Counting Sheep Photo

Photographer’s Note

The farm that had inspired many a photo of my trip to N.Z., including my dawn shots, belongs to my friend who is seen here with his small flock of sheep. They are well looked after and many are destined to live out their sheepish lives on this property.
It was a challenging shot to take as they rushed past me while I walked towards them. I was forced to actually step backwards, fast, so that I could include them on their speedy run.

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Royaldevon (5944) 2007-07-30 6:33

Hello Klaudio,

Great shot! Good to capture 'everyday' occurences on the farm. Nicely composed and good light!

I wonder how long it took your friend to teach the sheep to walk in single file and smile at the camera!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

indoka28 (5187) 2007-07-30 6:43

Hello Klaudio,

the beauti of the this shot is that sheep looking straight at u in the fg..It looks like they have seen something in you liked the pied piper and they are all coming at you..with the first twoo already arrived..!!

great shot iwth very good colours and clarity..also great POv and a well thought composition..!!

Regards,
Indro

ben4321 (9807) 2007-07-30 9:40

I'm always a sucker for sheep photographs, and this one is full of charm.
I think it would have worked even better if you had angled the camera down a bit and taken the shot a fraction of a second earlier. Angling the camera down would have excluded the slight distraction of the sky, and if you'd taken it slightly earlier we'd have been able to see the legs of the lead animal. It looks like they were moving quite fast though, so maybe that wasn't possible.
Good stuff Klaudio.

Cheers,
Ben

hatti52 (12654) 2007-07-30 10:43

Hello Klaudio,
i think they liked you)
very nice composition,great colours and sharpness
cheers

evarol (192) 2007-07-30 20:14

Hello,
This is a cool photo. I like the expression on the leading sheep's face. You also fit the herd into the frame really well. Good photo.
Regards,
Erdem

macondo (13271) 2007-07-30 22:19

They like you Klaudio. See them flocking towards you and your camera. The leading one (obviously the brains in this lot) seems almost to be peering out of the frame. Oh, the expression on its face - wondrous photography. A good shot, actually, with the only pity being the absence of its legs. The sky doesn't bother me like it does Ben, but it would have been better to crop it in the absence of a greater proportion of it in the original shot. The shot has lots of life and I like the bemusement on your friend's face and in his nonchalant stance.
Regards,
Andrew

japiey (9521) 2007-07-31 4:28

Hi Klaudio.

Lovely image, feel of a musical play in field...with the smiles of the character and the rhythmic walk of the sheep.. they even came so close to you... :)
Good composition, full of action and life... rich in colours and great lights.
Wishes for a great day.

jean paul

sined (4483) 2007-07-31 4:30

twenty one ! and i'm not sleeping !
beautiful rural scene as i love them !

Graal (58732) 2007-07-31 23:10

Hi Klaudio,
nice view and theme, good vertical composition, fine portraits of sheeps. Here's peaceful atmosphere. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

MLINES (10976) 2007-08-16 2:56

Hi Klaudio. Excellent real sheep photo from NZ. As a kiwi now living in Australia since 1980, i still pine to see real white sheep such as you have displayed so well here. Good colour and cropping. TFS. Murray.

MayaG (2393) 2007-08-18 12:57

Hi Dado,
preslatka fotografija! Bas tipicno za Novi Zeland - trava i ovcice :) Super si se snasao u trenutku, jer kompozicija je odlicna sa ovcom koja je blizu objektiva i ostalima u pozadini. Odlicna!
pozdrav
marija

omerozden (1241) 2009-03-12 4:58

hello klaudio,
this is very lovely!
they look very innocent and delicious:)
i tried a ws for this photo with a tighter crop.
warm regards,
omer

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