Horsehair Frost, December 29, 2005

Horsehair and frost on barbed wire near Ponca, Nebraska, December 2005. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Your standard horse photo must be of the animal's eye, as close as possible. I have seen it many times, always with a notarized seal to show that the photographer is adhering to the law. I cheated. The asymmetry of the curved hairs around the barb creates paths for the eye to follow, and the limited depth of field keeps the background from intruding, though there is enough detail back there to keep it interesting as well.