Shoot the Moon

This time I used some textures and filters and did my own thing

I was trying a new action on some bad exposure shots.. I like the vintage but i think I need to practice more.

I finally took the time to actually read the BLM wild horse gather plan.
((((you can read the whole thing here.))))
It's not as Horrible as I first thought. Even though it would be so much nicer in a perfect world to let them all roam free and have enough food to sustain all of them forever and ever no matter how big the herd gets.. In the real world that just isn't the case.
It still makes my heart sad..
They are so beautiful. If I was a multimillionaire I would adopt them all and let them all live on my multi-million acre land. But that is not reality either.
I understand the passions of people that are close to these horses. I've been up there talking to other people who know the names of every horse and their foals, which stallions they were with and who they are with now. I can see how they would take all of this personally. These horses are their family and they will be taken from them.
But I can see the reality of it all from a distance, There isn't enough food and they will die of starvation. I don't see what else they can do other than remove some horses. I couldn't find anything in the BLM report stating they will just kill some of the horses. The "secret plan" that I read on the Cloud Foundation web site basically stated that they are just going to "Kill healthy horses" ((you can read all that here)) At this point my gut feeling is that these people are so passionate about their horses that they will do or say anything to help them..
I kinda wish that I could go up and photograph the whole thing, even though I know if I were to look into their scared and confused eyes I would sob uncontrollably at their fate.

Clouds were beginning to form as soon as I got up top. I watched the sky as a small round cloud got bigger and bigger, always staying in the same spot. Most of the time I was up there is was mostly overcast with occasional sun. The good thing is there was very little bugs cuz it was only 49 degrees most of the day. The Horses were harder to find this day. The few that I did find were hanging out near the beginning of burnt timber trail.. There was some sparing by the young males but there wasn't anything to serious. for now they are quiet and content.