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Description
I recently visted the Sand Wash Basin (SWB) Wild Horse Managment Area in northwest Colorado for the first time. Unlike the grass filled area at Pryor Mountain in Wyoming, the areas in Colorado are all high desert plains where grass is limited and subject to summer drought. It’s amazing to see that these horses not only survive, but thrive. I am fascinated by there interactions and movements seeking a better location to feed.
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I’m interested as to what confirmations and/or suggestions others have about my composition and editing.
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Camera Nikon Z8 1/1250 sec f/8 ISO 320
Lens Nikon 180-600mm f5.6-6.3mm @ 600mm
Edited in LR/ PS / Topaz Photo AI
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A lovely image of a beautiful horse. Seeing the wild horses would be absolutely thrilling for me!
I like the colour version of the image. Seeing the horse in its natural habitat is a treat. I feel the brown and white is just a little to blocky for my taste.
I feel there could be a bit more detail in the white rump and shoulder. The light looks quite difficult.
The pose seems a little awkward; like you are looking down? I like the listening ears and the soft eyes and muzzle…and the little white hairs under his jaw.
In Australia “paint” is a breed and “pinto” is the colour pattern.
I hope we get to see a lot more of these wonderful animals.
The horse was photographed mid day, the back while not blown out was very bright, toned it down, not sure if there is texture there. Yes, I was shoting down a bit; they were in the cedars. I spent two days there, working on my approach to get to the horses. Unlike Pryon Mountain where there is plenty of grass, this area is high desert with much less things to eat.
I have an inventory of images to review and process and two more new wild herd horse herds to visit over the next 3-4 months.
Gary, the most striking part of these two views is the color difference. Clearly you’ve warmed the first post a lot, however, the brown/white color does look reasonable to me. I do wonder if you have a vertical of this shot, since that could easily show the entire horse.
