Charming Gentlemen

     I had the opportunity to go to the BLS Horse sale over the weekend and was awarded the chance to walk around the property and shoot photos of many different types of horses from drafts to quarter horses to minis and ponies. There were all sorts of horses and even cattle and mules. The majority of horses I saw there were ranch and roper/cow horses and I came across these two horses that were absolutely charming. These two are the epitome of ranch horses and their forelocks were covered in burrs, but they were so curious about people around them. I also took this shot because they looked so alike and stuck by each others sides no matter what. I'm glad I was able to see the sale and capture the moment between these two charming fellows.

Chuck Beatty

     Chuck Beatty is a nature photographer that started off as an artist and became interested in photography in 2004. He lives in Ohio and explores the woods, streams, and ponds located in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. He believes being surrounded by nature helps replenish the spirit of people who need a rest from the daily routine of life and hopes that people will find and embrace the natural beauty in the world. This picture is found in the category of Other Favorites in his gallery. He has some great works already and should definitely be checked out.

Chuck Beatty's website:http://www.reflectionsonnature.com/home.html

Night Lights

     I love night photography and how lights can shine brilliantly in the dark full of bursting colors. I took a few photos over winter break when I went to the Zoo Lights festival where they hung bright lights on trees and made animal shapes out of the lights to shine in the dark as people walked through the zoo at night. 

 This was a picture of a tree just outside the entrance shining brightly with purple and green. It caught my attention with the cool colors used and how brightly it stood out. 

 There was a boat scene that caught my attention because it was off to one side and lit up just like a painting of boats and a lighthouse.

I loved walking around the zoo and snapped this picture because it was beautiful to see trees in different colors and not all just one color so it felt like I was walking in a magical land. 

Eye of the Tiger

     I have always loved Tigers and consider them to be like my spirit animal. I ran across this picture in an article that stated 50 facts about tigers and I learned many interesting things about them. The eyes in this picture moved me because eyes are seen as windows into the soul and the eyes of a tiger can show many emotions whether it be fierce protection for their young, courage to stand up for itself, or the eyes of a hunter.
     In the article, there are many different interesting facts such as tigers can see colors like humans and they have round pupils unlike domestic cats so they primarily hunt in the morning and evening. The stripes of a tiger are unique to each tiger much like human fingerprints and since they cannot purr; they squint or close their eyes because losing vision is a sign of vulnerability and trust. I extremely enjoyed this article even if it was simply facts about tigers but it's worth reading anyway.
Article link: http://listverse.com/2012/09/10/50-unusual-facts-about-tigers/