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| KansasFarmMomma |
Posted - Jun 11 2012 : 4:09:48 PM
Okay, if this is all in the wrong place, please excuse this post! I'm still trying to learn this whole deal :-) I'm working towards my shutterbug badge, which seemed like the easiest to deal with because I am already a photographer by trade. One of the requirements was to share some photos & how you are living the farmgirl lifestyle...so here is me sharing some photos 
Our lives revolve around horses. I am an equine photographer & my husband is a farrier. We also buy, train & re-sell horses. This is my husband working on desensitizing his horse who came to us with a MASSIVE fear of ropes.
This is Fancy, she's a mare that we've had at our ranch several times for some refreshing of her manners & training.
Because horses are basically our entire lives, we are starting our son very early on horses. He is getting a saddle this Christmas & a pony in the spring. He'll be riding as soon as he can walk.
Rodeos are our biggest form of entertainment. We usually go to one a weekend(of course on the weekends that we don't have trail rides, shoeing competitions, & horse shows)
We respect every animal and try to care for them as best we possibly can. This was a puppy that someone dumped at the college's arena because they didn't want him anymore. We brought him home & found him a new home.
I worked the wheat harvest the last 2 years for a neighbor. I didn't work this year because we are so rural there is no way I could find a babysitter to be on call for 2 or 3 weeks. During the rush of harvest, waiting to unload the grain at the co-op can take a LONG LONG time. This was a photo I took while waiting for my turn.
Your truck fills up quick when being loaded from both sides!
This was a photo I took during corn harvest to give to my boss as a present.
My husband and I have both chosen trades that we can fairly easily pass on to our children so that no matter where they go, they can always find a job to get them through.
Well hopefully that wasn't too many. Please feel free to give me feedback if I did this wrong! |
| 25 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| AliciaNak |
Posted - Nov 27 2012 : 08:46:53 AM
Great pictures! I am especially fond of the young cowboy on the fence, watching the action. Keep em coming!
Alicia
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.~Ralph Waldo Emmerson
www.blondenak.blogspot.com
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| jenne.f |
Posted - Nov 27 2012 : 05:03:43 AM
I, also was able to enjoy your pictures over my morning coffee.
They are all beautiful, but my favorites are the black and white
rodeo pictures. In an event that happens so quickly, it is interesting
to see the individual moments, both on the faces of the riders and the horses.
Thank you for sharing.
Jenne
"Follow your bliss"
Farmgirl sister #4616 |
| 1960rebel |
Posted - Nov 26 2012 : 3:20:45 PM
Beautiful pics! What a wonderful way to live. |
| Lorie.Vance |
Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 07:37:43 AM
These pictures are just beautiful! I can't wait to be a cowgirl!
Lorie
http://thevintagegardengirl@blogspot.com |
| Rustic Reb |
Posted - Aug 14 2012 : 04:55:55 AM
Fantastic pictures! Keep them coming. Do you sell notecards with these pictures on them?
Don't be sorry that it's over... Be glad that it happened. |
| cj6 |
Posted - Aug 13 2012 : 8:53:42 PM
Beautiful pictures...love your little one and the one of your dog...he has gorgeous coloring! |
| Lorie.Vance |
Posted - Aug 13 2012 : 07:26:38 AM
I wanna be a cowgirl! I love this pics!!! Thanks for sharing.
Lorie
http://thevintagegardengirl@blogspot.com |
| Dorinda |
Posted - Aug 13 2012 : 06:29:41 AM
Love the pictures I missed out on them some wheres along the way.....
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
| hoosiercountry |
Posted - Aug 13 2012 : 05:37:35 AM
Your pictures are stunning! More please  Thank you. |
| shanda |
Posted - Aug 12 2012 : 9:17:48 PM
so breath taking! Beautiful!
Shanda
Farmgirl #4233 |
| Bear5 |
Posted - Aug 12 2012 : 5:47:17 PM
I don't know how I miss this post!!!!!!!!!!!! Absolutely beautiful, breath-taking, wonderful pictures. You should be making mega bucks with pictures like this!!!!! I agree 100% with Tina, I could see the love in dad's eyes for his son. Every picture was absolutely wonderful. More, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
| YiberryYadeeKarin |
Posted - Aug 12 2012 : 08:14:31 AM
Your pictures are spectacular!!! So glad you shared!!!
Karin |
| rphelps4 |
Posted - Aug 12 2012 : 07:24:09 AM
I agree you have a great eye, what wonderful first post, welcome looking forward to seeing more pics. Roxanna |
| SallyT |
Posted - Aug 12 2012 : 07:11:19 AM
You use words with the same beauty as your photos. Thank you for both. Welcome!!
Sarah
Warmth of Friendship Necessary for Life |
| Jill D |
Posted - Aug 12 2012 : 05:08:18 AM
quote:
Originally posted by KansasFarmMomma
Okay, if this is all in the wrong place, please excuse this post! I'm still trying to learn this whole deal :-) I'm working towards my shutterbug badge, which seemed like the easiest to deal with because I am already a photographer by trade. One of the requirements was to share some photos & how you are living the farmgirl lifestyle...so here is me sharing some photos
Our lives revolve around horses. I am an equine photographer & my husband is a farrier. We also buy, train & re-sell horses. This is my husband working on desensitizing his horse who came to us with a MASSIVE fear of ropes.
This is Fancy, she's a mare that we've had at our ranch several times for some refreshing of her manners & training.
Because horses are basically our entire lives, we are starting our son very early on horses. He is getting a saddle this Christmas & a pony in the spring. He'll be riding as soon as he can walk.
Rodeos are our biggest form of entertainment. We usually go to one a weekend(of course on the weekends that we don't have trail rides, shoeing competitions, & horse shows)
We respect every animal and try to care for them as best we possibly can. This was a puppy that someone dumped at the college's arena because they didn't want him anymore. We brought him home & found him a new home.
I worked the wheat harvest the last 2 years for a neighbor. I didn't work this year because we are so rural there is no way I could find a babysitter to be on call for 2 or 3 weeks. During the rush of harvest, waiting to unload the grain at the co-op can take a LONG LONG time. This was a photo I took while waiting for my turn.
Your truck fills up quick when being loaded from both sides!
This was a photo I took during corn harvest to give to my boss as a present.
My husband and I have both chosen trades that we can fairly easily pass on to our children so that no matter where they go, they can always find a job to get them through.
Well hopefully that wasn't too many. Please feel free to give me feedback if I did this wrong!
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| JerseyGirl |
Posted - Jun 29 2012 : 03:21:04 AM
What AMAZING pictures, Nicole! |
| JerseyGirl |
Posted - Jun 29 2012 : 03:20:11 AM
What AMAZING picture, Nicole! |
| shanda |
Posted - Jun 16 2012 : 7:33:03 PM
Wonderful Pictures! Really wonderful! Thanks for posting! |
| queenmushroom |
Posted - Jun 16 2012 : 5:05:00 PM
Some awesome pics. You've got a heluva an eye for photography. You should see about doing some free lance work for Horse Illustrated or Equus or some other equine magazine or even your local paper regarding the rodeos.
Lorie
Patience is worth a bushel of brains...from a chinese fortune cookie |
| Room To Grow |
Posted - Jun 13 2012 : 06:33:01 AM
Beautiful Pictures!!
we have moved to our farm...and love it |
| laurentany |
Posted - Jun 12 2012 : 12:29:01 PM
Simply beautiful pictures, I could look at them all day, just love the black and whites!
Thanks for sharing- please continue to do so!
Hugs,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
| sonshine4u |
Posted - Jun 12 2012 : 11:32:11 AM
LOVE! Thanks for sharing all these beautiful photos from your life and passion of photography! You are capturing some precious moments! :)
~Farmgirl Hugs!
April
Playing in the Sonshine
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Jun 12 2012 : 09:08:32 AM
What an interesting and rich life you have! Thank-you for sharing so many beautiful photos of your ranch and work. I thought the black/white photo of the grain harvest for your boss was especially touching!! Best of luck with all of your work!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl |
| KansasFarmMomma |
Posted - Jun 12 2012 : 07:06:28 AM
Well, I'm working on part two for my intermediate and I figured instead of posting the next batch of photos who knows where, I'd just post the 10 of them here in the same thread. Am I doing this right? I was supposed to find a famous photographer that I liked and take 50 photos in their style of photography. One of the photographers that most shaped me into who I am, I can't even tell you her name(how bad is that???) She was a rodeo photographer that I found in high school that did amazing black & white portraits of rodeo folk. She no longer has her website, so I don't even know how to find her work again. I do have a few of her photos saved on my computer though. I loved how she was able to capture the emotion & tell a story with one simple photo. As I have matured as a photographer, I have often found myself trying to copy her style. She was a very talented photographer, I only wish my work could come close to hers.
Anyway, here are the 10 photos that I have taken in her style of shooting:
Of course, rodeo pictures seeing as though she was a rodeo photographer -
It has also helped me with other Equine disciplines -
And even other species outside of Equines -
Nicole
Farmgirl # 4209 |
| FarmDream |
Posted - Jun 12 2012 : 05:59:31 AM
These pics went great with my morning coffee. Thanks for sharing!
~FarmDream is Farmgirl Sister #3069
Live Today, Cherish Yesterday, Dream Tomorrow
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