Image of the Week: Lunging UVM Orlando, Morgan Horse Farm, Weybridge, Vermont

This week, I want to use this space to thank everyone who helped make Vermont Morgan Horse a reality.

I'd like to thank Farm Director Steve Davis for giving me access, putting up with my questions, and for generally being a fount of information about the Morgan Horse; The employees and apprentices of the Farm without whose kind assistance and willingness to be photographed would have left me lost: Kelsey Connor, Rachael Courant, Olivia Chicoine, Nicole Grainger, Stephen Iocco, Jessica Kemp, Anna LaRoche, Shane Morin, Rachael Rogers, and Alanna Schober.

Then there's Lee Beckwith, the Blacksmith and Ferrier whose openness and enthusiasm for his craft (and mine) contributed greatly to the images.

I'd also like to thank David Clark and the staff of Ilsley Public Library, as well as the organizers for the Middlebury Arts Walk, for helping make this exhibit possible.

Finally, I want to thank good friends Don Feitel and Susan Allen for helping prepare for the reception, plus the friends and family who attended. You all helped make it a huge success.

This week's image is one of the most popular from the exhibit: it's UVM Orlando being lunged by Alanna Schober in the farm's show arena. Lighting and exposure is difficult in such a dark space, and for every good frame you get like this one, there are dozens (hundreds?) that didn't work.

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Technical Data

Lunging UVM Orlando, Morgan Horse Farm, Weybridge, Vermont was photographed with a Nikon D300 and a Nikon 85mm ƒ/1.8 lens. The exposure was 1/250 second at ƒ/4.

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