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06-MAR-2004 Neil Lawson

Favourite cows*
First Place

Leongatha, Victoria, Australia

These are some of the Jersey's at my family's dairy farm (currently run by my brother and father). I don't get 'home' very much of late, but made a quick trip over for a high school reunion.

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super II
1/200s f/11.0 at 108.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time06-Mar-2004 16:56:28
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 300D DIGITAL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length108 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/11
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Don Guo08-Jan-2005 09:41
love this one!
Isabel Cutler19-Apr-2004 22:54
Absolutely fantastic. Love the sharp, sharp cattle, their ears fringed with light, in front of the misty, dreamy background!
Isabel
Guest 04-Apr-2004 06:06
Great image!
Brian.
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ctfchallenge15-Mar-2004 07:28
I keep coming back to this image. The cows are so soft and beautiful, and match their environment. The motion of the cows walking adds a lot of character to them too. Susan
ctfchallenge15-Mar-2004 07:27
Thanks for all the comments, much appreciated. Flowersand - cows are inquisitive by nature, they stop and look at anything strange, especially if someone is standing on the track they are about to walk on - Neil
Canon DSLR Challenge15-Mar-2004 04:20
Lovely! Looks like the backgound is from a Hollywood set. Are you sure it's not a mat? LOL! ~ LOnnit
alexeig14-Mar-2004 13:40
Hmmm ... Never thought that cows can be THAT beautiful. They seem flowing through air, a wonderful sense of motion. This is created by contrast between sharp subject and dreamy background. Superbly crafted image.
ctfchallenge13-Mar-2004 21:38
Neil I love this one. The way the light is diffuse it enhances the cow's beauty and takes them into a different realm from everyday life... I also like how they are all looking at you. Perhaps you are one of their favorite humans. ;) Ann C
ctfchallenge12-Mar-2004 19:08
Great photo...you captured the perfect angle of the sun. One question: how did you get all the cows to look at you? --flowersand
Paul Sumi12-Mar-2004 17:56
I like the selective DOF, with the foreground cows in sharp focus and the soft background. Looks like the cows are on a walking holiday ;-)
ctfchallenge12-Mar-2004 16:51
Neil, I like this a lot, it has great atmosphere...Bee
Nugar12-Mar-2004 12:54
WOW, what a beautiful image!
ctfchallenge12-Mar-2004 08:33
Now that background looks like home to me :-) Love the composition here...and the setting is wonderful.
Gayle