Affection

This is part of a fotosession I did of a very good friend and her horses...
As I know that she loves those 2 horses (togehter with her 2 dogs) above all else, I thought I would try to portray the intimate friendship between her and her animals

I think this one is the best of the lot, for me the soft, intimate expression on her face is reflected on the soft nose and lips of the animal, showing the bond between them, and the very strong friendship and respect between them

What do you think?

I love this shot - my wifes family have had horses for years and I have seen many horse shots in their house. This is a really nice shot which gently portrays the ladys affection for the animal.

Yes, I think you've done good. I'm betting she's also pleased with this shot. Now for the nitpicking part: I wish the DOF was just slightly more so that the horse's hairs right at the top of the frame were also sharp. I like it though.

Well, nitpicking or not, you do have a point here... I have enlarged it to 13" x 19", at normal viewing distnaces it's ok, but if you go closer half of the horses head is not really sharp... Problem is this expression was only a fraction of a moment before it went away, so I didn't bother with the camera settings as I would then not have gotten it... I asked her afterwards to do this again, but it wasn't really the same honest, intimate moment then before, so I figured I keep it like that and pretend not to bother about the DOF :-))

well thanks for that nice comment anyways!

You certainly captured the moment in this image. Beautifully done. You have also done an excellent job desaturating the digital image; it has the look of a traditional black and white photo.

Thank you for your nice words! I see from your portfolio that you are doing your own chemical development, so I take your comment on the look of a traditional BW photo as a big compliment!

I think if such a beautiful girl can look so lovingly into a horse's nose, there is hope for me yet!

 

I do like this one!

That's what I think as well, a pitty she's married!

Beautiful work,Claude....

thank you Brad!

i love it

Excellent. my friendly regards

Hello Claude,

 

Very beutiful portrait...I think you succeded very well in your mission to portray the enormous friendship of Isa and her horse. Best Geert