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Mountaintop Mamas
Mountaintop Mamas
aimeethetoo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black & White III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: Virginia
Date: Nov 11, 2006
Aperture: 6.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 11, 2006

I talked my husband into letting me take the camera on a 3 day business trip to Virginia. Of course it rained everyday! I stopped to photo these cows up on a hill next to the road. Both cows have calves with them but you can't really see one of them (under Mama to nurse). I know this idea is not exactly original but I like these negative space type shots so I thought I'd try my hand - and I thought the light was cool on the horizon.

Shot in raw, levels, hue/saturation, unsharp mask, neat image, dodging, burning, minor cloning, stroke, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 198 out of 424
Avg (all users): 5.5000
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 5.3592
Avg (non-participants): 5.7544
Views since voting: 1020
Views during voting: 233
Votes: 160
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
11/20/2006 08:51:37 AM
big split on the votes from the groups...i like it but i like to see more tones in a b&w instead of silhouettes.
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11/20/2006 08:41:51 AM
I LOVE THIS SHOT! nice contract and good idea! i like that dead space(sky)!
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11/20/2006 12:46:19 AM
Just check out the difference in avg votes between commenters and non! Seems to me the ones who've spoken below, know what they're saying... and I agree. Wonderful minimalism.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/15/2006 06:27:20 PM
Look for a shot called Cowspace on this site (its in my favourites), as soon as I saw this it reminded me of that shot.. 9
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11/14/2006 03:58:48 PM
I just love photos like this with a strong pretty subject and lots of negative space at the top. And cows are one of my favorite subjects too :)
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11/13/2006 02:18:03 PM
I like the silhouette here, I may have cropped a little higher as there is to much black forme at the bottem and maybe highlighted the clouds a little more. Still a pleasing shot and hope you don't mind the opinion.
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11/13/2006 10:09:36 AM
Love it right up my alley
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