Polo grunge

Here's a new one I did for the camera club's "sports" theme challenge. I took a very long and convoluted route to get from the initial images to this end point, but I'm very happy with the result. 

Random

Two elements I like to use in one image here. The horse is the Friesian stallion Random, and the background is an ancient map of the world. Combining map or print elements with my photo images is an ongoing process for me. 

Edging closer

I've never been much of a "social commentary" type artist. I just get interested in visuals and how they work together (or not) and kind of follow my nose. My new series seems to be edging a bit more into the social commentary realm. I started collecting graffiti photos, mostly the many variations on the word "trust" I find in our area as I'm walking to stores and services. Then I combined the graffiti and street signs with animal  images, horses first (as in a previous post on this blog), then dogs at the suggestion of a local vet who is deeply involved in dog and cat rescue. Now I have a series underway, which I think of as the "Broken Trust" images. I have several horse ones and a couple of dogs so far. This image is the first of the dog ones. 

Determination

Before I became immersed in photography and digital rearranging of images, I was a glass artist for many years. I still have a few glass mosaics on hand, and am now selectively moving them on to new homes.

This is one I am donating for a fund-raiser (live auction portion) for the Street Cat Rescue/New Hope Dog Rescue gala, which will be held in Saskatoon tomorrow evening. It's a large-ish one, measuring over a meter/yard in length.

Graffiti horse

I started taking photos of some graffiti I was encountering on a regular basis in my neighbourhood and farther afield, particularly the "trust" ones which are ubiquitous once you start noticing them. I wanted to do some images with graffiti elements, and somehow horses and crows got in there as well. This is one of a series I am working on. I should have a few of them at the upcoming show/sale at Agar's Corner this Saturday (September 24th). Check my "regular" blog http://judywoodartphotography.blogspot.com for details on the show. 

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Another one--

Another silhouette shot, this one a bit more dramatic. I was at the RaeDawn Arabians "Arabian Nights" evening last night, and this was one of several shots that I was happy with for the contrast and drama. The horse featured here is their champion stallion, Bey Ambition with trainer/handler Claudinei Machado.

Hot evening. Went to the barn after supper to turn my horse out for a run, too hot for me to ride. I caught this shot of the young barn man finishing up with one of the horses he is training. I do love my west door fall silhouette photo ops!