Taranaki cows Photo

Photographer’s Note

A few more cows today. View of Mt Taranaki (2518m. elev.) from the New Plymouth-Stratford road. The road is a fast one, and I almost had an accident suddenly pulling over and stopping by the side. The shadows came out really dark, I tried sloppily to lighten them in photoshop, not enough to give enough detail though. Taken about 1hr before sunset, with the full 210mm zoom, portable tripod mounted on top of the car.
The volcano last erupted in 1755.

gary91, singuanti, martou, mjdundee, Paolo, PixelTerror, ChrisJ, Tue, PJE, huynt, arjun_das, Matthew-Watt has marked this note useful

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Hayri_CALISKAN (918) 2005-12-22 16:53

Very nice landscape.
I like the strong colors and tones.
Very well composed.

magiqa (1264) 2005-12-22 16:55

Another beautiful picture! It took a couple of seconds before I discovered the cows!

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Gerrit (36313) 2005-12-22 18:48

Hi Tan, I like this picture. There is a lot of shadow hanging over the right side, but the terraslike hill on the left and the beautiful snowcapt vulcano compensate that easily.
Thanks and rgards, Gerrit

pnugroho (57) 2005-12-22 19:00

waw... very nice scenery... the cows... the grass... and the mountain at the BG are nicely composed.

ancevski (3334) 2005-12-22 20:50

Nice photo, I like the colors... Well done...

Regards, Dragan.

singuanti (15240) 2005-12-22 22:47

Hi Tan. I really don't mind the deep shadows because it does such good tings for the saturation. It is fun seeing the light hit all of the terraces or steps on the side of the hill. Wonderful shot Tan!

martou (1672) 2005-12-23 1:39

bonsoir Tan,
beautifull contrasting landscape, nice lines of shadow, new zealand beauty, bravo et merci Martin

mjdundee (3524) 2005-12-23 3:10

Hello Tan,
You were very lucky with the weather!
I know Mt. Egmont only with the head fully covered by clouds - and from postcards.
Fairly exclusive POV and very green ;-)
TFS Thomas

Paolo (40755) 2005-12-23 4:07

Hi Tan, amazing image.
the colours of the mountains are fantastic, with a storng light.
excellent POV to see the Taranaki with the snow (and a great contrast with the green fields and the cows!).
excellent shot.
thanks, ciao

Henryk_Bilor (20371) 2005-12-23 4:30

Hi Tan
Great picture with climber-cows and beautiful perspective at the mountain. But the colours are overprocessed in my opinion.
Have a nice day.

donluicu (23955) 2005-12-23 6:37

Tan
this is a great shot, a big contrast beetween the gren foreground and the snowy bacjk...well done

loic

lukie (0) 2005-12-23 10:19

Hello Tan,

the green in your picture is kind of strange, the mountain is very sharp.

merry Christmas to you and your family,

Luc.

Cormac (26455) 2005-12-23 10:37

Great shot! I like the strong diagonal in this, with the slope of the mountain going up to the right, at exactly the same angle as the shadows on the hill. The colours are very saturated and beautiful to look at. The fence at the bottom I think is quite important, because it adds a lot of depth. Well done!

Ann75 (0) 2005-12-23 15:17

Hello Tan,

What a beautiful picture. The white mountain against the blue sky is amazing aswell as the lush green colors of the mountain side. Great composition with stunning color combination and good accent of the cows. Well captured and well done!

Have a wonderful Christmas and may 2006 bring you all the things you like!

Take care,
Ann

gilou530 (35710) 2005-12-23 17:12

hello tan
a very colors saturated, the framing is fantastic, the sky is great blue
gilbert

Tue (25608) 2005-12-23 17:43

Hej Tan,
A very nice contrast between the green hill and the snowy mountain. The composition is very good and the light gorgeous. Great work!
Merry Christmas!
Hilsner,
Lars

anesugur (17018) 2005-12-23 18:06

Merhaba Tan
Fotoğraf inanılmaz derecede net.Özellikle dağ harika görünüyor.
Tebrikler. Uğur

PJE (19533) 2005-12-23 19:19

Tan this is amazing. I love the details and sweeping triangle shaped shadow through the hillside. Very effective lines and elements in this scene. A real treat to view...just like all your photos! Thanks for bringing high quality images to TE!

huynt (5077) 2005-12-23 22:13

Wow Tan
An excellent angle shot. Very beautiful. Thanks for sharing in this day. Merry Chirstmas and happy new year to you and your family. Huy

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gary91 (15321) 2005-12-24 4:57

Hello Tan,
New-Zealand is really a fantastic country and a paradise for photographers... The constrast beetween this green grass and blue sky, the emergence of this peak compose a wonderful image. Congratulations.
A pity the scan maybe not that good...
Merry Xmas !
Regards. Christian

rosaline (0) 2005-12-24 5:06

Good, bright and colourful contribution with your usual high contrast. Very nice and well composed. Like the cows!
Aubrey
Have a great Christmas and new year.

ChrisJ (70443) 2005-12-24 5:28

Hi Tan

The composition & sharpness are superb, but the grass appears slightly oversaturated on my monitor. I like the repetition & depth added by the fg fence, & the graphism of the solitary peak of Mt Egmont against the blue sky. Good work overall.

BlaiseCendrars (0) 2005-12-24 7:39

Merhaba Tan! This is a fantastic shot with stunning colours. Actually I don't mind the shadow, it's actually a quite interesting feature because of its near symmetry with the peak. Thanks and kind regards, Chris

toni_al (15476) 2005-12-24 13:46

Salut Tan
Comme moi tu aimes bien les images saturées et avec un bon contraste. Joli cadrage.
Joyeux noël, Merry Xmas, Felices Fiestas
Toni

sarju (5308) 2005-12-24 21:39

Great stuff Tan
Merry christmas to you
cheers ... sarju
PS: Just adding my two cents here ... not really in a mood to divulge into tech aspects of the photo today.

keribar (42760) 2005-12-25 15:00

Merhaba Tan,

Yarın akşam evde, Bayram'da Yeni Zelanda'ya gitmeye hazırlanan oğluma örnek olarak senin fotograflarını göstermeyi düsünüyorum.

Sanıyorum ki ne kadar begendiğimi anlatmaya gerek yok. İyi yıllar dilerim - Izzet

hyasar (7393) 2005-12-26 8:14

Dear Tan,

there is something unfair with your photos. You give me nothing to criticize. Loyal blue, lifeful green and happy cows; this is the picture of dreamland.

Happy new year,
Hakan

ukasz (799) 2005-12-29 13:22

Hi Tan,
wow, lovely view of a lovely pace. Great colours of the snow capped peak and the contrasting with it green terraces on the slopes. The cattle on the sloaps look funny. Really well composed! greetings
ukasz

PixelTerror (86861) 2005-12-30 12:58

Kia Ora Tan,
This one has suffrend a bit from the scan but the upwards angle and left to right progression to finally end on the snow capped peak is well thought. Looks like you're in a cow period ;-)
Merry Christmas,
Jean-Yves

quantabeh (5203) 2006-01-02 21:23

wow. a nice interplay of highlights and darks, creating a superb contrast. beautiful thanks for sharing.
Behrang

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nerve (10212) 2006-01-20 5:28

arkadaşım kiwi olunca bakmadan edemiyorum tabii.. ;)Kontrast biraz fazla geldi bana ama, yine de müthiş, bu renkler Realadan mı yoksa PP mi anlamadım, ama olsun ben Reala'yı en iyi negatif film olarak addediyorum. (slide'da da velvia'yı,, senin hep negatif çalışman olman da ilginç geliyor bana gerçi, yani velvia hiç kullanmamış olman..)

Harika bir yer, nefis renkler, nefis bir kompozisyon..

xavshot (63137) 2006-04-22 14:59

Bonsoir Tan
supebes diagonales sur cette compo. J'aime le contraste des couleurs entre le blanc de la montagne et le vert des prairies. C'est très beau
Bravo
Xavier

Beatka (107) 2006-04-26 8:07

what a wonderful lanscape!! I love it!!
great job;) greetings from Poland!!

darrasin (2860) 2006-09-19 14:27

Hello Tan! Very nice capture here, it's a really strong composition. I am surprised that will all these critiques no one mentions the aparent vignetting caused by your polarizer. But still very nice!

Regards,
Doug

Beaconx (81) 2006-09-19 14:36

It was already a great view at the thumbnail and when I opened the bigger view, the cows came as a promotion adding certain humour to the picture. Very strong tones and contours. Could probably have been a better picture without the shadow right in the middle, but what are you going to do about it? Ellerine saglik.. Cheers,
Alp

plimrn (19740) 2007-03-22 0:16

Hi Tan,
This is such a true photo!! I love the way the light falls across those little grooves worn by the anaimals and highlights them. Although, I thought they were more prevalent in fields with sheep. HLJ, Pat

fannyloh (128) 2007-05-04 21:43

Hi,
very nicely composed picture. Beautiful colours and contrast. the mountain is sharp and beautiful, but the greens looks a bit 'unreal'.

regards..