Who? Me?, a photo from East Coast, North Island

Photographer's Note

No matter what, some of us just can't hide in the crowds.

Sheep ranch (relatively) near Gisborne.
Desaturated, because there was very little colour in the first place. Cropped, adjusted levels and toned.

Janice, fireflyz, joni, Dr_Nibbles, alekpet, MLINES, avallaunius has marked this note useful

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lcask (591) 2005-08-26 8:29

Indeed funy shot. Pity not to have more light there. Nevertheles, composition is nice :-)

aferrao (1145) 2005-08-26 9:10

That's a funny detail! :)
It could be seen as expressing the coexistance in community, for some campaign against racism.
Nice shot!
Greatings, Artur.

king (4242) 2005-08-26 10:01

This kind of pictures manipulate the mind.
You can't see the eyes of the black sheep and yet I'm convinced of the fact that it looks and feels sad. It's not funny to be else.
Nice shot. I think a frame gives the shot more strength. I investigate this in a workshop.
Greetings.
Huub de Koning.

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ishai (4097) 2005-08-26 10:49

This delicious animal would be having a complex that’s for sure
I had to look twice but is a real ( it thought it was the dog at first)
It would make a very good postcard
Very good capture
Thanks for making me laugh
Ishai

Amellia (1862) 2005-08-26 16:18

witaj:))
hi super fotka, swietnie wypatrzone, bardzo mi sie podoba , bravo:)))

hdl (7035) 2005-08-29 18:26

Very funny. Guess who's the black sheep of the family... You saw that very good.

Janice (4403) 2005-08-30 0:39

I'm happy to see some of our 'few' NZ sheep, and the Black one certainly stands out in the crowd. Funny how it has quite a gap around him. Did the other sheep purposefully keep their distance from him, or was it only at that moment the gap opened up? Very interesting. Well captured and TFS Kari.

mire (88) 2005-09-08 19:46

it's so funny!!!!
I like it very much!!!!!

Catli (550) 2005-09-11 1:58

Ha ha ha! This is a real black sheep! Poor thing he's got nowhere to hide! But he seems to be standing tall so he must be ok. :-) Thanks for the laugh.

cdkeyser (81) 2005-09-14 3:37

This is one of those pictures where you need a bit of luck for your subject to be there - and a sharp eye to spot it. Seems like you have both. I also like your choice to desaturate and tone, adding to the effect. I first thought of adding some more contrast, but I'm not sure it would be such an improvement. Excellent work!

fireflyz (2097) 2005-09-14 17:03

A beautiful photo Kari! Great PP work with a funny title. I like it a lot! I noticed so many of the sheeps have their eyes on you they can hardly notice the black sheep at the moment. Nice work!
Skye

ngraha (149) 2005-09-19 8:15

Nice photo, I love the isolated black sheep.

Shame about the sharpness, but great attempt.

Nick

pady (4800) 2005-09-20 12:10

Very interesting picture. This should be very difficult to be alone in this crowd. Godd idea to desatured picture.
Well done.
pady
P.-S: Thank you for your comments on my pictures

remcos (715) 2005-09-22 14:43

Hello Kari

Really funny shot, well taken (or did you paint one black).
It’s a lovely composition.

TFS
Greetings
Re[]c[]co

alainh (33209) 2005-09-28 0:44

hello Kari
splendid and very funny. Your tittle is excelent. i like your post-traitement.
congratulations
regards
alain

joni (896) 2005-10-07 7:45

Well catched! Good job and really nice pic.

Rgrds
Marcin

zeus (1462) 2005-11-10 8:44

funny picture...the picture spek by itself...but i lack more definition on the whole picture.

markpanos (1977) 2005-11-26 15:05

All my life I have been listening "you are the black sheep of the flock" but I had never seen that expression in image... until you photographed it.

Amazing, AMAZING, really.

fredmadison (0) 2006-02-07 6:48

hehe this one is funny, good idea :) I like it :D
Greetings!

Thiard (89) 2006-04-03 16:25

Wow Kari, like this picture very much! Very well captured..

It seemed that you where not the only one who was seeing something special, they all look at you too.. which btw gives a nice effect.

The reason that this picture caught my eye is that I just LOVE sheep :o)

Keep on doing what you do!

Ciao,

Tjeerd

arnoud1976 (1191) 2006-06-12 7:25

hi Kari, haha, this one if funny :-)
like it! tfs arnoud

JonteW (190) 2006-08-16 10:03

I love hove the other sheep are taking distanse from the poor black sheep. I think it works very well in B&W. Normally I'm not foreign to a lot of contrast and some grain in B&W photos, but I like ho this is in a "dull" tone. Soft like the sheep.

benkrut (2407) 2006-08-17 22:15

Hi
No way it could hide between others...
It can be also understood in other way. In Poland we say "the black sheep in the drove" about somebody really bad between the others.
Nice and funny image.
Take care
Henryk

syltty (274) 2006-09-11 2:09

Hei Kari,

this shot is just excellent! And funny. Well balanced, well croped. Congrats.

dafema (173) 2006-09-30 18:37

You can run but you can't hide...
Funny picture, it's a shame about the colours
Congrats
David

fjufju (335) 2006-10-20 8:08

Hi Kari,
:))))))))))))
Regards,
Jan

alekpet (4663) 2006-11-20 3:17

Hi Kari.

Nice of you to remind us of this photo.
The message is clear and you saw it nicely.

take care, Aleks

Clairedelune (4923) 2006-11-28 18:30

Oh dear! I just click on your link "My own favourites" and I find that one. I can't believe it! The Black Sheep! The real and only one! No other like him (her?). Yes! I am in favor of black sheep! baaaaaaa!
Cute one Kari! It made me smile! ;)
Claire

sadeik (3282) 2007-01-17 16:20

Yes you, well spotted and an excellant POV although a more sepia brown colour might have been nicer (or is it just my screen that makes it a bit yellow)
Nice one

Simon

IndonesiaWild (14) 2007-03-26 2:27

Iconic! Great potential in a stick catalog!!

I like it that the black sheep is looking at us while most of the white sheep are looking at it.

I'd be tempted to crop out the earth patch on the right. But with material like this, who cares??

Irina75 (1502) 2007-03-27 7:56 [Comment]

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szabcsi (181) 2007-05-29 16:09

Good idea, and good realization! It was indeed a good decision to desaturate, it emphasize the contrast. Well chosen DOF, and funny title :)
I don't know the original shot and what was cropped off, but wondering if it was a better composition if the black one would be moved to the left bit? If you don't mind I'm playing and publishing a WS version.

Anyway, great eyes you have!
Szabolcs

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MLINES (12516) 2007-06-12 19:27

Hi Kari. A classic NZ photograph. Good sense of humour shows through here highlighting the black sheep which stands out so well. Good work. Murray.

mikeo (12129) 2007-11-05 5:30

O la la:)))))

Funny, superb, perfect timings:)

Great!
Greetings
Aga

matt_moi (318) 2008-01-17 1:34

The black sheep ! Excellent picture ! And it seems to be the only one to look in your direction (except 1 or 2).
Nice shot !
Matt

Mistral (15416) 2008-03-31 9:16

Wonderfully apt title!!!
Funny, Kari, really funny!
A smile
Luca

chirasak (2) 2008-06-15 20:18

Hello Kari
good idea and good shot black sheep in the flock of white sheep

mrsjanejetson (16) 2008-06-15 21:01

It makes me want to adopt him and give him a hug

Disparador (164) 2009-04-23 4:32

Perfect! rsrs
The black one is the original!
Best regards,
Jorge Figueiredo

CLODO (45094) 2010-01-09 11:42

Hi Kari
Excellent B&W picture and realistic title! Like it so much!!
Cheers
CLODO

holmertz (93580) 2011-11-25 11:54

Helo Kari,
An oldie, but a goodie. I have seen it a few times before but it's always a pleasure to see it again. I wish I had taken it. I like the title too.
Regards,
Gert

arnie (1817) 2013-12-21 5:11

Hi Kari,
Just spotted this one in the random section.
Great capture very funny.
Arnie.