Baby Donkey in a Barnyard

One of the things a person must do when on an outing is expect and look for the unexpected which is the case with this image of the baby donkey. We were winding down the day, found and shot several choice images and was getting ready to call it quits for the day when we saw this road. After 10 Years of living in an area you would think that you would know all the nooks and crannies pretty much everywhere in that area. I found that this just is not true. I have driven rt 2 no less than a hundred time truth be told the number was probably closer to 200 or 300 times. To make the situation worse this old road was less than 1/2 mile from one of my favorite spots to shoot at, "the swamp". The swamp is a story for another day though.

At any rate we see this road, the road less traveled and decided to take it. Now this road was interesting, somewhat like stepping back in time. There was nothing but farms and churches for as far as the eye could see. Then all the sudden close to the road was a horse farm. I like horses, they are majestic beasts so we stopped for a few minutes. Lone and behold we saw it a baby donkey. Now I have seen donkeys before but I have never really seen a baby one. So we stood there by the fence for a few minutes and watched it. The creature was just beautiful, well as beautiful as a donkey could be and I went and got my camera and tripod and voila here you have it.

Interesting when you are looking for pictures that qualify as fine art photography some days you just never see them. Some days the common can become something of amazment and beauty that on other days is just common and usual. It all has to do with frame of mind and framing in the camera. on this day in West Virginia the home run image was not that which I went out to shoot but rather that chance encounter the decision to do something different or try something different that makes this image special. If your in a rut maybe just try taking the road less traveled, you might be suprised what you actually discover.

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