Horse Photo Competition 2 2017
Results
Winning Photo

In a field of many amazing horse photos this competition, this one stands out just a little more with its amazing light, stunning sky, superb landscape, and expert exposure. The horse could have been simply standing, and it would have still been a stellar photo ... but instead, we are given a show! And only now, as I write this comment, about to mention that I wish the sunlight had hit the mane as brilliant as it had the tail, am I realizing that this little horse has a black mane and a white tail! ... just like my own very first horse! Brilliant job on the exposure for a backlit subject ... overall, just a fantastic job. Well done and congrats! ~ illona

Thank you very much Illona! I took the picture in a gravel-pit in Northern Germany. In the picture you can see the icelandic horse of a friend of mine. The mare is amazing and she masters all sorts of tricks. The picture was taken with my Nikon D300s and the 17-50mm 2.8 from Sigma. I used Photoshop for the editing.