Stallions Rampant at Rymill Coonawarra Winery
Sunset silhouette of bronze statues of Stallions Rampant at Rymill Coonawarra Winery.
The two magnificent bronze stallions rampant, created by the noted sculptor Gabriel Sterk, welcome visitors to the Rymill Coonawarra Winery.
Such horses have long been important to the Rymill family, and were an integral part of their business for a number of generations. Coonawarra’s terra rossa soil, with its high calcium content, raised horses with strong bones and powerful constitutions long before it became famous for the excellence of its vineyards and wines.
Gabriel Sterk’s life and career have alternated between Europe and Australia. Born in Holland in 1942, he emigrated to Adelaide with his family in 1958, but his developing career and talent soon drew him back to the art treasures of Europe; first of all to Italy, and then to the Royal Academy in Holland.
He now lives in France, where he sculpted the original of the stallions rampant in clay, prior to their being cast in bronze at a foundry in Holland, and then shipped to Australia where they now stand proudly before the winery, evoking the past and eliciting the future.
Canon 400D – 18 -55 lens with CIR Polariser. Photoshop Cs3 for contrast.
Stallions Rampant at Rymill Coonawarra Winery belongs to the following groups:
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Stephen Mitchell
Beautiful image of all the elements.
margpie
really beautiful image
Tahnja
what an AWESOME shot!!!
ByrneFoto
Brilliant image Stephen, the composition and colour is wonderful!
Leslie Patton
Nice silhouette, love the sky in this
richiedean
Such a good idea, fantastic !!
Trace Lowe
Stunning! A perfect image
dairygirl08
A big warm welcome to rb, your work is superb you have some amazing captures in your collection
Kristina K
well done, and welcome
screamqueen
great work!
Kristal
wow! is all i have to say!
Douzy
What a moment captured!! Great catch :)
Mel Spittall
I LOVE it!!!!!! magical :)
MEV Photographs
Gorgeous!! Thanks for your comment as well!! :)
Steve Chapple
Thank you all, this has been donated framed in large format to the Coonawarra Vignerons by the Winery to auction for the Novita Children’s charity, hopefully it goes off well!
Darlene Marrya...
I would think this will make a lot of money at the auction! Very beautiful shot! The silhouette against the sky is stunning!
salsbells69
wow..hadnt seen this one..awesome silhouette..you would beleive they were real..awesome shot.
Steve Chapple replied
Thanks, just dropped a journal entry, this image got me third prize yesterday in the Penola Coonawarra Acquisitive photographic comp…so I’m chuffed!!!! Thanks for the wonderful comment!
eXposure
wonderful sillouhette …
beautifully captured
Maya -
Beautiful image! The horses look like they are alive.
Sean Farragher
beautiful image
Mar Silva
Beautiful imagery. I love the reflections at their feet. Excellent work!
Jody Johnson
Great shot! You were there the right time of day!
Ryan Piercey
Love the colors and sihouttes… Great work!
thelotuspress
Stunning silhouette-
kind of you to donate it to the children’s charity auction-hope it went wellSteve Chapple replied
Thanks for that, yes they managed $550 from the sale which is good!
chen cohen
stunning….. great image!!!
Jared Revell
ah, there they are !
another great shot Stephen, with the stallions silhouetted against the setting sun, beautiful !
Jodi Webb
Absolutely gorgeous creatures. Such a majestic shot. Love it.
lallymac
Stunning work – I love the sky and also the reflections at the horses’ feet.
Babbler
beautiful !
missmoneypenny
Beautiful image
PeriRainPhotog
wow beautiful !
Nira Dabush
Magnificent photo…
Such wonderful atmosphere.