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Ponies at Roughtor

© Peter W. Marks

Ponies at Roughtor

Uploaded: February 03, 2009

Description

Another image from Cornwall of ponies on Roughtor, Bodmin Moor.
1/320sec; f4.0; ISO80

Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/3200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 80, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 24.30 mm, Model: C55Z,C5500Z

Comments

Melinda F. Schneider level-classic February 21, 2009

Oh, how I love ponies! What a wonderful capture, Peter! Have a blessed day...
Melinda #1087345

Peter W. Marks February 21, 2009

Thank you so much Melinda. Bodmin Moor is a relatively small area,(just 20 x 10 miles)od what is known as "common land" in England. Tenants of local small farms have an ancient right to allow their stock to graze on the land. Bodmin Moor. This area is very rough, heather covered upland, lttered with granite outcrops and is only suitable for sheep and a few ponies to graze on. It is a fascinating place as there are hundreds of remains of Iron Age and medieval civilization. If you are interested just Google Bodmin Moor.
Blessings Melinda. Peter #7191279

Nikki McDonald level-classic March 10, 2009

Nice capture, Peter. I think it's really hard to get good detail on the heads when the lighting is like this but you did. Love the way that colt is hugging momma's side :) #7266782

Peter W. Marks March 11, 2009

Thanks Nikki. I have a problem making any image like this. It is obviously not a still-life where I could play around with the lighting and frankly this would not be my style anyway but it is a moment in time that I wanted to bring back from my homeland, the UK, to where I now live in Illinois. It is all in the mind of course and perhaps no one else can experience it but I can hear the little stream, the little chestnut stallion's pony-noises; feel the slight breeze and smell the very earth that 2000 years ago had been walked on and worked by that early civilization.
All on a few pixels, but for me not a technical exercise but rather a beautiful addition to my life. #7271240

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