at the barn The Old Man

This is Smokey. He is my baby. His 34th birthday is in a few weeks so everyone around our

barn refers to him as the old man. I would appreciate any comments or critques. Thanks.

Why the long face? Sorry, bad joke - couldn't help myself.

It is a great shot - much, much better than my sense of humour...

Thanks. I was just having a little fun trying to get some pictures of him. He is not the most cooperative subject. When I am next to him all he wants is a belly scratch and it is hard to get far enough away to take a picture.

Jokes aside, I love how you judged the exposure for a dark subject and mainly sky as background. There is all kinds of detial in Smokeys face and body, yet the sky is not blown out, and the big pasture out there looks so natural behind a horse!

Now, as to the belly scratching - I think he is onto something there, frankly, I can't blame him! :)

Thank you very much for the comments. I am very new to photography and I do a lot of playing around with the camera to see what works. It really helps to know what other people think. Smokey never gets tired of the belly scratches, especially when he is shedding. He really is just a big baby.