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Looped Reins

I keep the horses' riding tack—bridle, bit, and reins—hung on brackets on the wall of the little hay barn, one set for Spirit and one for Andy. To keep the long reins from drooping down to the floor, where they would be imperiled by passing goat hooves and cat paws, I loop the lower end of the reins up over the mounting bracket, creating the droplet shapes shown here, caught in the morning light spilling through the barn door.

 

Camera: Vivitar 220/SL (circa 1976, with Pentax Super-Takumar 55mm f/1.8 lens).

 

Film: 35mm 100 ISO Arista.edu Ultra, developed in Arista Liquid Developer for 6:10 minutes @ 71 degrees, and scanned with an Epson V600 scanner.

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Uploaded on August 19, 2020