Horse Eye

This is a 'horse eye'.....it sounds like a drink of whiskey from an old cowboy film...but the nearest thing to a cowboy here is a horse that we encountered on a Sunday afternoon walk.

The horse was in a field and I shouted it over to the gate ...I think it was looking for food...but all I could offer was a few gentle pats on it's head and a bit of chat !

Anyway he let me do a macro shot of his eye and then I waved him goodbye !

BTW: This is a colour shot...the horse was B/W

The horse was in a filed at the bottom of this path.......

http://365project.org/phil_howcroft/365/2011-05-02

[Pat Knowles]

For some reason Phil this is a bit creepy for me!! I think it might be because you can't tell it's a horse & it just looks like an eye staring at you!!! Very good photo though & you have caught all the coarseness of the hair beautifully !!

[Constance Brinkley]

I love this shot and how you caught the mane over the eye. Great macro.

[Kerri]

Beautiful closeup

[Sarah Horsfall]

This is somehow beautiful and sad at the same time. The way the eye is down-cast, I think. it's a great close-up, and perfectly cropped.

[Juliette Packham]

WOAH - this is a bit different for you! great close up - lovley detail and lighting Phil! Ruby better watch out for those zoom shots!!

[Steve Hollingsworth]

Nice one Phil .. Great close up well done ( take him a carrot next time lol )

[Yucky Mummy]

lovely detail

[Allison Williams]

Amazing close up. I just saw the movie Secretariat and I'm feeling rather partial to horses right now.

[Jennifer C]

wonderful close up Phil! Great capture

[Catherine]

Oh, I just love this, Phil. Even though you focused on such a small 'piece' of him, you captured his gentleness perfectly.

[Sue Wilde]

I love this Phil

[Tashy]

wow, gorgeous close up Phil, I love it.

[Cherrill]

Oooh this is good Phil! This looks like a sad eye to me...maybe he was lonely. Love the hint of colour in his mane.

[Robin Mersh]

Lovely detail in the mane! I like it.

[Phil Howcroft]

@happypat thank you Pat for your kind words and continued support...sorry if the eye scares you a bit !!!

[Phil Howcroft]

@seattle Constance, i did feel sorry for him with the mane over his eyes...i brushed it back as i said goodbye to him :(

[Phil Howcroft]

@kerristephens cheers Kerri

[Phil Howcroft]

@sarahhorsfall beautiful and sad is a good description to use sarah.....he did look quite an old horse :(

[Phil Howcroft]

@sparkle Juliette, you are right it is a bit different for me...I remember seeing an image of an elephant eye in a camera magazine a while back , so when the horse came to see me the shot seemed natural to do

[Phil Howcroft]

@steveh steve the gate to the field says 'do not feed the horses', so I suppose I had to respect the owners instructions....it was a very friendly horse though

[Phil Howcroft]

@yuckymummy yucky , glad u like the detail

[Phil Howcroft]

@allie912 thanks allison, i was surprised how much detail i captured ...especially as I cropped the image quite a bit !

[Phil Howcroft]

@jenrobcarr Jennifer, many thanks for the kind comments :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@cath thanks Catherine he was a gentle giant of a horse :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@swilde thanks Sue, glad you like the image :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@tashy thanks tashy, a bit different for me, but I think it worked OK :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@Cherrill yes he did look a tad sad, but sad animal eyes always make for good images

[Phil Howcroft]

@robinmersh thanks robin :)

[Frances Chaloner]

I love this Phil, I knew straight away it was a horses eye. I love the spread of the mane and the really precise detail you have shown in the shot, yet it is very tender - a fave for me!

[peter/zipp]

Phil - that be a great horse close-up.
Very nice. Love it.
"BTW: This is a colour shot...the horse was B/W " - haha

[peter/zipp]

..just back to Fave it.

[Mags]

@phil_howcroft Thank you, Phil! Pinned it!