Blacksmith

Blimey! That is a HUGE horse! And a very nice shot.

Cant get over the size of the horse . beautiful in black and white.

those would be the whitbread horses i suppose, good shot though.

Yes, Whitbread stables, a week before they closed.

wow that is a big hours never seen one before great capture i love it also love the treatment you used on your photograph

It is, you know, 2 horses… the smoke makes the joke.

Heh, wonderfully captured! I was completely fooled at first glance. :)

Wonderful capture, such beautiful creatures and I love the B&W tones! :D

great capture!

AWESOME IMAGE. I CANT IMAGINE MYSELF NEXT TO THAT SIZE HORSE. HOW MNY HANDS?? NICE WORK ALL AROUND!

B&W suits this perfectly – such a vintage shot.

i didnt know horses even grew that big… nice shot!

this picture blows my mind every time i see it. imagine if those legs were chicken legs.

I’m with Hop, I’m struggling to comprehend the size of the horses (or is he just a really, really small blacksmith?) Great B&W – is it film?

Crickey! Looks like an optical illusion with the size of the horse. good shot.

awesome…one of the best i’ve ever seen…

Wow and more Wow!

Outstanding shot. I have a special place in my heart for draft horses. I used to ride around on Belgiums when I was much younger. It is so odd to sit on top of such huge horses.

Flip that is a MASSSSIVEEEEEE horse! I thought it was manipulated for sure! What an amazing shot. Brilliant work x

OMG! What a fantastic image for a start and those horses are incredible!

Wow! Ordinarily you’d have to conclude that there’s no way this could be To Scale. It’s like a dinosaur in comparison. Excellent shot!

Incredable but through ,what a shot,congrats for the home page

really cool image

incredible image

what an amazing shot well done

Incredible photo. Wow.

just HUGE !
never thought theyd be THAT big.

Nobody has said how BIG they are! :) So I will…......man they’re big. Shires? and hot shoeing. Awesome pic.

excellent image!

Fabulous image!

What awesome horses!!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HUGE!!! What a fabulous shot!

amazing

Awesome shot. Nice work

How f**king big are those horses

i am stunned by how big these horses are! great use of scale, perfect in b& w.

Wonderful capture Tony full of great atmosphere!

great photo, I like it for so many reasons

Bravo! Superb shot!!

World class shot, here.

stunning image too many reasons to list here, Brilliant

Amazing. They are enormous! Excellent shot…

Absolutely Amazing!
The Black and White approach was THEE way to go!
Outstanding capture!

HOL CRAP! those horses ARE MASSIVE! hah or it;s just a really tiny man. w.e. this is a really cool shot :) i love the fog! the b and w is definately a nice touch :) i just love it. hah :)

This is truly incredible! Brilliant image – love how you have cropped it so you don’t see the entire horse – what magnificent creatures…

Superb in every way. I can’t get enough of this fine image.

OMG! OMG! Those horses are almost as big as my dog! When do we get to see a complete pic! LOL!

Gosh, thanks all :)
To answer a few questions
yes, it’s a straight photo, unmanipulated – 35mm lens onto 35mm TMax400 film, full frame scan. Was shot for a story that never ran. And yes, they were the biggest horses I’ve ever met, about the same height as an Elk but much heavier duty legs. Beautiful creatures.

stunning image

Like most people have mentioned the scale of the “Huge horses” is so impressive. A really interesting shot Tony.

GORGEOUS! love it

AMMMMMMAZZZZZZZZIIIIIINNNNNGGGGG SHOT. My God, the size of those lovelies. So good.

Good lord!

wow! We used to have a horse…but he was never THAT big!!

awesome shot.

Excellent, what a sense of scale

beautiful picture, wonderful subject

Superb. What an amazing opportunity.
congrats on this shot… thanks for taking it and sharing it with us all.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a horse that big!! That’s such a neat shot, too!! It’s really nice!!

Great subject and execution. What magnificent animals these guys are!

cool subject yea and good photo too. Actually I have almost similar problem, I have miniature horses and my Blacksmith is huge… ;P

I can see why you clearly label the photo as ‘unmanipulated’... A wonderful photograph of remarkable beasts.

Lovely piece of work!
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Beautiful capture! Glad you were able to get this photo because Farrier’s that do Draft horse hooves now a days..are a very rare breed.

What they all said! – fab picture, perfectly executed.

I love this picture.
Very original, I love the huge horses.

Great shot! Those are horses or elephants ? Or some alien species with long legs ? Love to see whole of such a creature. Any chance ?

Beautiful shot! Love the black and white. It makes the horses look like giant marble sculptures!

fabulous B&W…..love it!
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wonderous photo, love it : )

Wonderful shot. They are more akin to moose than elks by North American standards. :p