Saddle Leather by auntietk
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A few weeks ago I got together with some friends for a trail ride. We had loads of fun! I hadn't been on a horse for about 30 years, but I did okay. We rode for two hours, and then I took a hot shower, popped a couple of asprin, napped for an hour, and I was fine. (Okay, MOSTLY fine. My legs were a little sore for a day or two. Not bad for an old broad!)
Here you have part of a saddle.
What ... you expected me to show you the whole thing??
Comments (48)
hipps13
what a fun day and capture warm hugs and love, Linda Kaye
flavia49
nice!!
MrsLubner
When I first learned to ride, I learned with an English saddle and then graduated to a jumping saddle. Although they are fine pieces of leather and cut with precision, I found that later, when I went on to western pleasure saddle, the detail and workmanship that was influenced greatly by the Spaniards, was a true delight. I spent many hours rubbing the tooled surfaces with saddlesoap and oil, polishing the silver and retying the ties. This shot really brings me "home."
npauling
I love the pattern in the saddle. I'm glad you enjoyed your day.
sandra46
wonderful work!
LovelyPoetess
Great capture, lovely lighting. : )
petercp
Great detail on the saddle, nice capture!
debbielove
Way to go on the ride! (That's horse ride Tara!) Tut! Beautiful photo. Such incredible details brought out on the leather.... Wonderful. It really is amazing what dwells within such 'ordinary' things!! Well done.... Rob.
Merrylee
Great macro of a saddle...glad you had fun
elfin12u
Even though it was 30 years ago, I'm betting it didn't take you long to get back into the rhythm of things, still....only sore legs??? Makes me think you didn't want to tell us the whole story either! Glad you had fun though, interesting and cool shot you partially shared!
elfin14doaks
I love the intricate design in the saddle, Nice angle you've captured it from too. I haven't been horse back ridding since 1980. I used to ride all the time. My best friend Ruthie had horses. Wow, stroll down memory lane here. I'm glad you had a great time and you can still walk after waiting so long to get back in the saddle again.
valtes
Excellent! :)
CavalierLady
I've often wanted to photograph my dad's old saddle. You did wonderfully on this! Excellent pov color and light!
AndreiR
very tasty leather texture... beautiful shot!
Chipka
It's funny, but I'm reading an earlier novel of C.J. Cherryh, and seeing this reminded me of something she'd write about. That's a good thing as she's within my multitude of favorite authors. The details are incredibly rich here, and showing us only part of the saddle really heightens the integrity of it, if that makes any kind of sense. This is fantastic work! Definitely a favorite, and into the favorites' file it goes!
anahata.c
whoa tara, this is beautiful. Beautiful detail but also beautiful lighting with really nice sweep and your way with earth-tones...can't describe it, just know you do it in a number of your shots. You have a way of making 'portraits' of things, and this is a portrait, a singular capture of not all, just some; and it feels like it reveals a lot. Love the comments on "just your 'legs' were sore?" And I wonder if the horse appreciated your popping aspirin afterwards! (Like he'd say, "oh come on, it wasn't that bad!") It's been 200 years since I rode a horse and I'm only 60 years old, so congratulations on getting on one again. Beautiful work, and like Chip, into the favorites' file it goes!
goido
Wonderful shot!Great light and texture.
ontar1
Beautiful old saddle, excellent capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!