Haitian Brood Mare Paddock Dawn Light

Soft gray light from low clouds hangs over a wet pasture in Haiti as a brood mare stands near a wooden fence. The horse wears a fly mask and halter, its coat glistening under a sudden beam of lighthouse-sweep illumination that cuts through the overcast sky. Raindrops bead on the salt tubs spaced along the fence line, while a water trough sits nearby beside a dense windbreak. The ground is saturated with the wet season, reflecting the pale sky in shallow puddles. Dust settles on the horse's flank where the light strikes, against the shadowed grass. A wooden post anchors the fence, holding the tether rope taut against the calm morning air.