Category Archives: Animals

Fate

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Rosemary
minature horse with halter

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Pennsylvania 2016 Miniature horse awaits his fate in the sale barn.

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Romania: Tsurcana Sheep

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Rosemary
Tsurcana sheep group portrait

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Romania 2012 The sheep were grazing on a hillside. Two shepherds kept watch.  

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Environmental Action Shot

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Rosemary
kokpar match begins in Turkistan

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Turkistan, Kazakhstan 2016 I shot this with my zoom lens on its widest setting…28mm. The wide angle tells a story by including the environment.  I wanted my shot to have a bit of tension that accompanies any sporting contest.  Notice the dogs … Continue reading →

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Nomads on the Asy Plateau

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Rosemary
Kazakh nomads with sheep herd and yurt

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Asy Plateau, Kazakhstan 2016 Kazakhstan is the third largest country on earth. Talk about wide open spaces. That is why this photo is so small.  I wanted to get the herd and yurt in the photo, so I couldn’t zoom … Continue reading →

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Hungarian Horses

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Rosemary
A sweaty farmer poses with his draft horses

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Hungary 1989 I’ve shown this photo before. You can click on the link to read about that day. http://www.rosemarysheel.com/archives/horse-power-in-hungary I’m showing it again because I’ve worked on it and made it more to my liking. It has less of an … Continue reading →

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Life on the Armenian Road

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Rosemary
herd of cattle, sheep and horses on the move to Azerbaijan border

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Armenia 2016 It was fall when I visited the Caucasus. And a common sight were the huge herds of sheep and other livestock moving down the center of a modern highway. This was a situation where a drone would get … Continue reading →

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CURIOUS

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Rosemary
Rural China:Two pigs lean out of a window

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Guilin, China 2005 “Some animals are more equal than others.”  I’ve been watching a film about the life of George Orwell and thought of this quote from his book, “Animal Farm”. The book was a commentary on the rise of … Continue reading →

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Pastel Color Palette

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Rosemary
Mongolian horses stand in a landscape of magical pastel colors

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Western Mongolia 2014 The sky and mountains gave hints of these fantasy colors and I just went with it, using saturation, curves, levels, clarity and gradient tools. It’s fun.

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Oasis of Rissani

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Rosemary
Morocco: a Barb horse hitched to a wagon waits near Rissani market

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Rissani, Morocco 1997 I’ve never shown anyone this photo before, but I’ve always loved it. The beautiful Barb horse standing between the shafts of a wagon, the palm trees and the two women wrapped in  black chadors.  It’s Africa! I could … Continue reading →

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Buzhkazi in Kazakhstan

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Rosemary
Kazakhstan: close up shot of horses and men playing Buzhkazi

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Turkistan, Kazakhstan 2016 I tried to keep my 300mm lens ( on my D500) at full magnification so I could get shots like this one…close up and showing the emotion of the men and horses. I especially wanted the expression on … Continue reading →

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