"This photograph, taken up river at low tide on the Bantham Estuary
in Devon, was hatched in my mind when I scouted the location alone the
previous week.

"I needed a day when sunset would be coupled
with low tide and mathematically that only happens once every two weeks.
When shooting west, a low tide was necessary to be able to work the
Estuary on foot and a low sun would allow for shade.

"Finding
the day required just 60 seconds research on the internet, but of course
there could be no assurance that the weather on the optimum day would
be good - especially in the UK. Without sunlight, there wouldn’t be a
picture - I would not have enough light to freeze the action and
secondly there would not be enough contrast between the subject and the
background. I needed a beautiful evening and a sky free of cloud.

"But
that day our luck was in and I was able to shoot the running stallion
at 1/3000th of a second. This was enough for every drop of water to be
pin sharp. The configuration of the spray and the shape of the water was
always going to be random, I just had to try and focus on the horse’s
head. It was a low percentage shot, but this one frame was almost
exactly what I had in mind.

"I would like to thank my friend
Nicholas Johnston for allowing me to work on his stunning estate and
also providing the help we needed on the day." - David Yarrow