I've Been Framed
by Jim Cook
Title
I've Been Framed
Artist
Jim Cook
Medium
Photograph - Photography Color
Description
Not sure if I found him or he found me. I was on a photo shoot looking for the wild ponies in the Virginia Highlands of Grayson Highlands State Park. The day started off very nicely after the previous evenings thunderstorms. A group of us began the upward climb on the Rhododendren Trail which was sloppy and slippery after the rain we just experienced.
The ponies are actually considered feral rather than wild because they are the descendants of what were once domesticated livestock. Not so anymore as they live freely between the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and the State Park.
In all there are about 100 ponies living in herds of between 10 and 20. I spotted a few grazing inside the scrub brush and thickets along the trail. Stayed with them for a few minutes but decided to hike up to Wilburn Ridge hoping for an unobstructed view in the grassy and rock strewn land there.
Instead I encountered a group of scouts and their leaders but no ponies. I looked around for a little bit, saw a sign pointing to the Appalachian Trail to Massie Gap. I went up a little further and was at the top of the ridge in a flat area when I saw two ponies making their way towards me. Got some close up shots here thanked them and made my way down the mountain to the parking lot and picnic area.
The long and the short of this description is that after all the hiking if I had simply waited in the picnic area instead of ants joining me I would have had about 8 ponies to share my lunch with. This photo is of one of them as he was walking along the road I managed to catch him as he poked his face into the opening of the gate.
Oh well the exercise did me good!
More photos from this excursion to be posted in an upcoming blog. Past blogs if interested are here in FAA and can be viewed here
https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-jim-cook.html?tab=blog
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May 24th, 2018
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