The Horse [Photo of the Day #515]

The Icelandic horse is small, has a spirited temperament and a large personality... and in my humble opinion, it is one of the most beautiful breeds in the world.

This photo is one of those I am proud of. This is one of those that I planned and executed exactly as I wanted. It presents a beautiful horse which hair is the same colour and texture as the grass he is living on. The symmetry of Nature.

Story behind the photo:
It took me two days to plan and execute this photo. On the first day, I made several trial snapshots of the location. When examining the images later that evening, I made a plan for this photo. The next day I went back to the site and all came together.

Technical process and challenges:
Icelandic horses are spirited and temperament. Make them stand and behave in a certain way can be challenging. I had to wait for almost an hour until rain stopped and the horse came to the grassy part which you can see in the photo.

Post-processing or retouching:
Even though I had more than a dozen photos of this scene, I liked this one. Naturally, this one had fence and wire covering the lower part of the frame. Regular editing was in Lightroom with lighting correction followed with sharpening and ending with a touch of colour boosting. Then came the tedious process of removing the fence from the scene. I am quite satisfied with the results, but I would like to hear your opinion.

^{Ingjaldsholl, Iceland}

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