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The Drover - The Dog
The Drover - The Dog
Judi


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Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX DG HSM for Canon EOS
Location: Australia
Galleries: Photojournalism, Rural
Date Uploaded: Feb 4, 2007

Viewed: 390
Comments: 10
Favorites: 6 (view)

 One of the dogs takes a well earned break by diving into the cool waters.

The drovers drive the cattle on horseback along the long paddock for up to 9 months a year. The long paddock originated over a century ago when there was little to no water available for the stock. The cattle were then driven out onto the roads and covered hundreds of kilometers grazing the roadside. Not only did this keep the roadside trimmed but the cattle were conditioned. This tradition has continued to this day.

This week I will be covering the crossing of paths of two extremely large herds of cattle as they venture on their way.

See the entire series by clicking here.

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 10/21/2007 08:53:06 AM
One of my favourite photos! I actually looked for it on your site, but glad I found it here.
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 02/12/2007 02:20:52 AM
Awesome action shot! Great job on this series, Judi!
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 02/05/2007 02:45:04 PM
Ha, this is great! I missed this one earlier, glad I came back. The camera tilt/angle is perfect.
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 02/05/2007 06:45:26 AM
This is great stopped motion!!
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 02/04/2007 05:58:46 PM
cant add much more than what the others have said

great shot.
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 02/04/2007 02:14:10 PM
Wow! What a moment to catch! The droplets are showing in this intense action shot..
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 02/04/2007 10:46:15 AM
wow, that dog is intense.
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 02/04/2007 10:06:53 AM
I love this series Judi, it is seriously amazing! Wow is all I can say you have really out done yourself this time and that is not easy to do!
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 02/04/2007 06:18:51 AM
I can imagine these pics being in a good "coffee table" book that would sell quite well.
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 02/04/2007 06:07:07 AM
This is excellent Judi just fantastic the stop action and the meaning of the drovers dog is not lost on me.
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