Good Night, Beautiful Mustangs
by Judi Dressler
Title
Good Night, Beautiful Mustangs
Artist
Judi Dressler
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
It was at that time in the evening when the golden light from the setting sun illuminates everything with a beautiful soft glow, and I love the golden rim on the bodies of these Wild Mustangs, back lit by the sun. I had gone to Sand Wash Basin in NW Colorado to photograph the horses, and was not disappointed.
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 May 12, 2019, in NW Colorado.
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Won 1st Place FAA's 'A Golden Light' contest, on 9/4/23
This photo tied for 2nd place in FAA's SUMMER SOLSTICE CARDS contest, on 6/16/19.
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Comments (67)
Ro Wade
This is a beautiful scene captured at a perfect moment! Congrats on your win in the A GOLDEN LIGHT - PHOTOGRAPHY NATURE STRAIGHT HORIZON contest! L/F :-)
Dianne Cowen Cape Cod Photography
Congratulations, Judy! For winning 1st Place in our 'A Golden Light' contest~! 9-4-23
Carol Lowbeer
Love this! voted and fav’d. I particularly like horses and horse art and these horses at sunset is such a special treat!
AnnaJo Vahle
Breathtaking, Judi. Voted for this in A GOLDEN LIGHT - PHOTOGRAPHY NATURE STRAIGHT HORIZ... f
Adrienne Wilson
This is stunning, Judi. Wonderful capture of the golden outline of the Mustangs. Voted.
Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and beautiful artwork! F/L …voted in the SUNSET ON 2020 … contest
Marcia Colelli
Very lovely capture with beautiful warm light. Nominating for Special Feature in the 1000 Views Group. L/F
Nicklas Gustafsson
What a beautiful picture! I'm nominating this for a Special Feature in the 1000 Views group.
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #15 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.....L/F/Tw