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Cattle Country
Cattle Country
Len Scap


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Challenge: Rural Landscapes II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Ya Ha Tinda
Date: Jun 29, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250 sec.
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jul 1, 2008

 I came across a herd of cattle moving through a valley near Ya Ha Tinda ranch. The low angle of the sun made the view quite spectacular.
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reopened and cloned out a sensor spot in the left upper corner of the sky





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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/07/2008 03:57:48 PM
Beautiful countryside.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 07/06/2008 08:21:58 AM
The cow seems to be posing for you :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F717
 07/05/2008 08:27:22 PM
Really pretty, great focus.
The cow really gives great vantage point.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix 4500
 07/05/2008 08:22:24 AM
beautiful
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 07/04/2008 03:51:05 PM
Beautiful scene. Perhaps cropping out the bottom 1/5th or 1/6th would help by bringing the steer into the close foreground. Then the eye would move up to the trees and great mountain range.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Tele-Macro for Canon
 07/03/2008 01:53:57 PM
Great shot. Almost looks like a painting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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