Flying Horse?

 

One of the facets of life that is hard to display in a still photograph is motion.  Yes, we can blur the photo to represent motion or catch the subject with hair flying out or in the process of motion.

 

Here I have captured the marvel of the unknown.  A flying horse.  He is not touching the earth, his tail is pointing back and he has just launched for an afternoon flight.  Hey, I can have moments of grandeur.  Getting back to the serious side of photography, photos of animals, whether wild or pets, always make great pictures.  Telephoto lens help capture the subject when they are at a distance and not paying attention to the photographer.  This is especially a very good idea when taking pictures of wild animals, such as a pack of wolves or a mother bear with cubs.  And asking the mother bear to sign a model release form is another bad idea.  Maybe not too bad, though, as it weeds out the wacko photographers and helps clean the human gene pool.  Back to the photos…..

Above….the subject is starting to raise off the ground.  Only one of his landing gear is still touching the runway.  Below I have captured the subject as he plays with the food dish.  The older, more sophisticated horse can only watch as the “kid” plays.

 

Alas, I should say…..

“That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it.”

Ray