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Somewhere In The Maryland Countryside
Somewhere In The Maryland Countryside
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Challenge: Something New II (Advanced Editing II)
Collection: Animals
Camera: Olympus E-20P
Location: Clarksville, Maryland
Date: May 9, 2004
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2004

I was driving throught the Maryland Countryside just enjoying this beautiful Sunday morning when I drove by this pasture and saw the sheep. Pulled over and started taking pictures. At first the sheep were dispersed and eating the clover. I wanted to try to get their attention so I whistled. They looked up, gathered together and all started running towards me. I was amazed!! This was one of the better shots of the group. The image was slightly cropped, sharpened and a slight color enhancement to bring out the green. I used a polarizer filter on my camera.

Statistics
Place: 44 out of 187
Avg (all users): 6.0000
Avg (commenters): 7.7647
Avg (participants): 5.8396
Avg (non-participants): 6.2537
Views since voting: 1398
Votes: 173
Comments: 19
Favorites: 0


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05/21/2005 11:48:58 PM
I fell asleep counting them! Seriously, a great shoot.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/16/2004 09:29:11 PM
Great color....the static composition of the sheep works very nicely against the angles of the scene behind them and they are perfectly placed in the frame from the bottom....very well done....nice detail throughout and excellent exposure.....Not a thing I would change.....perfect.
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05/16/2004 07:34:14 AM
such wonderful colours... must be somewhere in england
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05/15/2004 08:13:59 AM
I hope that this isn't Kon, because he has enough sheep shots. Anyways, the little thing that struck me and made this interesting to me was the dandelions...cool photo.
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05/15/2004 12:07:32 AM
I love the green. How did you get them all to pose for you like that? 9.
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05/13/2004 07:23:38 AM
I like it.
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05/12/2004 05:00:41 PM
Nice spring foliage, nice sheep. cropping about 15 to 20 pixels off the top reduces the distraction at the very top. I guess it is just in the nature of sheep to flock closely together. It would have been nice if they had formed a more aesthetic grouping.
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05/12/2004 12:43:16 PM
I love it.
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05/12/2004 12:04:33 PM
What a great mob of sheep? How much did you have to pay them to pose for you like that? I like the picture a lot, but I can imagine it cropped to a panorama format, making the sheep stand out better.
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05/12/2004 11:49:55 AM
10
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05/12/2004 11:46:39 AM
Sheep rock :)
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05/12/2004 11:37:29 AM
Love the green, it's very vibrant and lush and the blend of yellow flowers makes it very springtime. The sheep are interesting being in a line such as they are, and I like how most of them are not paying attention but the one in the center seems to be staring this way. I'm torn between liking the crop and not liking the crop. A lot can be said for having negative space to give expanse, but I think because it's not just a field and it has bushes/trees and such that I might have preferred to have seen a cropped version with just the field/sheep, which could have helped bring out some of the character and detail of the animals as well.
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05/11/2004 03:10:37 PM
love this shot
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05/11/2004 03:57:24 AM
Seems a little too saturated.
05/10/2004 10:38:54 PM
...all in a row. Charming, and technically excellent. Good find.
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05/10/2004 04:36:40 PM
great shot
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05/10/2004 03:39:43 PM
My pick for one of the ribbons - 10
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05/10/2004 03:34:45 PM
Love the greens and the sheep, I think I will be adding this to my favorites when this challenge is up
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05/10/2004 01:23:41 AM
Wonderful color and composition! You sure got their attention. Good luck in the challenge. You get a 10 from me!
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