My adventures on horseback this weekend also happened to coincide with some of the most beautiful fall colors I have ever seen in Colorado. As my horse, Smiley, and I wandered around high in the Rocky Mountains, we would stop to take a photo or two. I think he was happy to have a photographer on his back. I would stop quite a bit which gave him a chance to graze. We were a pretty good team that way. Most of these photos were shot from his back. He is a big horse and I didn’t want to wear him out by getting on and off a bunch. I learned that can really hurt a horse. Especially a 25yr veteran like Smiley. Anyway, because I shot a bunch of photos, I decided to share them with you to use a desktop wallpapers. Just click on any image you like to get the larger version, then (right click for PC, or Ctrl+Click for Macs) save it as your desktop image. I hope this will help you get into the fall spirit.
Photographer’s Note: I will have a full review of the gear I used (and the decisions behind it) for making images on horseback in the near future. I will say that the lens that got the lion’s share of the work was my Nikon 28-300 VR. If you are interested in it, I’ve updated my review here.
Terrific series of images Justin. I want to jump on a horse and go riding (and I’ve never done that) with you. Great colors.
Wow, wow, wow! Amazing scenery! That’s some great access you had to this wonderful back country of Colorado! It’s been such an amazing fall season!
Man, love all these colors. Just beautiful.
The colors are so bright! Really beautiful. Horseback is a unique perspective! My favorite is the last one. The contrast of blue and yellow is perfect.