Ah ok that explains the nice lighting on the two people shots, overcast, not in the shade. They are really lovely! You are the one who made me a big fan of the late day golden light. Unfortunately the place we were at was totally surrounded by tall trees so it would have been complete shade before the golden light hour, so I did learn that this won't work well even with shade this time of day. It was a good experiement though (I will chalk it up as LOL) and will be just fine for painting! I do like to do the best I can with the photos too though. It helps a lot to know what situations there just can't be a lot more done with too, thanks for your help and advice!!

The laying down one, he had just started to roll, his owner ran at him waving her arms and yelling so right after this he leaped up and took off bucking again. He looks like a (hornless) unicorn to me in that shot for some reason....