Feeling Her Oats and Cavorting for Fun

Kim Hadley – Portrait of a Horse in Action

There’s one of those high knobs on Kim’s land where you feel on top of the world, well worth the climb for sunset viewing. Late on a recent afternoon when the light was just grazing the landscape, she was greeted by a neighbor’s horse hungry for attention and happy to have some company. With only a few moments of light left, Kim grabbed her camera, set a slow shutter speed and began panning and shooting. “I didn’t have time to switch settings fast enough…followed her but only got this one that is remotely in focus.” The focus is indeed sharp where it counts but blurred, almost ghostly at the legs and hooves, clearly showing quick movement. The flying tail and mane, reflecting the fading sunlight, add the perfect exclamation point. It requires good camera technique to successfully pull off a shot like this. Well done indeed.
Canon EOS 50D with a EF 28-135mm lens at a 90mm focal length. Shutter 1/25 sec, aperture f/5.6 and ISO of 100.