Ireland's Sheep

This is the hills above the Teelin Valley of Northern Ireland. The Valley photos are amazing (you will have to see my photo set to see the others), but as a ph...
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This is the hills above the Teelin Valley of Northern Ireland. The Valley photos are amazing (you will have to see my photo set to see the others), but as a photographer, I was taught to look in both directions. These were the sheep protecting the hillside, and they were not happy I was there. After 20 minutes of taking photos of the valley below, one of these guys actually nipped my backside. So, I turned my tripod around and started to play with exposure settings on my camera. This series shot with Nikon D7000, Tokina 10-17 with a 3 exposure bracket brought together using Photomatix Pro and Lightroom. Other then the minor cropping (wide angle) and selective focus of the sheep, nothing was done to manipulate this photo.
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