Before I could get my camera out of its pack and myself out of my Jeep to aim my camera, Skywalker ceased his “wild stallion on a ridge against big, Western-sky clouds” pose with pal Sancho and headed down the ridge, following the rest of their band.
But before he disappeared, I managed to catch him in a good stride.
Some photo-geekiness for you: I rarely shoot in very low light, with high ISOs, but I had been doing just that the evening before. In my rush to get untangled and take advantage of the view, I didn’t check my camera’s settings. So the ISO was WAY high, and the shutter speed was WAY high, which accounts for the high-key look of the images. Still, that whole “wild stallion on a ridge against big, Western-sky clouds” thing. For the purposes of this blog, they work. 🙂
We like rising clouds out here because (a lot of times) they rise into thunderheads and promise rain – and sometimes even deliver. These (pictured) didn’t … here. Somewhere, maybe. Somewhere, hopefully. Sometime here, hopefully soon.
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
🥰 I like the effect of those unintended camera settings, TJ! Sometimes mistakes turn out to be beautiful surprises. Always love to see our Skywalker, but it’s nice to see Sancho again. As for those clouds, they disappointed – we had a short, unspectacular spit. It was hardly enough to even settle the dust. Today is another day.
Yesterday’s clouds disappointed (!) … but today’s didn’t! We got nearly a quarter of an inch of rain this afternoon. 🙂 The ground is soggy, and we have puddles! Ha – haven’t seen those for a while. Hope ya’ll also benefited from this little system!
Hope we all get some rain soon! Beautiful pictures!
We did finally get some lovely rain today. 🙂 Hope you get some soon to wash away that smoke!
Beautiful photos — and horses.
I think so, too. 🙂
Great photos! I love those ‘rising clouds’ and horses against the cloud and blue sky background too.
Today’s rising clouds finally delivered their promised moisture. 🙂 I love it when that happens!
Can totally relate tothe wayward camera settings in the rush to capture the moment ! Hope the rain came anyway, maybe today too !
Ha – I know you can! We DID finally get rain today! (We got a few drops late yesterday, but it didn’t amount to much.)
Love the special Skywalker no matter where he is and what the picture !
Thanks for sharing!
He’s a very photogenic guy! 🙂