The finalists and the Grand Prize winner of the NickerTown photo contest for July 2011 were put online last week. The winner is Kathy Holl with her photo “KBH_1162”. We asked Kathy to share a little info about her photo and here is what she said.
This photo was taken in early January on one of my outings taking
horse pictures with my new camera. I was leisurely on my way home on
a back road from a local horse training facility when my attention was
drawn to a threesome grazing. Grey horses have a great appeal to me
and this one was grazing alone from its two buddies. I decided to
take a ground level shot through the fence using my 70-300mm lens and
I wanted a subtle hint of the barn in the background. The lighting
was nice giving a soft background. This is one of many I took of this
particular horse, and later with his buddies, including their
interaction with one another. Thank heavens for digital!
Horse photography is one of my favorite subjects. Recently I have
been frequenting local horse events with my camera, including polo
games and horse/pony shows. Horses are amazing and mystical creatures
with a spirit of their own. My dream would be to have one of my own,
or better yet, as many as possible. Since that is not likely, I enjoy
focusing on photographing them and am planning on ways to help support
equine rescue organizations by dedicating proceeds from any horse
photography I do to a local foundation.
The judges added a comment as well.
Keep shooting Kathy. We know that if you continue to take beautiful photos like the one selected as the winner, your dream of owning horses may not be as far out of reach as you imagine.
You can see Kathy’s photo, as well as the other finalists by clicking on the photo below.
Congrats again Kathy!
The NickerTown Staff