RUNNING AGAINST THE WIND [Photography Contest Pictures of Animals & Wildlife Photography]
Uploaded: August 11, 2007 12:55:35
This photo was taken at a local farm in 2005. Due to the new development in the area, the farm has been sold. The horses are no longer there, only the barn remains. It's sad to see such beauty destroyed by builders. The trees were cut down and stacked along the road and now the farm is home for excavating equipment. I'm thankful I met the farmer and got permission to take some shots of his horses before the land was sold.
This is a rework of this photo with some changes. No buzz filter this time and some added blur. FL 125mm, tripod, f/8, exp. 1/640, AP mode, RAW.
Les Rhoades August 11, 2007
First Class Quality! A real winner!Joy Rector August 11, 2007
awesome #4633515Nikki McDonald August 11, 2007
Les said it. This is fantastic, Cheryl, and I really think you have a winner here. #4633711Michelle L. Frick August 11, 2007
I love this Cheryl! It looks like a winner to me too! Amazing colors, action and clarity on the horses. Beautifully blurred background. And, I am sad too that the farm is gone now. That's happening sooooo much where we live. We used to have horses on many corners in our area, but they are mostly all gone now. #4633818Sherry L. Davis August 11, 2007
Excellent capture, Cheryl! I think it's a winner, too! Beautiful! #4634550Deon August 11, 2007
This is excellent Cheryl. Such a beautiful captuer.Deon #4634580
Chris Budny August 12, 2007
A wonderful capture, Cheryl! It has a nearly 3D quality to it. #4635909Dolly L. Davis August 12, 2007
Cheryl, this is terrific! Love it! #4635949Cheryl E. Davis August 12, 2007
Thank you so much everyone! This has always been one of my favorite shots. I printed a copy of several of the photos and gave them to the owner for letting me shoot. He loved the photos and now it will be a nice memory for him. #4635982Mitch Spence August 12, 2007
Cheryl, the sense of motion and freedom here is marvelous. #4636925Les Rhoades August 13, 2007
This will get an EFP button! The effect here looks like my Glamour Gal cow photo. #4642017Tonya R. Boles August 14, 2007
Beautiful image Cheryl..I have to get out soon and do some of this type shooting..I miss it.lol #4645326Laurie Daily August 14, 2007
Love the sense of running wild and free...a beautiful image, Cheryl! #4645384Indrajit Hajra August 15, 2007
Awesome shot Cheryl..It remembers me of 'Black Beauty'. The composition is so lively...Great image.. #4651283Cheryl E. Davis August 15, 2007
Thanks, Mitch, Les, Tonya, Laurie and Indrajit!Les, you were right, I got a EFP button! :-) #4652489
Melissa A. Mannon August 16, 2007
love this! great reworking job! your blur is perfect #4658595Shirley Sicurello August 19, 2007
This is beautiful, love the flow of the horses. Very sad about the land... #4668020Jodi Zimmer September 07, 2007
Very beautiful shot....very #4762361Kim S. Hansen September 21, 2007
Congratulations! It's beautiful!!! #4821382Erin Tyler September 21, 2007
Congrats! #4821457Chris Budny September 21, 2007
Congratulations, Cheryl! #4822163Jennifer L. Alder September 21, 2007
Congrats on this excellent finalist image, Cheryl!!!Jeff Robinson September 22, 2007
Sad that Your beautiful capture is now a part of history - Congrats Cheryl on this Outstanding and well deserved Finalist! Jeff #4826541Datha Y. Thompson September 22, 2007
Congratulations Again!! LOVE this Cheryl!!! WTG :0) #4827385Susan M. Hembree September 23, 2007
Love this one, Cheryl! Congratulations on your finalist! #4832443Jean E. Hildebrant September 24, 2007
Gorgeous shot! How sad to think it's all gone. Beautifully composed! #4837266Mitch Spence September 24, 2007
Hooray for you, Cheryl. #4839068Susana Ms Heide September 24, 2007
You've truly captured the essence of freedom here, Cheryl!!! Sorry to hear this scene is no longer there! CONGRATULATIONS!! #4841204Les Rhoades September 25, 2007
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