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This week's Cow

Postby Bob G on Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:14 pm

Well several of them really.
Was wife's birthday so went for a drive with her and the in-laws to Montville, Maleny and home through Kenilworth.
Grass was nice and lush everywhere after all the rain. Dairy cows and a multitude of cattle egrets everywhere.

These guys were having a bit of a swim which caught my attention.

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Re: This week's Cow

Postby christiand on Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:02 pm

What a happy bunch of cows :D

They are Jerseys ?

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Re: This week's Cow

Postby Pehpsi on Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:33 pm

Great shot, really like it.
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Re: This week's Cow

Postby SteveGriffin on Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:39 pm

Aahh nothing like an afternoon dip.

I really like the composition of this Bob
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Re: This week's Cow

Postby Old Bob on Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:35 am

That is a great cow shot, Bob. A good way to cool down the udder.

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Re: This week's Cow

Postby colin_12 on Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:19 am

Nice colour in this Bob.
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Re: This week's Cow

Postby Reschsmooth on Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:00 am

Nice shot. This was via the D3, yeah? If so, how much PP was involved? I ask because the DR looks superb.
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Re: This week's Cow

Postby blacknstormy on Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:40 am

That water looks like quicksilver !!!!
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Re: This week's Cow

Postby Bob G on Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:44 am

Patrick BTW this is where I get the milk for my coffee. Local dairies = minimal processing on the milk and high protein content.

Minimal PP on this. It was a raw file. Exposure was spot on. Some small adjustment to the recovery, fill light, contrast and clarity sliders plus a tad of saturation added.

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Date: 08/02/2008
Time: 3:30:26 PM
Model: NIKON D3
Serial #: 2007424
Firmware: Ver.1.00
Frame #: 0850
Lens (mm): 70
ISO: 200
Aperture: 11
Shutter: 1/200
Exp. Comp.: 0.0
Flash Comp.:
Program: Aperture Priority
Focus Mode: AF-C
White Bal.: AUTO
ICC Profile: sRGB IEC61966-2.1
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Re: This week's Cow

Postby Pehpsi on Sat Feb 09, 2008 1:49 pm

There's one 'evil cow' in the water, which is staring you down big time! The tag in the ear adds a heap of attitude, too!
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Re: This week's Cow

Postby BullcreekBob on Sat Feb 09, 2008 2:35 pm

Pehpsi wrote:There's one 'evil cow' in the water, which is staring you down big time! The tag in the ear adds a heap of attitude, too!


Yup, that cow got my attention too.

Whilst looking at this shot, I realised I would never take a shot like it. If I was stood next to you at the time, I still wouldn't take such a shot.

I really am the sort of person where my eye automatically seeks detail in small parts of a scene. I would have just zoomed right on the cow in the pond and snapped away at small things, never noticing there was a beauty or balance on a larger scale.

For me, buying a wide angle lens would be an absurd waste of money.
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Re: This week's Cow

Postby Ladybird on Sat Feb 09, 2008 10:50 pm

An evil jersey????? Not with those big brown eyes and long lashes!
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