^o6 PHOTOGRAPHING HORSES. 



his legs. When standing still, he will look to most 

 advantage when the fore leg of the observer s side is more 

 advanced than the other, and when its hind leg is more 

 drawn back than the other hind leg (Figs. 324 and 370). 

 Unless the background be a specially prepared one, the 

 horse should be well away from it, and it should be out 

 of focus, so that he may stand out in bold relief. As a 

 rule, the animal, even when he is a grey or white, should 

 be placed, more or less, against the sky. If possible, the 

 horse should not be put, as is frequently done, close against 

 a building, the lines of which would prevent the eye from 

 following the contours of the animal My readers will see 

 many illustrations of these points in this book. I find that 

 horses look more animated and hold themselves better, away 

 from their stables, than near them ; and especially when 

 they are in an open plain. 



