Is This Pose Good?

I live out in the country. My neighbor has a farm but mostly for a few horses and show cows. The current horse, Sonota, has been a favorite subject of mine although it is rare I get an image I truly like. Yesterday she posed for me as I was walking past her enclosure. This is probably the first image I have of her that I am very happy with.

I ended up trying to process this image as a black & white too. I’m not sure it is any better than the color version but I thought I would give it a try. I kept the processing very simple by only working in Lightroom for the conversion. I thought I would overdue the processing if I tempted myself with Topaz Labs B&W Effects.

Is This Pose Good?Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/160s, 150mm, f/8, ISO 200

Is This Pose Good?
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/160s, 150mm, f/8, ISO 200

Is This Pose Good? Monochrome Version Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/160s, 150mm, f/8, ISO 200

Is This Pose Good?
Monochrome Version
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/160s, 150mm, f/8, ISO 200

Thoughts of Summer

Thoughts of Summer Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/100s, 46mm, f/16, ISO 100

Thoughts of Summer
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/100s, 46mm, f/16, ISO 100