Hm! Where's my backup team?, a photo from Sonderjylland, West

Photographer's Note

I was on a visit to the south of Denmark and was passing by on the island Als, when I spotted a field with young cows. I got some time left before the departure of my ferry and decided to make some shots. The most curious of the cows ran to the fence, to watch the intruder - but something was missing - the backup team ;-)

Cloned away the wire in front - This also my pc background photo of the month.

weswang, Tue, ChrisJ, orme, Fixfocus, Galmeida, alford, caliane, elihesamian, joeydrops, pasternak has marked this note useful

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snuggleaphagus (4146) 2005-05-31 16:53

Animals have great expressions but this is a definitly a funny one.
The nose is so pink and looks so very soft. Great composition and the blue and green go together very well.
Love the earing very fashionable.

nwoehnl (122) 2005-05-31 17:04

Hi Jeppe, I think I can see how this one makes a great computer wallpaper. Fun posing you got of the curious cow in the foreground, and a nice add with the more distant group in the back. Lush seasonal colors, and a nice topping from the light clouds.

davido (1982) 2005-05-31 17:15

What strikes me is her being very clean. I see no dirt and no insect. The grass and the sky are ok too. Is there any Cows theme on TE if not it would be worth creating one as there are many nice and funny shots like yours from them.
Hälsningar, David'o

RGatward (20088) 2005-05-31 17:23

Excellent shot Jeppe, another the reminds me of Atom Heart Mother, not just because it's a cow, but the whole treatment. He inclusion of the others in the background is jsut great, and good illustration for the amusing title.

jajko (775) 2005-05-31 17:24

nice, fuuny, sharp, great POV. wonderfull!!! all makes for me good impression!

good wor Jeppe!

regards, lukasz

Ina (2687) 2005-05-31 17:55

Nice and funny composition ... I love the colors and the composition with this curios cow in front and the friends hiding far away from you...

God sommer....Ina...

Tue (61592) 2005-05-31 18:55

Hej Jeppe,
Er du helt sikker på at dette billede ikke er taget hernede i Holland? ;-)
Hilsner,
Lars

maphoto (8082) 2005-05-31 22:03

Funny pose Jeppe, nicely composed and well balanced, great to have this cow in the forground, well seen.

singuanti (15250) 2005-05-31 22:45

Hi Jeppe, I love this shot! Do I have permission to make it my backdrop too? I love the title as it is very funny. But what really makes this shot is the pose of the cow. Excellent shot Jeppe!

orme (7219) 2005-06-01 2:11

A very amusing shot, Jeppe. Well captured and framed. The cow's 'dirty knees' remind me of a 'young boy' coming in from playing with his friends. The great sky and the cow's shadow finish off the composition perfectly.

danyy (0) 2005-06-01 2:56

Bonjour Jepp,
Une attitude bien sympathique pour ce veau qui semble se prêter au jeu du photographe.
Une photo bien sympathique.
Best regards.
Daniel.

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-06-01 3:12

Solitudine :))) I can ear the MEU here.
A good one from 02176 , might be happy.
Well done
Jean Michel

ChrisJ (143041) 2005-06-01 3:52

Hi Jeppe

I like the title. Good sharpness, color, depth & lighting, with a simple, but effective composition. Well done!

PixelTerror (0) 2005-06-01 6:13

Hej Jeppe,
Very nice and well shot, I think this one qualifies for the "Atom Hear Father" kind of photo series opened by Richard, it does replace very well the original windows xp background, but will it fix the bugs ?
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

jrj (34843) 2005-06-01 8:01

Very charming shot Jeppe of this youngster strolling around in the great open Danish landscape. Very good 'snapshot' ehh.... not snapsshot' then....

weswang (18223) 2005-06-01 10:26

Hi Jeppe, A funny looking of the cow and a funny title goes with it. This is a nice catch with nice contrast, great details, and depth. A well taken picture.

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-06-01 12:02

Hi Jeppe!
Excellent "story telling" compo in your typical style!I like the pose and the look to the backup team of the cow.
A great shot!
h.

Galmeida (12559) 2005-06-01 16:34

Hello Jeppe,
This is te picture! I like it and my birth zodiac mounth is May. So I always like green scenery landscapes, cows, cheese and not so milk because with age is not a nice way to improve disgestion. I know that is not a tribute but a way of communicate in a friendly and quality version. This picture you took is well framed, great colors and sharpness, and this frontal appproach is a must of a great photo man that is you with this excelent photo and the nice cow to make the close-up with us, ............Wow............The very best to you.
Congratulations and WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUW.
Fernando

Intruder (3099) 2005-06-01 22:41

hi Jeppe,
the cow posture is very funny. excellent colors, composition, sharpness and again title! congratulations

Hanssie (10932) 2005-06-02 15:40

Jeppe !
Always funny !
Here's a jeppish one again, and it's even well composed, funny, funny !

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-06-02 19:00

great title and very good shot, I hope this doestn have BSE, it just looks a bit annoyed thats all.

Well done

alford (4001) 2005-06-03 4:23

Hi Jeppe! I certainly miss your funny shots and notes, and this is a good one. Back-up team? Is that what he's really thinking? Very clean shot! The sharpness and colors are wonderful! rgds.

jhm (181290) 2005-06-05 5:39

Dear Jeppe,
A very amazing picture but splendid, excellent sharp and clear, the attitude of the cow is very special.
I deeply appreciate for you visit!
John.

premels (2400) 2005-06-05 11:34

Hi Jeppe, I also had cows as wall paper on my PC for a while but the cows were not that expressive. This one really stands out. I would find it a bit distracting on my screen.

bazal (7900) 2005-06-06 9:55

Hi Jeppe.
Another funny "atom heart mother"-styled picture ! Superb composition and POV, and very nice expression of the cow ! Great shot, thanks for sharing.

caliane (610) 2005-06-08 0:40

Amazing shot! it seems that the cow was talking to you.. hehehe.. it's such a nice animal, I'm impressed. I like your composition, the sharpness, the colors, the whole scene and obviously the grin and the glance" of the cow.. hehe

elihesamian (26149) 2005-06-08 6:27

Oh!
A nice pc B.ground you was set for yourself,Jeppe:)
great shot with a funny pose of the cow and lovely ambient.
excellent fresh details,colors and contrast and composition as good as it gets!
beautiful and I enjoy it very much.
Best Wishes!
M

capthaddock (28790) 2005-06-30 9:43

Hi Jeppe - a funny one, excellent idea for desktop wallpaper. I love the colours and amazing detail once again, the 02176 earring and the white part of the eye, the perspective gives it a 3 dimensional feel.

joeydrops (2659) 2005-07-05 6:54

Hello Jeppe,
Very funny and cute :D I really like the expression on the cows face - very curious. And the cows in the background sure do look like a backup team :P Well composed with the green and blue background. Those puffy clouds are nice. Great all round!
Claudia

agerrard (338) 2005-09-04 0:50

This is such a fun snap. Cute cow (I especially like how you can see the white in her/his eye!! I love it!

lukas (2067) 2006-04-11 9:38

Hello Jeppe
This is a splendid and funny picture of a beautiful and lovely cow! She (or he) is looking a bit angry to you or to your Panasonic?
Marvelous. (Good idee to clone the wire...)
Greetz.
Luc

fraggance (380) 2006-06-24 7:21

très belle vache. Si tu as le temps de voir dans ma gallerie, j'en ai photographié une aussi.
amicalement
audrey

peco85 (921) 2006-06-24 7:38

Clever composition and very god light. Excellent scene with a god Title:)

PeCO

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pasternak (15185) 2006-06-26 7:31

LOL

Jeppe, this is such a brilliant photo! The capture is superb, the cow really looks like a lead singer streching her neck to a microphone, in search of a band...

Great work,
Alexander

teo (259) 2007-01-21 9:09

Hi Jeppe!
Nice shot! The cow has a funny expression!!
Good composition, color balance and exposition.
Ciao
Matteo

Liekje (574) 2007-01-21 9:53

Ahhhh.... It's really adorable, the curious cow. The way he/she poses for your photo, it almost could have been a Paulus potter-cow (painting).
I like your other cow-photo's on your website as well. Very nice job to get these super(size)models to pose for you like that.

Matthew-Watt (5934) 2007-02-11 20:51

Hello Jeppe,
I love the content look of this cow! The grass is very green, lucky cows! Appart from the excellent expression, I like the inclusion of the small cluster of cattle in the background, to help fill the frame. I have just posted a picture of cows also. They make for an interresting photography subject indeed!
Matt