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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Shadow Play...





"Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant;
light and shadow are only the relation of two tones."
Paul Cezanne



Kelly, TheChief, and I took a drive down the road to Benton from Mono Lake again
last night...at the "Golden Hour".
While the lighting was not dramatically different from when I took the drive earlier,
the shadow play on the hills drew my eye...
Much of the drive is a stark landscape with scrub brush and undulating hills.
Stark and beautiful at the same time.

I believe that there's a herd of wild Mustangs somewhere around here...
something I'm going to have to look into!!!

Update!!!  
I just found out the mustangs are farther north...across the Nevada border...
but I have some leads about a photographer who goes up there regularly...
I'm going to have to check it out!!!

 Update to the Update!!!
I guess it takes a horsewoman to know...
I just found out there is a herd in this area...
Hopefully, I'm going to head out in search soon...
before they head for the hills!!!

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33 comments:

  1. magiceyeJune 26, 2013 at 12:17 AM

    This is beautiful!!

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  2. Stewart MJune 26, 2013 at 1:04 AM

    Thats a nice play of light over the hills - I like it!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  3. AnonymousJune 26, 2013 at 6:36 AM

    Marvelous!

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  4. Cheryl AnnJune 26, 2013 at 6:43 AM

    A band of mustangs! Wow~ I'd LOVE to see them! I actually had two mustang fillies from Wyoming...they came to us in 2006 (hubby bid for them online)...the palomino, Cali, died of colic just last December and it broke my heart. She was my "pocket pony" and loved people. She would have been the grandson's riding horse...sigh...I still have Scout, who is an alpha mare and probably would have been a herd leader. She's VERY dominant! And SMART! She's always one step ahead of me! Thank you for the invite! We always travel to the Sierras a couple of times each year (when we REALLY need to get away from the desert!)
    ~~Cheryl Ann~~

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    1. TheChieftessJune 26, 2013 at 11:20 AM

      I'd love to see them...but this is actually the first time I've even heard of the possibility of them here...I know there are some in Nevada, but not here!!! Hopefully, TheBearWhisperer here knows about them...he knows just about everything about our wildlife up here!!!

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  5. Gillena CoxJune 26, 2013 at 7:41 AM

    nice one! have a good Wednesday

    much love...

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  6. KarenJune 26, 2013 at 7:48 AM

    Beautiful!

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  7. PerthDailyPhotoJune 26, 2013 at 8:00 AM

    Such a wonderful time to take shots, that golden light, especially in summer is magic.. beautiful shades of light and dark here Chieftess.

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  8. LOLfromPasaJune 26, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    I love the expression 'Golden Hour'. What a beautiful light and shadows. Lovely.

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    1. TheChieftessJune 26, 2013 at 11:22 AM

      I do too LOL!!! I also love that the hour after the Golden Hour is called the Silver Hour...they're both so accurately descriptive!!!

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  9. AnonymousJune 26, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    It does look John Fordish. Oh, please do find the mustangs. I had a friend with a mustang, and he (the mustang, not my friend) was rather homely and scrawny as most of them are, but super smart and turned into an award-winning endurance horse.

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    1. TheChieftessJune 26, 2013 at 11:23 AM

      I've heard they make really good horses Hiker...I can't imagine a homely and scrawny horse though...they're always so beautiful to me!!!

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  10. Rambling WoodsJune 26, 2013 at 3:11 PM

    Thank you for linking into Nature Notes..this is just beautiful to be able to get out with a camera. Mustangs...I just watched a program on wild horses and it was all new information to me. I hope you can find them to take photos..Michelle from Nature Notes..

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  11. TheChieftessJune 26, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    Thanks Michelle!!! I hope so too!!!

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  12. MargaretJune 26, 2013 at 4:37 PM

    The golden hour is an apt description. What beautiful tone.

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    1. TheChieftessJune 26, 2013 at 9:40 PM

      Thanks Margaret!!! It really is an accurate description of the hour before and during sunset!!!

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  13. Light and VoicesJune 26, 2013 at 6:44 PM

    Great capture.
    JM Illinois
    U.S.A.

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  14. LONDONLULUJune 26, 2013 at 6:52 PM

    So beautiful, you caught a perfect moment between shadow and light. Ephemeral and fleeting.

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    1. TheChieftessJune 26, 2013 at 9:42 PM

      Shadows are my favorite part of the golden hour LondonLulu!!!

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  15. UnknownJune 26, 2013 at 7:16 PM

    Wow!I want to see the mustangs! Your hill is awesome with the shadows.

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  16. Brian KingJune 26, 2013 at 8:08 PM

    Nicely done! That's a beautiful photo!

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  17. Oakland Daily PhotoJune 26, 2013 at 8:20 PM

    You just can't beat this time of day to take your photos. Desert charms revealed. Voila!

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  18. TheChieftessJune 26, 2013 at 9:41 PM

    Thanks!!! It is definitely beautiful up here Nora!!! As for the horses...if I don't get a glimpse of them soon, I may have to wait for fall...but I think they'd be worth the wait!!!

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  19. TheChieftessJune 26, 2013 at 9:43 PM

    Thanks Brian!!!

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  20. TheChieftessJune 26, 2013 at 9:44 PM

    I agree Oakland!!! It's hard to believe that the area we were driving through was at 8000 and 7000 feet!!! Definitely high desert!!!

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