Encounters in Ennis. Horses.
While cruising through the Ennis countryside this past weekend, I noticed these beautiful horses on the side of the road, and although the light was not ideal (the sun was high up and in front of the camera), I had to take the best shots I could in the available conditions. The horses were so friendly, they seem happy to see me and they were coming towards me to pet them. I could’t (I have a fear of horses) but I talked to them and told them how beautiful they were 🙂
A selection of the images I made below, in the order they were taken, with my Fujifilm xT1 and the xf 56mm / 1.2 lens. I finished them with a VSCO Kodak Gold filter to give it a warmer and more romantic look (and a little bit of depth, since the light was quite flat).
Claudia Curici Photography 
I also don’t like to take photos when the sun is high, but these turned out really great! Such beautiful animals ❤
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Thank you Ines 🙂 I know in theory it much harder to get nice images when sun is up, but I take more the approach of a documentary photographer, and I tell myself, if you had to capture this moment right now, what would you do? Sometimes we have no choice, but to work with the conditions available. I’m glad you commented, this is a subject I often think about 🙂
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Yes, sometimes it’s the only opportunity and we have to do it anyway – it’s challenging but that’s good, we learn from it 🙂
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Yup. I wonder about it too. Here is one idea that worked for me. To shoot from a shady area into the sunlight. There is one pic specifically capturing this style. Scroll to see the horse pic. https://nivs24.wordpress.com/2016/01/26/good-ol-times-scottsdale/
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Yes, I see what you mean, I do a lot of that too. I like a strong contrast between the shadow and the light. 🙂
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Yeah. The leaves above the horses really makes the light stand out.
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That’s a good technique + using B&W is smart too 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks. If I experiment more and it works, I will be sure to share with you.
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Such photogenic horses. The sun worked for you in this case.
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Love the framing on all these images – it’s as if you managed to get the horses to pose…
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