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Beach Parade

© Rona L. Schwarz

Beach Parade

Uploaded: October 18, 2012 21:02:33

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1/640s @ f/8.0, ISO 500, Nikkor 70-200mm,f/2.8 VRII @ 70mm.
The most celebrated among North Carolina's WILD horses are the Spanish mustangs of Corolla. These rugged and hardy wild horses are proven to be descendants of the Spanish mustangs brought to the New World by explorers and colonists as early as the 14th century. Expert examinations of their physical and physiological characteristics, as well as DNA testing confirm their lineage. They have been given protected status and county ordinances prohibit people from getting within 50 feet of the horses. They run free in the eleven-mile long remote area bounded on the East by the Atlantic Ocean, on the West by Currituck Sound, and on the North and South by fences that stretch from ocean to sound.

Comments

Rony Sagy October 19, 2012

Wonderful capture of these beautiful animals. Great colors, detail, and serenity. Interesting info too. #1493178

Gord MacEachern October 19, 2012

Love it Rona, looks like a winner to me!! #10376069

Leslie McLain level-classic October 19, 2012

Beautiful capture, Rona. #10376116

Nancy Marie Ricketts October 19, 2012

Wonderous find and beautiful capture,Rona! #10376265

Monnie Ryan October 19, 2012

And they tend to get out of the sun and bad weather in the carports of what few houses are up there - imagine going to get your car and finding a REAL mustang? Beautifully done, Rona! #10376316

Nancy L. Green level-classic October 19, 2012

I LOVE this Rony, the image and the story, a real beauty my friend!! <>< #10376484

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic October 19, 2012

It's a wonderful privilege to see and capture this image of these protected wild mustangs. It's so exciting to come so close. #10376857

Terry Cervi level-deluxe October 19, 2012

There they are!!! Couldn't wait for one of these, Rona!! Just a gorgeous capture, my friend! #10376948

Rona L. Schwarz October 19, 2012

Thank you all...I have tons of photos of the wild mustangs - most of them are inland ones (not on the beach) and I was so hoping to get them on the beach or dunes. Thankfully, as we are leaving to drive home - there they were up ahead. I grabbed my camera (no time to change lenses or anything) and ran down the beach with them, snapping as I went. So you will be seeing a lot more of the horses! #10377033

Kathy Salerni level-classic October 19, 2012

So glad you shot them of the beach, Rona! This is a beautiful capture and love your story behind the image! #10377097

Ellen Hodges October 22, 2012

Sooooo glad you had the chance to get this outstanding capture, Rona!!! Looks so beautiful!!!! #10380283

Val Feldman level-deluxe October 24, 2012

I can't even begin to imagine the thrill of seeing these beautiful wild mustangs - and how lucky you were to capture them exactly where you wanted to before leaving for home! Photo Fate smiled sweetly and generously upon you, Rona! Gorgeous capture - I'm looking forward to seeing every one of them - Encore, encore! :) #10382637

Karen Celella October 27, 2012

How exciting, Rona! I would love to see these beauties someday. #10386199

Patti Coblentz October 30, 2012

Wow...think I will make this my next venture, particularly since I'm only about 5 hours from there. I've heard about the wild horses...did you stay where they were. So interesting...and I am so note rested! This is a beautiful capture, Rona...so glad you were able to get them on the beach! #10396217

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