horse poem - in progress

For my next exhibition I'm going to combine words and images. Here's a work in progress. Not sure what the final format will be. I've posted it on my fiction page:

http://opheliasfiction.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/horse-poem/

photo - horse's eye

moonlit horse

The moonlight was so bright over Easter, I braved the cold with the camera to photograph the horses. The ground was absolutely glowing with blue light. There was a bit of surprised snorting at the camera noises, but the horses soon decided it was acceptable.

horse shadow

equus - photography

I recommend the stunningly beautiful Tim Flack book Equus. You can read an interview (and see some amazing photos from the book and elsewhere) at photoshelter.com or visit his homesite at http://www.timflach.com/

photography - Melbourne

Wojtek Kwiatkowski

I really recommend you visit the stunning horse photographs of Wojtek Kwiatowski at his home site. As he wishes to protect his photographs from reproduction, I have not reproduced them here. But they are worth the visit. My favourite is Shaman's Dance

pros and cons

Church in Italy

kangaroos at dawn

This photo was taken when my husband and I were housesitting in the country. I woke at dawn and went (half asleep) to the kitchen for a glass of water. A movement caught my eye outside the window. It was a whole mob of kangaroos. The young ones were play-fighting while the adults grazed. I watched for a while, took a few blurry photos, then stumbled back to bed.

My main experience with roos is trying to avoid them when driving home after riding. They're always out in force in the twilight and are both difficult to see and unpredictable. They're also a bit of a menace when in comes to people's fruit and vegie gardens. But how could you stay mad at these guys? I decided to do my first kangaroo sketch.