"No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen" Minor White

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Winter Solstice Photos

Hello Everyone,

I took some photos today for a Winter Solstice Project and wanted to share a few with you. Boy are we getting pounded with snow!!














The Dump Truck
, obviously retired for the winter.


















I was using the flash on my camera and Cowboy wanted nothing to do with it, so he moved out of the shelter and wouldn't get any closer to me than this . . . .the big chicken!!



















Spooky on the other hand wouldn't leave me alone, so I tossed her some hay. Put some food in front of her and she won't bug you for a little while!!














I had just finished taking pictures and was leaving the barn and I ran into Trouble. He decided the snow was too deep and followed or rather raced me back to the house!!



















And here is one more of Cowboy. I used a Sepia tone on this one.


He's such a pretty boy. And as you can see my horses are fat and spoiled!! I was a little worried about how fat they were getting but then as soon as the frigid below zero temps and wind chill hit, I was really glad they had the extra layers to keep them warm.

Today when I was out there taking these photos the temperature was 10 degrees and the wind chill factor was about 7-10 BELOW zero!!
My gloves made pressing the button on the camera really difficult so I took one off for a just a little bit to take the rest of the photos . . . . wow, it's amazing how quickly those kind of cold temperatures can effect the uncovered skin!!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

New Digital Paintings

Hello Everyone, I've been playing with some more digital paintings and wanted to share a couple of my latest one's with you. This first one is Ann Kirk and her horse at this years Ride the West. Ann is a local trainer/clinician and is very involved with Ride the West. This next one is a poppy that I took photos of earlier this year in my yard.
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It's hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner!! Where oh where has the time gone!!

Wendy