08:17 pm (UTC)Yes, if Ruby had her nose down, it would be ever more perfect, but I love it the way it is too!
You could mark your calendar and enter it in this contest next year... I just found out that TWO of my entries are finalists for this year!!!