The Trough Category

As much as I love horses, it’s fun to pick a day and go non-horse crazy. Off topic posts are fun from time to time and they allow me to learn about different things.

As many of my readers know, I love HDR photography. The process is simple in concept, however it takes a steady hand and a good eye to get just right. The weekend seems like a good time to go off-topic so today I’ll be sharing some spectacular nature HDR photography.
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In the friday vein of plants & nature, I thought I’d throw in some apples. Perhaps the equine animal’s favorite treat of all time (and quite possibly one of the messiest).

Although I’ve always loved the fruit, recently I’ve had a hard time finding a real apple. Even those labeled organic seem to remain in absolutely perfect condition for far too long.

I remember a time when you had to eat fast to get around an apple before it turned brown. Anyone else remember those days?

In my growing concerns over GM products and agribusiness I’ve been on a quest to find a real, old-fashioned apple. One that goes brown before I can eat all the way around. This has proven to be easier said than done & I’ve seen an organic apple look like it was freshly picked for at least month…ew.
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The past few fridays we have taken an interesting look at the many faces of nature. Plants & flowers have more personality than we can imagine.

This is my final installment of flower faces, so if you haven’t seen first two parts be sure to check them out, Pt 1 & Pt 2.

Of the three parts, this one conveys the most plant emotion of them all, each one could come to life as a character.

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Last week we took a look at some faces in unexpected places, flowers. It was so much fun searching for them that I have more to share.

Don’t worry, this isn’t all of them, check of the first part & there are even more to come.
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The plant world has been fascinating me for weeks and when I ran across one flower face I had to search for more. Luckily there are plenty of photographers who delight in finding a face in unexpected plant sources.

As usual once I started I found enough pictures to crash your browser. So stay tuned because there is plenty more to come!
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Last Friday’s post about strange plants was so much fun that I kept collecting alien-like plant pictures so I could continue this week. The variety in the plant world is amazing and this is such a small cross-section.

If you haven’t already seen them, be sure to check out more plant macro & flower macro images.
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Lately Fridays have been a fun vacation from horses, going interesting places and looking at macro images of Mother Nature’s creations. Today I thought we’d take a look at the stranger side of plants, I’ve done a bit of plant research (for the toxic plant section) and I’m still at a loss to name even one of them.

I thought my readers might enjoy checking out some plants you don’t see every day, if you know what some of them are – speak up in the comments & enlighten the rest of us!
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Lately I’ve been using Fridays to do some traveling through pictures. It’s been interesting to learn about new places on Mother Earth & see some of the breathtaking beauty she has to offer.

Last week it was spectacular natural places & the week before we visited some sites of historical beauty. Today it’s all about places that are off the beaten path & finding beauty in places we didn’t know were there.

Thanks to the photographers for sharing these beautiful places with the rest of us, each one giving us a glimpse into an unknown beauty.

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Last week we visited some of the most amazing historical places on the planet. This week the focus is a little more earthy as we visit some of the most spectacular natural places around the globe.

It’s not difficult to find beautiful places to share and this list could be miles long (I see another post coming in the not-too-distant future).

Here are some breathtaking images that give us a glimpse of natural beauty, from the mountains of Europe to the waterfalls of South America to the tranquil seas of French Polynesia.

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There are many places on the planet where we have the opportunity to walk into the past & learn about our ancestors.

History and mystery are all around us, from the sentient Moai of Easter Island to the spiritual ruins of Maccu Piccu to the city of Petra, carved into the hills. What better way to enjoy these special places than through the lenses of talented photographers.

I’m a firm believer in seeing the history of the human race through what they’ve left behind.

Many of these places defy our logic and prove that perhaps ancient people were more advanced than we thought. Each one of them provides us with plenty of fuel for the imagination.
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Wild carrots are thought to date back around 10,000 years, although the carrots of those days were a far cry from the domestic root we think of today.

Colorful Carrots

Carrots actually come in a rainbow of colors including purple, yellow, red and white. Each color with a different flavor and none of them as sweet as the orange carrots we eat.

Ever wonder why something that grows underground would be bright orange? The story is actually quite interesting & the reason carrots are orange today is largely political in nature.

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There is something about the smell of fresh hay that makes every horse person feel at home. It is the fuel of work (and play) animals from every corner of the globe.

In my searches to find beautiful photography of the equine nature I often run across rare treats. A spectacular new perspective on something so very common and ordinary.

Whether it is growing, stacked in bales or being ground between huge molars, hay is the lifeblood of many rural cultures & communities.

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