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The Drover - Playful Nip
The Drover - Playful Nip
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: 307
Comments: 7
Favorites: 3 (view)

 The horses roam the long paddock with the cattle. They end the day with a playful nip.

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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 02/08/2007 10:15:30 AM
very nice shot, focus and timing is spot on, beautiful bokeh.
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 02/05/2007 06:44:03 AM
Great capture with great DOF
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 02/04/2007 07:30:41 PM
Awesome, awesome, awesome..... The animals can talk.....as one can see that they do, with this image.....Truely brilliant.....

Message edited by author 2007-02-04 19:31:46.
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 02/04/2007 05:19:19 PM
The Sigma Bigma is an awesome lens Judi...glad to see you are using it for these magnificent images...I love my BIGMA!
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 02/04/2007 02:12:25 PM
Very nice shot Judi, what expressive gestures they're showing.
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 02/04/2007 10:09:23 AM
OK, you are killing me now, I should have a seperate section in my favorite photographs just for this series, amazing and I think amongst the best work you have done!
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 02/04/2007 08:16:45 AM
Wow - fantastic series. I'd like to see you upload some of the drovers and a few of the dogs. ;~D How wonderful that you get to be a part of it.

This shot is darling. They almost appear to be singing a duet.
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