Looking At Me Looking At You

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Very nice

AEH

Thank you Al.

What's AEH? Lovely image of your friends, Larry!

Thank you Kim. By the way before I forget these guys are absolutely nuts over carrots.

 

I think AEH are his initials.

I'll bet they'd like sugar cubes, too, although carrots are much better for them!

Lets not forget apples. Horses love them.

 

Which reminds me. The mother of two of my dogs (god rest her soul) loved them too. We lived in two different places while she was with us and had apple trees in both places. She ate more apples than I did and thats not an exaggeration.

The deer around here love apples too, and apple/oat flavored treats. You'd expect that from a deer or horse, but a dog???...weird!

Larry, that's darned good shootin' at 1/20 handheld with your long lens. You must be right about the IS because I can't get that clarity even with my 70-200L on static subjects. I must be doing something wrong. Anyway, I love all your horse shots. They are such beautiful unaffected creatures with no posing necessary to get their best side. By the way, your tech details are very helpful on all your shots. I admire your diligence to record it all.

Thank you Hanna. I love taking pictures of all animals. But I am concentrating on horses this season. And as you point out they make for good models. :)

 

I am always curious about the technical details of images. If its not listed something doesn't feel right. That gives me the incentive to include the details with mine.

 

When I saw these guys standing like this I didn't think they would hold still while I grabbed my tripod. Nothing ventured nothing gained so I gave it a go. Even with image stabilization there is no way I could have handheld this shot without bracing against something. I concentrated on holding the camera correctly and braced myself against my vehicles door. In situations like this, if you shoot a burst of shots, more often than not the first one will be blurred. Sometimes the second or third shot will be acceptably sharp though. At 1/20 of a second the odds don't favor you, but once in a while you get lucky. That was the case here.