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Dancing with Cows
Dancing with Cows
messerschmitt


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix E550 Zoom
Location: Heinsberg
Date: Aug 13, 2006
Aperture: 6.4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 680
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 13, 2006

 i was driving down a road when i passed this meadow with about 10 cows in it
the cows were all peacefully lying down and enjoying some lovely late august sundaymorning sunshine
the scene caught my attention so i stopped the car pulled over and walked back towards the cows
the meadow was about 2 metres below roadlevel and thus a great oppurtunity to have a somewhat different perspective at the likeable animals
the very moment i arrived at the scene they all got up instantly and they never layed their eyes off of me for sec
also they acted kind of freightened like i was some evil alien or threating them with a gun or somethin or both..wich ofcourse i did not
anyway it didnt prevent them for the next minute or 2 to do some real groovy posing for me
this one is a once-in-a- life time line up i think
the extreme and tense attention of the cows is also quit visible i think
im very happy with this shot
thank u cows
u rock;)



the b/w i did using the channelmixer
and toning after with some red and yellow

a sharp mind suggested to give the midtones a little boost and have whiter whites but i have to mention the cows were a darker shade of beige so there were no real whites in the original scene
maybe a tad brightness got lost cause i prefered to underexpose 2/3 stop to prevent the bright light to have overblown parts on the cowskin

at least hope for this pic to hussle op my profilepage a bit



Statistics
Place: 128 out of 684
Avg (all users): 6.1098
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 6.0859
Avg (non-participants): 6.1930
Views since voting: 1304
Views during voting: 336
Votes: 255
Comments: 38
Favorites: 14 (view)

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 10/12/2011 07:58:56 AM
Adorable.
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 09/14/2006 09:55:17 AM
sometimes everything just lines up like the shot was meant to be
really great image!! and love the contrasty tones!!
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 09/08/2006 02:17:10 PM
Very nice, I like the crisp processing and the colors. The cows are in a fantastic position! In my opinion it should have scored higher, but the competition is so numerous!
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 09/08/2006 09:59:26 AM
heee issie van jou! Leuk!!!!!!!!! Ja die ja die NL koeien zijn fotogenies!!!
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 09/08/2006 05:12:43 AM
GOD - this was totally a fav. In fact, adding now.
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 09/08/2006 03:51:13 AM
I have to agree...very under-rated...like a lot this challenge. Unfortunately, that means there are many over-rated shots, too. I hope that this shot lives on outside of this challenge. Good luck in the future.
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 09/07/2006 09:18:11 PM
I thought I would find this on the front page. A super shot.
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 09/07/2006 08:45:53 PM
I really liked the symmetry in this one. Underrated.
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 09/07/2006 08:42:27 PM
Somehow I knew this was yours - it was one of my favorites in this challenge.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2006 07:20:24 PM
Very whimsical, gives me a chuckle every time I look at it. B&W conversion for this is very good. Nicely done!
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 09/07/2006 06:44:08 PM
wonderful! I love how they are all looking at you!What can they be thinking??? nice job. I do love the tones in this as well.The contrast with the sky and field then to the cows is great!
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 09/07/2006 06:34:26 PM
A bovine conga line, cool! I like the context of the barn and fencing.
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 09/07/2006 05:24:58 PM
freaky..it looks like you placed them there...like the tones...
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 09/07/2006 11:45:29 AM
Great pose. I like this. Up the brightness of the midtones a touch?
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 09/07/2006 08:32:49 AM
Great capture! Love the processing, particularly how the cows stand out against the dark background. What really impresses me is the formation that these cows are standing in. Bumping up!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2006 10:23:57 PM
Nice picture, I like the perspective. Boost your contrast until your whites are white and you picture will have more pop.
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 09/06/2006 07:24:10 PM
Love the picture and love the title.
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 09/06/2006 06:43:49 PM
Super, stark composition. I like the graphism here with the cows and centered house. Super work!
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 09/06/2006 06:57:07 AM
amazing effect, it seems like the same cow floating in space in four different incarnations. The exaggerated perspective is dizzying. And the backdrop for them is nice and dark and thematically neutral. Pure pleasure to look at. 10
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 09/06/2006 04:02:18 AM
Really great shot!
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 09/05/2006 07:29:54 PM
Funny lineup! The single line right in the middle of the pic doesn't grab me very much, though.
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 09/05/2006 10:14:01 AM
Now line up, look this way and say cheese! No really, how did you make them line up like that? Great processing.
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 09/05/2006 12:58:36 AM
Excellent photo. Has a distortion of scale, and a bizareness of composition and organisation of subject that I really enjoy. Marvellous toning, too. Lovely work.
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 09/04/2006 11:05:32 AM
Great freestyle
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/04/2006 06:21:56 AM
Funny angles they have :)... I would cropped of the hous and leave just cows.
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 09/04/2006 06:16:07 AM
Great title! Love the picture!
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 09/03/2006 05:38:17 PM
I love the dark sepia tones and the expressions of the cows. I think that this image would be even more impressive if you cropped down from the top to just a little above the top of the house.
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 09/03/2006 09:50:43 AM
What cooperative subjects! The light color of the cows against the very dark ground works very well.
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 09/02/2006 09:43:55 AM
They seem to be more cooperative than a lot of animals when it comes to choereography! I like the zigzag pattern and the overall presentation.
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 09/02/2006 07:58:26 AM
I love cows. I love this image. Love the contrast. Nothing at all I would change. Their positioning is almost mathematical which lends even more to the scene. Think the processing is excellent - like the high contrast and the patterns. one of those I wish I was there. I wish I had seen this. 10 and into my favorites.
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 09/02/2006 05:58:09 AM
great shot, love it
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 09/01/2006 10:14:04 PM
they all have the same expression on their face and they don't look happy to see you. like the choice of b&w. good contrast.
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 09/01/2006 11:50:42 AM
lol. funny. great contrast adn moodiness to this. 8
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 09/01/2006 10:59:14 AM
good contrast
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 09/01/2006 06:22:03 AM
nice quirky shot...awesome the way the dark soil makes the cows/calves really POP! great as a b and w
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 09/01/2006 01:16:47 AM
This is great! The title alone is worth 12.
:)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/31/2006 09:43:58 PM
so different to the rest, love the title!
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 08/31/2006 08:47:43 PM
I just love this. It's like you put them there by hand. And the title sends it to the top for me. 9
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