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Cow, calf and old house +repost
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Cow, calf and old house +repost

by John Tobias

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted March 29, 2015125 views6 comments
Generally I keep a PS camera in my van, in this case a Canon PS120 IS.
Spotted this new calf with it's damn in front of an old abandoned farm house. Took the photo still in my van from the road without shutting off the engine. Too risky to shut the engine off, so the high shutter speed.

Canon PS 120 IS
1/800 @ F-4 ISO 100
6-60mm @ 52mm HH

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on March 30, 2015 at 12:13 AM
Love it! The textures are very interesting... I'll bet Mama cow is getting frustrated with her baby and her owners! Her udder looks like it's going to explode :eek: You might crop off the back porch on the LS. IMO, it is too busy for the rest of the comp. :wavey:
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on March 30, 2015 at 10:29 AM
Lucy, I like your comment, so here it is as a repost. Thank you for the suggestion.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on March 31, 2015 at 1:40 PM
Much better! :jump: And, I'd forgotten to mention the shadow on the right to crop, but you did it anyway...great job. I love Old, rustic photos. :wavey:
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on April 3, 2015 at 11:56 AM
Sometimes circumstance provides a great photo op John, I think you made the most of it here.
The new calf looks like it's either trying to get up, or peeing. It's gotta be one of the two:wink:
Well done & have a great weekend :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Williams on April 12, 2015 at 6:28 PM

I like your repost here John. Momma looks like she is a bit uncomfortable and would like to have some of the pressure relieved with a nursing calf. Lots of interest with the old farmhouse and the cow/new calf.

Registered on December 28, 2010, 636 Posts, 3499 Comments
Comment posted by Patrick O'Healy on April 14, 2015 at 6:05 PM

John,

Call me silly, but I like the original photo.  The turquoise in the window leads me to internal discussion about what it is.  Is it curtains, is it reflection, or?  I look at photos like these less from a technical than from a visceral point of view.  Am I impacted?  Is something in it distracting?  How do I feel looking at it?  I would not change a thing.  devil

Registered on March 13, 2011, 326 Posts, 1679 Comments