Northern Steptoe Valley – Eastern Nevada, USA
(2009.DEC.02 & 2009.DEC.20)

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(2010.SEP.25)

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On the first day of December, I was privileged to follow the movement of a fair-sized herd of ranch horses to their winter range. An exciting photo op, and I was pleased with my images …….

Canon 350D EOS
Sigma 70-300 mm
(2009.DEC.01)
However, given some 500 frames, they started to seem mundane, and I found only a handful worth processing – at the time.
A few days ago, with fresh powder on the ground, we got that winter pink sky that I look forward to, this time of year.

Canon 350D EOS
Canon 18-55 mm
Composite image (digital double-exposure)
Corel PhotoImpact x3
Hopefully, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Views: 1,311 (2011.MAR.23)
Views: 2,023 (2012.FEB.03)
FAV’s: 34 ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥
composite, cowboy, equine, horses, western, conceptual, round up, arla ruggles, nevada, pink
Comments
Superb capture Arla! Merry christmas and a wonderful new year to you.
Davo
Thanks very much, Davo!
Happy Holidays to you, too!
:)
– Arla M. Ruggles
Spectacular capture – the light play on the horses the colors . . . a real work of art Arla, congrats on this one. Thanks for this Christmas present.
Ken
Thanks very much, Ken!!
Happy Holidays!
– Arla M. Ruggles
Oh WOW!! Thanks again, Ken!!
– Arla M. Ruggles
Stunning! So beautiful!
Thanks very much, Laura!
– Arla M. Ruggles
Fabulous…
Thank you, Riata!
– Arla M. Ruggles
The whole certainly is greater than the sum of its parts. This is very skillfully manipulated and I congratulate you on a fabulous end result.
xx
Thanks so much, Anna!
– Arla M. Ruggles
Another beautiful work of art !!!!!
Thank you very much, Judy!
– Arla M. Ruggles
this is a masterpiece really beautiful work Arla !!
Thanks a lot, Jeanne!
– Arla M. Ruggles
Superb shot, Arla. What a beautiful Eastern Nevada sky ~ Lynn
Thanks, Lynn!
– Arla M. Ruggles
Arla! How beautiful!! You combined the two images masterfully! A fav for me!
Hi Ann!
Thanks for the comment and FAV!
And Merry Christmas!
– Arla M. Ruggles