End of a Hard Day

[david cramer]

I imagine this wild stallion was glad the day was over.

D300 with 80-400mm @ 80mm, f4.5, 1/400, iso 400, ev -0.67

[denise ippolito]

David, Is that blood on his side? Beautiful light and his tail swooped up is nice. I wish his eye was visible.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

The light in this one is beautiful and the beauty of the horse and the surroundings juxtaposed with the battle scars to me say it all; how tough it must be to survive in the wild.

[Grace Scalzo]

The environment is so beautiful and nicely included. Do wish for a bit more eye showing.

[Charles Glatzer]

David,

Wonderful image and tough day, indeed.

Best,

Chas

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey David,
That's some sweet light! It shows the battle scars nicely but do agree I too wish for a bit more eye contact. Ilike the way the 2 trees frame him too.

[Harshad Barve]

wonderful image , nice BG and likes the way tail is in image
TFS

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice image David. I like the way the mane is falling over its head. Good composition. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Rich Ikerd]

Wonderful light on a subject that has a story. The battle scars easily identify this guy as someone who has lived a hard life in the wild. A bit more eye contact would have made this even better, but we never (or at least very seldom) have control over that.

[david cramer]

Thanks, all.

David, Is that blood on his side? Beautiful light and his tail swooped up is nice. I wish his eye was visible.

Denise - those are wounds from his battling another stallion that day... successfully this time.

More eye contact (or should I say any eye contact) would have been nice. Then again, one of the attractions of a wild horse is the long mane and tail that never get a trim.

[Fabs Forns]

My favorite of yours after the pair you posted and got IOW. Very nice light, pose, low angle and sky.

[david cramer]

Many thanks, Fabs.

[John Ippolito]

David, the image is lovely and tells a story without narration. Well done.