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Comment by Neat:

Originally posted by epescala: Beautiful! I love the softness of it!

Thanks. That's what I loved about it also, but wasn't sure others would, so I was pleasantly surprised to read that.

The role of the father’s are underrated
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Comment by Rankles:
This is a cute shot, although I'm not sure I agree with the sentiment. In most western countries the role of the 'traditional family' is front and centre of many of the major political parties. However I get what you're saying, perhaps that fathers are often overlooked in that key parent role. and as it's a nice, technically competent shot I'm going to bump up my score a bit.

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Comment by glad2badad:
Ahhhhhhhh. Sweet!

Ewe over there
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Comment by roz:

Originally posted by Neat: Originally posted by roz: such a great image Anita .. definitely a character shot .. :) had the neat stamp for sure .. sheep for one .. lol .. and one of your trademark tones .. you have a couple/few .. trademark tones that is .. i loved that the sheep are all looking at you .. and actually standing still .. did you hypnotize them haha .. ;) and its interesting how we all view things differently .. i didnt find anything odd about the angles at all .. especially as we have trees here that are leaning because of the prevailing winds .. often one will be leaning and one quite close wont be .. not sure why that is .. :) Yes the trees if they are not staked early then it’s too lateâ€Â¦ A real pet hate of mine. I’ve actually pulled out trees from my garden if they end up like that, I can’t stand it, the perfectionist in me LOL.

re the perfectionist in you ..
that makes two of us lol .. ;)
although for me it doesn't extend to my 'garden' ..
editing however .. that's another story .. not sure if it's a sad or happy story though .. xx

Ewe over there
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Comment by jomari:
Congrats on the ribbon, Anita. Beautiful, characteristically Aussie photo, lovely tones and light. Nothing wrong with angles. Trees lean! The fence posts are straight, the sheep are upright, which shows that the camera was straight. I don't see any overall tilt to the left, but why do people assume that ground should be level? (Except when it's covered with concrete.)

Message edited by author 2022-12-16 20:29:57.

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Comment by roz:
oh .. very very nice .. absolutely loving the tones . and the feeling of havig gone back in time .. the flowers that have lost their first blooms and are on the way out just adds to this awesome still life .. seeing a ribbon .. :)

Ewe over there
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Comment by MeMex2:
Love the process Anita..nice shot!

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Comment by Rankles:
One of my top 2! Perfectly respects the challenge parameters, and you've done well to choose a couple of items you presumably had to hand, but that you knew had enough character, colour and beauty in themselves to be able to produce a wonderful shot.

Combined with the great choice of texture with the background, it has all the makings of a winner. Good luck! This is how to approach a challenge like this, I'd love to take a leaf out of your book next time this kind of shoot presents itself (I'm sorry if that pun sounded forced it was literally the only way to express what I needed here 😅)

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Comment by glad2badad:
Must have a LOT of wind! :-)

Ewe over there
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Comment by Neat:

Originally posted by roz: such a great image Anita .. definitely a character shot .. :) had the neat stamp for sure .. sheep for one .. lol .. and one of your trademark tones .. you have a couple/few .. trademark tones that is .. i loved that the sheep are all looking at you .. and actually standing still .. did you hypnotize them haha .. ;) and its interesting how we all view things differently .. i didnt find anything odd about the angles at all .. especially as we have trees here that are leaning because of the prevailing winds .. often one will be leaning and one quite close wont be .. not sure why that is .. :)

Yes the trees if they are not staked early then it’s too lateâ€Â¦ A real pet hate of mine. I’ve actually pulled out trees from my garden if they end up like that, I can’t stand it, the perfectionist in me LOL.