spring is here, yay!

How do you get hem to 'smile'

(on the way back from Gullfoss, I spotted 3 pregnant horses lying in a field.. fast asleep, the jolly one to the far right with her tongue lolling out and looking more than a little comical.. I braked violently and backed the car up, envisioning myself silently climbing over the fence and sneaking up to them, getting some much needed sleeping-horse-with-tongue-sticking-out pics into my horse photo collection, but while i was trying to decide wether to switch lenses, they all woke up and came strolling over..
Still sleepy, the white one yawned constantly, making for quite a series..

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Eneas says:

Very cool!
Woohoo First to comment!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

openyour*eyes says:

Sehr schönes Foto, Rebekka!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

♥Pati says:

hahaha, love his teeth!!!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Natasha Reed (Daffodilious) says:

The black one on the left appears to be almost a shadow of the guy in the middle. Lovely shot.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

darth_bayne says:

Haha, this is very cool! Excellent capture!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

ahlston says:

so cool
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

The_Photo_Boy says:

very cool!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

.ultraviolett says:

aww. i love those happy horses!
you capture them very well...
=]
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Martin Third says:

Haha. I thought the one on the left was a shadow too!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

haleykbonds says:

wowowowoowow
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

~ jennifer k. says:

what beautiful creatures - tongue lolling out and all =)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Prozac74 says:

I was really confused: On the thumbnails it looks as if a photoshop beginner tries his luck with a custom made shadow for the right (actually the middle) horse...
But that would not have fit with the name _rebekka.

The yawning is amazing and contagious.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Hakimsalleh says:

Hmm...a horse with a clean body n teeth! nice!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

danfascia says:

The one on the right looks like she's laughing, great timing getting the moment captured
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Ürsula Photo says:

Shooting like the pro´s!!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

.tan.gerin.e. says:

you gotta love a horse that laughs.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Arigatougozaimasu* says:

Wooooooo!!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Steffan Harries says:

Cute horses! Got to love that grin!

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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

arousso says:

Love it
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

BioArt says:

WOW - fabulous ultra wide angle - perfect timing!!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

maesk says:

Great as always!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

rustizinho says:

lol
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Jaqme says:

Yay!

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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Wolfhorn says:

Nice!! Very cool. :)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

mauricedenbosch says:

Great shot and in the right place at the right time...
I guess you need a little bit of luck.

Thanks for sharing.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Miss Aniela says:

Simply perfect! One of your best horse shots, definitely the most fun one. The main one's expression is just superb - and I love how the one on the left looks like a mere shadow of a horse!

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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Werner Schnell (1.stream) says:

perfect work again

congrats
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Russell Wade [deleted] says:

Great i just cant believe you got so much light in to that horses mouth it makes the photo for me. Perfect.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

artorius says:

Oh yes, what a great picture! They look sooo happy !
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

z______z says:

Wonderful smiling horses. A great image!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

_stebo_ says:

O___O fantastic!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

camera45 says:

Nice picture Rebekka.The horse on the right looks like he's laughing.Plus he reminds me of the donkey in the Shrek movie.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

C.A.R.L.O. says:

Wow RebeKKa!!! Fantastic Shot my friend
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Complicated says:

You Can Never Hold Back Spring.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Kirill: Neverwinter Alps says:

Ulyanov Lenin was born on this day, and so the horses celebrate... I like the black shadow horse in particular!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

rhasalgheti says:

nice and funny shot!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

.I Travel East. says:

Haha! Perfect timing! The fun moment preserved forever!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

ErinFayePhotography says:

Very funny!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Pure Pleasure Seeker says:

Gotta love the horses :)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

LiTTLeMiSSaRTiST [deleted] says:

ahahah this makes me laugh! i love it!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Tony Murphy says:

A beauty, yours should get together with mine, what music they would make! Tony

Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Fotos simples. says:

Great shot...!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

littlebear777 says:

Beautiful shot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

( gio_foto ) / John Sanderson says:

Absolutely brilliant as ever Rebbbba!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

smashitup says:

Awesome shot n stuff!! I love how you capture the expressions!

beautiful!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Arthur Smokes says:

What strange horses you have up in Iceland. These look almost prehistoric. The black one really confuses my eyes, along with the sky which doesn't look real. This shot could be from a CGI movie.
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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

JW81 says:

I´ve been inspired of your photos and ironical I also caputured one horse that yawned recently... funny creature and so hard to get good angels of them!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

~ BläckWitch ~ says:

Great capture!!!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

[ o g u h ] says:

gorgeous photo!!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

kyrstin says:

i was in holland this week and during my stay I got to see horses just like these for the first time ever!

they are just as gorgeous in real life as they are in your images, i hope you know how lucky you are to have these guys living so close to you!! :D

keep up the great work!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Igor Moraes says:

ehehe they really enjoyed you =]
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

qletsqop says:

great capture, right on the spot!!!:-)))
very funny expressions!!!!!;-)))))
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

achuka says:

fabulous!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

luishca says:

Uau !!! Fantastic!!!!!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

r.ing says:

the oh so sleepy horse...

aww... and you were so cute trying not to laugh while shooting the photos ;)

and a BIG yawn...

thanks again for the trip
again asap?
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Vision by Lisa says:

Great shot!!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

sonewfangled says:

good photo, but these horses look really bad!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

cord1964 says:

This is great, quite hilarious actually, I love it.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

oldoinyo says:

Very amusing photo; the one at right says, "You thought you were going to do WHAT?!"
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Fufluna says:

Wow!

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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Shutter Moments says:

Fantastic and funny capture!
The "shadow-like" one to the left adds some mystery to the composition.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

original_ann says:

How can one not smile looking at these sweet faces! They're so stubby and cute and they always POSE for you!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

dr_raj says:

could be surreal. as always: great perspective and bleached colours
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Love Of Carnage! says:

ha ha ha! shouting horsies!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Photographymax says:

haha this is great, very nice capture indeed.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

e|[d]|ge. says:

another wodnerful horse shot :)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

`Gink says:

cool shot! the laughing horse does look like a human so much ^_^
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

-sina- says:

Beautiful shot!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

_ shootpics says:

Gotta love those horses! Excellent
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

wyndl jones says:

your icelandic horses are so punkrock they're adorable
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Doug van Kampen says:

the famous mr. ed

Nice Rebekka!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael--B says:

Absolutely love this shot!

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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

d.photogal says:

hahaha
amazing shot! im glad you backed up the car!!
so sweet a shot.
This is an amazing picture!
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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Suzana Latini says:

Simply wonderful! I really LOVED.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

JeckyllnHyde says:

Great story and great shot!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

iwilliamm [deleted] says:

you have such a way with horses , their character comes out :)))
happy spring ! could you send a bit our way Rebekka ?
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

L'Artiste* says:

lol the horse is laughing
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

swilton says:

love this shot

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LOOKING S I D E W A Y S says:

crazy funny
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

felizp says:

i love your horse photos! :D i want to go to iceland. ;)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

_oliverchank says:

Priceless expressions ; ).
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

compscigrad says:

1300+ views in 1 day...
I'd love to sneak a peak at your photo stats ;)

Great shot none the less. :)

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pjoe78 says:

beautiful shot... nice composition

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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoArt Hartmann says:

cool!!!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

iks.iks.iks says:

hahaha... wicked...
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

s u b u says:

hehe.. good one..!! nice shot!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

RINAJO.DK says:

superb be´k :) i might go to iceland soon for an assignment - hope to meet some of the local horsies on my trip - if i do go that is :)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

kristin_hildur says:

Rosalega flott mynd ! Fyndið kommentið hjá náunganum sem sagði að hestarnir litu hræðilega illa út, hann hefur greinilega aldrei séð íslenska hesta í vetrarbúningi áður....
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

twentyeight says:

Fantastic capture.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

_rebekka says:

@kristín : já.. fannst það frekar furðulegt komment sjálfri.. pínu móðguð bara fyrir hönd hestanna :p
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

preparetobe says:

that horse certainly has a sense of humour
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Firefalcon says:

Well, they seem good natured horses, and I know you said it's yawning, but the white one does look like you've cracked an especially good joke! ;-)

I love the effect that they seem slightly more real than actual life too - I think it's the light - I don't know if that was natural or post processing...
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

night86mare says:

love the expression, love those horses :) beautiful!

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zaratoothbrush says:

When I was a troubled youth, in the 70s, my guidance counsellor asked me where in the world I would like to go most. After a while of umming and erring, I mumbled "Iceland". She didn't stop laughing at me for several minutes. "Why would anyone want to go to there for goodness sake?" she rudely exclaimed. The answer now is obvious - to see the horses. Thanks for showing the rest of us their wonderful personality.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

jpmiss says:

Excellent shot. They seem to go out of the picture!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

..::todoloko::.. says:

really amazing and funny! incredibly good!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Farfarm (away..) says:

haha...he/she gives a nice eye wink...amazing moment :)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

aye_shamus says:

the horse on the right cracks me up! this photo is great!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

cazzituoi says:

madonna! questo si che é un centro di "comments"
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