Horse Photo Competition 6 2018
Results
Winning Photo

This image was an instant favorite. The deep, rich but subtle tones are compelling, and suggest a grey, cold and rainy day. I feel that the image would have been even stronger had the focus been on the smaller brown horse whose face we see the most clearly among these wet horses, but I know first hand that choosing which subject to focus on when shooting a group of animals is not always up to us! Still, this is a wonderful image, and perfectly handled in post. Congrats! ~ illona

Dear Ilona, thank you so much for choosing my picture, I am so excited and feel very honored winning this competition! Thank you also for your detailed comment, I can absolutely feel your thoughts and was struggling with the focus too, but on the other hand sometimes a little imperfection is what makes a image special. The picture was taken in Iceland with my old Canon 5D Mark II and the 70-200mm 2.8. Thanks again, Carolin Giese