Sunset Standoff, Sand Wash Basin, Maybell, CO. Wildlife photograph by Lindsay Affleck, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021

Finalist Wildlife · April 2021

Sunset Standoff

Photographed by Lindsay Affleck

This is wild mustang stallion Shock Top, who had a small band of mares in the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area in northwestern Colorado. Shock Top has an interesting story, as his mother, Demi, was a domestic horse that was presumed to be let loose in the basin. Shock Top was born wild, and demonstrates all the toughness of the American Mustang. This shot was taken in the last light of sunset last fall, and I love that soft hazy bit of light around this flashy pinto stallion.

Award
Finalist — Wildlife, April 2021
Location
Sand Wash Basin, Maybell, CO
Camera
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Focal length
400mm
Shutter
1/320s
Aperture
f/3.2
ISO
ISO 1000
  • colorado
  • equine
  • horse
  • mustang
  • sand wash basin
  • wild horse
  • wildlife

The April 2021 Wildlife award

Winner and finalists

All 2021 Wildlife
Lets Fly. Wildlife photograph by Sujon Adhikary, winner of the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021 Winner Sujon Adhikary Lets Fly Hoopoe feeding, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. Wildlife photograph by ChanOnn Fong, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021 ChanOnn Fong Hoopoe feeding The Astonishing Indian Chameleon, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Wildlife photograph by Dr Mohnish Grover, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021 Dr Mohnish Grover The Astonishing Indian Chameleon Cooper's Hawk, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Wildlife photograph by Glenn Upton, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021 Glenn Upton Cooper's Hawk Reflections and Quench, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KZN, South Africa. Wildlife photograph by Monique de Beer, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021 Monique de Beer Reflections and Quench Koala on Kangaroo Island, Kangaroo Island, Haines SA 5223, Australia. Wildlife photograph by Paula Heelan, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021 Paula Heelan Koala on Kangaroo Island Matching Colors, Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda. Wildlife photograph by Ricardo Ferreira, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021 Ricardo Ferreira Matching Colors Young Owl, Black Forest, Colorado, USA. Wildlife photograph by Shane Morrison, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021 Shane Morrison Young Owl Yellow butterfly, Toscana, Italia. Wildlife photograph by Fabio Sartori, finalist in the Shoot The Frame Wildlife photography award, April 2021 Fabio Sartori Yellow butterfly