I've been going through a few older equine shoots with the mind to dredge up some of the "cast aways" and give them some life. (Or find gems I'd forgotten about.)
This shot was sorted into the reject pile on several occasions, but when I saw it tonight something in it gripped me. There's a lot wrong with it technically--the blurry focal point (the eye), the extremes between the overly dark throat-latch and the nearly over-exposed face. But all of that did something for me this time. Combined with the color tones in the mare's coat and her liquid-eyed stare I thought immediately of the Kelpie. The black river horse. Mysterious but breathtaking. Her song is quiet but haunting. Irresistible. The lost pony, ever found.
