Ghost Horse - Wild Mustang
by Judi Dressler
Title
Ghost Horse - Wild Mustang
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Digital Art - Photography
Description
Artsy image. This wild Mustang had come to the water hole in the evening to drink, after a long, hot day out on the prairie. It seems likely that, even though she is currently wild, she might have had a home at one time, as you can see a little braid in her mane. She wandered up quite close to us, almost as though she wanted some human contact.
The colors in this image were inverted to their opposites, creating this slightly ghostly appearance. Otherwise there has been no digital enhancement.
Wild Mustangs are free-roaming horses of the American west that were originally brought to the Americas by the Spanish. We think of Mustangs as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated horses, they are actually feral horses. This free-roaming horse population is managed and protected by the BLM, the Bureau of Land Management. There is some controversy surrounding the sharing of land and resources by the free-ranging mustangs with the livestock of the ranching industry. There is also dispute about the methods with which the federal government manages the wild horse numbers.
Photo taken on June 3rd, 2018, in NW Colorado.
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This photo won 1st Place in the Creative division of Mile High Wildlife Photography Club's August 2018 competition.
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November 26th, 2018
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Comments (12)
Wes Iversen
An excellent pose and a fine capture of this beautiful animal, Judi, and the color inversion makes for a very unique look! L/F
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Linda Howes
This is so beautiful Judi! I love the look! I wonder how she got lost, or maybe she ran away. l/f/t
William Tasker
The color inversion really made this image fascinating. Great observation about that braid. L/F/tw