A cold front came through on Sunday and that's usually when great lighting conditions appear during the summer in Kentucky. One of my favorite times to shoot is when large storm clouds are blowing fast across the sky creating moving shadows over the landscape. The light only appears for a moment. If you wait to see the shot while the light is out, it will be gone before you can get the camera up and shoot it. You have to be ready and know what will happen once the light is there because perfect conditions only last a few seconds. I look for horses in unique locations or doing interesting things and try to determine what the scene will look like when the clouds open and the shadows appear. Sometimes I get lucky and get the shot I see in my mind before it appears. Most of the time the light doesn't show while the horses are where you want them doing what you want them to do. By the time I found the shot I wanted yesterday with the horses and background just like I like it, the light never returned. But it was still a great lighting day as the shots in this post will show. 
