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Highland Cow

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Posted by Philip Kirkham on May 24, 2006 at 3:13 AM
Highland Cow
OK I know it's domesticated, but I bet you daren't lie on the ground just in front of one :biggrin: .
Thought it would compliment Elliot's highland stag.
1DS2 24-70 @ 45, F16 @ 1/160, iso 200, fill flash, dirty pants :redface:
Critique welcome
Best wishes
Phil
Posted by Helge Sorensen on May 24, 2006 at 4:29 AM
A cow with a bad hair day :biggrin: I like the shot, but keep coming back to the horizon, can't really decide whether it needs some rotation or not ? :wavey:
Posted by John Chapman on May 24, 2006 at 4:55 AM
HI Philip
beautiful beasts. The angle of the sky going through the head of the animal makes me feel a wee bit dizzy or maybe it was the drink I consumed last night :biggrin:
John
Aberdeen :toast:
Posted by Philip Kirkham on May 24, 2006 at 5:27 AM
Hmm, I see what you mean guys, although this was taken on a hillside and I have already cropped to straighten a little. I'll straighten the one on my web more to see if that is better.
Many thanks
Phil :wavey:
Posted by Richard Peters on May 24, 2006 at 7:30 AM
These are great beasts! I have way to many pictures of them from the recent trip to Scotland. I find it amazing they know where they are going as most of them have hair toally covering their eyes! :eek:
Posted by PhilH on May 24, 2006 at 8:51 AM
Does look to be toppling over a bit and I'm not happy with the tree line cutting through the head of the beast, but doesn't 'he' look splendid.

:toast:
Posted by Elliott Neep on May 24, 2006 at 11:03 AM
Now that's how I wanted my stag to look, in full glorious sunshine. Big fan of the wide-angle and I know you can get very close to these. Would suggest losing an inch or more of the grass off the bottom so the cow really dominates the image. :toast: :cool:
Posted by Major Gilbert on May 24, 2006 at 4:40 PM
Hi Philiph
Splendid looking shot of both cow and surroundings. Does make me feel as though I have had one too many though. :toast:

Major.
Posted by John Varley on May 24, 2006 at 5:11 PM
Fine looking beast but may well have had one too many. :smile:

John