New Forest Pony.

Gallery: WildlifePosted May 29, 20061,875 views9 comments

Canon 10D, Canon 100-400mm L I.S.@ 260mm, 1/1000 sec @ f5.6,
minus 2/3 exp. comp. Gitzo 1548/B1, iso 200, Raw, Full frame.

Hi,

One of my favourite subjects.

The New Forest,England is an area consisting of 144 square miles of mixed habitat containing heath,coniferous and deciduous forests.
It is one of only a handful of areas in the UK where ponies are allowed to run wild and free across mainly unfenced land.

This New Forest mare came galloping across the heath,probably looking for one of her companions,she came to an abrupt halt and the alert posture is a result of seeing me at the last minute crouched amongst the gorse and heather where I was photographing deer at the time.

All comments always welcome and appreciated.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Josh Anderson on May 29, 2006 at 9:35 AM

I love the rim lighting. Well done Justin.

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Comment posted by Ian Mason on May 29, 2006 at 10:33 AM

Stunning! I like everything about this.

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Comment posted by Nick Moore on May 29, 2006 at 11:07 AM

Wonderful rim lighting, it really accentuates the Pony's shape!. Very well exposed, and composed!. Great capture!.
I spent many happy weekends in the New Forest as a teenager (PPD - pre-photography days), it's a beautiful area of S. England!.

Registered on May 23, 2006, 93 Posts, 2228 Comments

Comment posted by David Schwaegler on May 29, 2006 at 12:12 PM

Gorgeous. I like everything about this.

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Comment posted by Bill Garber on May 29, 2006 at 1:03 PM

Great Capture!
Looks like a framer to me.

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Comment posted by Alice Scoggins on May 30, 2006 at 10:22 AM

Beautiful shot! I love the soft light and the pose and expression of the pony.

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Comment posted by Justin on May 31, 2006 at 5:01 AM

Hi,
Many thanks for looking and commenting.
Much appreciated.

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Comment posted by Leann Greene on May 31, 2006 at 5:00 PM

Gorgeous shot. Lovely light and nice contrasts.

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Comment posted by Ganesh H Shankar on June 5, 2006 at 12:04 PM

Nice lighting - beautiful image Justin.

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