Wow! What a trip we had in late July to the Onaqui herd of wild horses in Utah’s West Desert. The herd was using the Simpson Springs watering hold on the Pony Express route. They had already left the water when we found them. After spending a couple of hours photographing them we left to find another herd to photograph at sunset. We did find the other herd, but they were nearly a mile form the road and we were quickly running out of light. There was a storm brewing, so we decided to “focus” (pun intended) on photographing the storm and hopefully some lightning. We were not disappointed! The lighting was once again remarkable. The panoramic photograph of the sunset was made by stitching 14 photographs into one. The panoramic photograph spanned over 180 degrees. The lightning was another rare opportunity. No rain and lots of lightning. What a fantastic trip…
This is so achingly beautiful. My daughter (who has ridden horses and competed) and I had the chance to see the Onaqui and Cedar Mountain horses three years ago–a friend took us out there. I will never forget them. Thank you for these images.
Thank you for your kind words. I love this herd. I hope that the BLM continues to leave this herd intact and perhaps limit the number of foals. If not, I fear it will get big enough they will do a roundup that will destroy the herd…