Little horse whisperers...., a photo from Zuid Holland, South

Photographer's Note

During a 'walking talkshow' in the Bieslandse polder near Delft, where experts and artists worked together during performances and short lectures about the environment and the coming sea level rise because of global warming, (the Netherlands will be flooded some 100 kilometers inland if nothing will be done), I found this lovely scene between two young girls, and two young Icelandic horses. These horses are the natural 'mowers' of the 'landscape park', which is situated between the cities of Delft, Rotterdam and the Hague.

I know all about girls and horses....

Paolo, MiguelP, eleparc, hugolef, falves, pasternak, spence, nwoehnl, gelor, sined, bertolucci, pridel, jhm, KevRyan, AnaFrantz, Flavia ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

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Paolo (41258) 2006-07-24 6:12

Hi Rinie, wonderufl shot, a portraits of 2 couple!
fantastic colours, brilliant composition and POV and really beautiful and joyfull view.
thanks, ciao

MiguelP (14470) 2006-07-24 6:13

I suppose that just for this two lovely ladies we should take care of the global warming (that we are already suffering here). Nice moment Rinie, plenty of innocence in the frame, a timeless sensation I do like. Kisses.

hugolef (4913) 2006-07-24 6:25

Hello Rinie
"i know all about girls and horses ..." i don't for the moment ... but we bought a house, and near our garden, there are horses ... my little daughter (16 months old) like very much give them some bread ...
yes ... in few years, i could say "i know all about girls and horses ..." (;))

Nice and pleasant compo, i can read a little story in your picture ...
Well seen and done
Regards, hugues

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2006-07-24 6:41

Hi Rinie,
Lovely shot ... I like the way you captured the moment. It is amazing sometimes how kids can easily gain trust with animals ... possibly it is because of their innocence and honesty with their affections. Well composed shot ... TFS.
Cheers,
Renier

aralda (1240) 2006-07-24 6:54

Cute shot Rinie,
I like the hat of the girl to the left, and the way you show their backs. Nice "conversation" between the girls and the horses.
Raluca

falves (1405) 2006-07-24 7:04

Hi Rinie,
Great momentyou have captured here. The POV is the key here. The way how children and animals is really special.
Well done
Fred

devimeuxbe (58557) 2006-07-24 7:12

Hi Rinie
This is a lovely composition with these children in conversation with the horse. Nice light and colors, nice idea.
Well done
Bertrand

pasternak (15185) 2006-07-24 7:15

Dag Rinie, very good finding, the gate produces a graphical touch and the photo looks like the two worlds divided but eager to get to know each other better, nice work!

Cheers
Alexander

spence (65) 2006-07-24 7:59

Hi Rinie. This is a very appealing shot - I love the way the little girl holds on to her over-sized hat and the way the four of them seem to be engaged in serious communication. Could wish for just a little more detail in the horses (maybe it's my screen) but anyway, I know it's not easy when they're so dark. A sweet image - lovely.

nwoehnl (122) 2006-07-24 8:02

Hi Rinie. Ah, the first one with the new lens, I see :) A lovely photo of this encounter, it almost appears that the amount of curiosity involved is the same for the horses as it is for the kids. Nice lighting and summer colors, and the big hat of the one girl is a fun detail.

faubry (35447) 2006-07-24 8:07

hello Rinie, very lovely picture, but a pitty for horses too dark? very nice moment!
take care
francine

jinju (14265) 2006-07-24 8:53

Alternative title: Face to Face to Face to Face. I can actually put myself in the shoes of these kids Rinir. My grandparents had horses on their farm too and I remeber coming face to face with them. To a 7 year old, I can tell you that it was like coming face to face with the Loch Ness Monster. I like this moment you captured. Full of childish innocence. Beautiful photo Rinie.

gelor (3233) 2006-07-24 9:41

Bonjour Rinie,
Très belle image dans sa composition et ses couleurs. Le cheval mériterait d'être un peu plus visible. On ne fait pas toujours ce qu'on veut. Le tout constitue tout de même une belle photographie.
Gérard

bertolucci (14052) 2006-07-24 11:52

Yo Rinie, heerlijk plaatje met deze meiden grafisch aantrekelijk hoe ze aan het hek staan en de interactie met de ijslanders. Poëtisch werk badend in een prachtig licht!
Fijne avond.
Bert

avigur_11 (22535) 2006-07-24 14:42

This is beautiful, Rinie. Two girls, two horses, we can't see any faces but we can still feel the efectin between humans and animals, Very good shot.

Hanssie (11022) 2006-07-24 15:19

The backs of the children and their position, that strawhat and the horses "talking" with the kids..... how a romantic picture, if we go back in time.... Nice scene, nice seen !

eleparc (24063) 2006-07-25 5:26

nice intimate summer shot;-) what were the girls saying talking at the horses'ears...? ;-)

quite scary this sea level rise prediction... what does the NL foresee to prevent major damages and floodings?

Eric( already dry)

sined (4523) 2006-07-25 11:35

I'm sure some secrets where exchanged ...
wonderful meeting !
thank you Rinie
Denis

pridel (233) 2006-08-02 7:47

Hello Rinie.
A very beautiful photo which speaks about intimacy between the children and the horses. It is completely charming.
And if Netherlands disappears under the water, we cannot either take refuge on Majorca ;(
Pascal

RGatward (20086) 2006-08-07 6:36

Hi Rinie, pulling out all the cute stops here I see. That's quite a setting you've chosen here, I gues that would freeze any flick of horse's hair :-)

I was going to say welcome back too, but I see that's a bit late now.

danielswalsh (13597) 2006-08-13 10:22

Hey Rinie!

I see you've updated your bio photo- always nice to have a face to go along with the 'chit-chat'.

Feels like ages since I last visited your gallery. Not sure how I missed them- but it looks like quite a few! I've been a bit pre-occupied with setting up my new website as of recently (danwalshstudios.com), so I've been neglecting my 'duties' here on TE quite a bit. As I see you've been quite busy organising TE meetings there in Roterdam...

Great daily life shot. You've captured the natural curiosity of children quite well here. Investigating the barnayard animals. I like the fact that they are facing away from the camera, giving it an anonimous feel.

Very well seen 'Rinnie' ;-)
Warmest Regards,
- Dan

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2006-08-21 17:46

Hi Rinie,
Cute shot... Wonderful point of view and captured. Well done.
Thanks for sharing.
Ahmet

KevRyan (22956) 2006-08-28 15:43

A really delightful image Rinie - very gentle and peaceful scene and a perfect composition - someone said joyful - I would say joyful and innocent.

best wishes KEv

clnaef (6289) 2006-09-15 6:38 [Comment]

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AnaFrantz (636) 2006-11-06 13:46

Innocent and charmy your image is a delightfull, makes me wonder so much, could give you hundreds of this green smiley faces, but my quote has finished for today. This photograph is full og magic! Congratulations!

Flavia (10352) 2006-12-11 19:27

Hi Rinie,

I love this image! It's perfectly composed and very sweet, I like the way the girl holds her big hat. The two seem quite differnet kind of kid, by their clothes, but they fit perfectly together. Well seem and done.

Regards,

Flavia