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My very tame ewe looking demonic with her golden eye!

My very tame ewe looking demonic with her golden eye!
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23 Comments | Report
drakkardarkblade
 
drakkardarkblade November 04, 2014
Fantastic.
LornaSmithPhotography PRO+
LornaSmithPhotography November 04, 2014
Thank you. Not the sort of photo I thought would see the light of day (no pun intended) but with View Bug all sorts of photos suddenly become relevant and get shared.
catini
 
catini November 04, 2014
Great composition and light, congrats on your feature!
LornaSmithPhotography PRO+
LornaSmithPhotography November 04, 2014
Thank you.
iceman2
 
iceman2 November 04, 2014
Beautiful capture of light on your subject.Congrats!
LornaSmithPhotography PRO+
LornaSmithPhotography November 04, 2014
Thank you. It's all in the light and I was really happy to be prepared for this shot.
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 November 04, 2014
Interesting and unusual POV, great lighting and detail. Congratulations on being featured.
LornaSmithPhotography PRO+
LornaSmithPhotography November 04, 2014
Thank you. I am forever out amongst my lovely ewes taking photos and they have just had lambs - I even photographed the birth process LOL
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 November 04, 2014
awesome shot..Congrats! ")
LornaSmithPhotography PRO+
LornaSmithPhotography November 04, 2014
Thank you.
SusiStroud Platinum
 
SusiStroud November 04, 2014
Great shot. congrats on your feature.
LornaSmithPhotography PRO+
LornaSmithPhotography November 04, 2014
thank you :)
GJUNIORPHOTOGRAPHY
 
GJUNIORPHOTOGRAPHY November 04, 2014
good shot
LornaSmithPhotography PRO+
LornaSmithPhotography November 04, 2014
thank you :)
Bonnie_D
 
Bonnie_D November 04, 2014
wonderful :-)
LornaSmithPhotography PRO+
LornaSmithPhotography November 04, 2014
thank you :)
Inspire4More
 
Inspire4More November 04, 2014
Wonderful capture!
LornaSmithPhotography PRO+
LornaSmithPhotography November 04, 2014
thank you :)
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta November 04, 2014
Lovely shot. Congratulations on being Featured.
Jules66
 
Jules66 November 05, 2014
Beautifully captured ! love the lighting :)
Congrats on it being featured !
RhondaMcD
 
RhondaMcD November 05, 2014
Beautiful, beautiful..Congrats
dhivyasankaran17
 
dhivyasankaran17 December 15, 2014
Awesome
LornaSmithPhotography PRO+
LornaSmithPhotography December 15, 2014
:-)
KIRWAN
 
KIRWAN December 15, 2014
Personally, I think this is simply stunning; the lighting a photographers dream & many well-deserved congrats. Who cares if it's a sheep or a goat... it'll still taste good!
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LornaSmithPhotography December 15, 2014
Thank you and I have to say the last sentence made me laugh. Actually it's a Ewe that has since produced another Ewe for us...the table can wait for this little lady :-)
Certo
 
Certo February 01, 2015
With the glut of crisp imaging cameras today, the historic and proven rules of art have migrated from such things as the power of the Rule of Thirds to tons of symmetry. Center spot, center slice as with horizon right through the middle, either vertically or horizontally. I really like this off-center, side lit subject with the eyes at the upper right intersection and nose and lower line of sunlight on lower right intersection. Beautifully done.
SnowbunnyPhotography Platinum
 
SnowbunnyPhotography March 16, 2015
Awwww!! haha! No....she doesn't look demonic...just sun kissed! :-) So sweet! I wish I could pet her. :-)
LornaSmithPhotography PRO+
LornaSmithPhotography March 16, 2015
Hahaha thank you. She's a darling ewe and so friendly. She has been unwell lately so I'm hoping she pulls through OK.
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel April 13, 2015
Absolutely g-r-e-a-t!! Backlighting makes it.
kirsty123
 
kirsty123 June 02, 2015
Lovely photo
Jolynn58
 
Jolynn58 July 14, 2015
Simply beautiful!
SVPhotos
 
SVPhotos August 13, 2015
Excellent!
marymwarnerthomas Ultimate
 
marymwarnerthomas January 22, 2020
Sweet capture... beautiful light....
_Charna_ PRO+
 
_Charna_ February 18, 2020
wonderful closeup
Pjerry
 
Pjerry April 12, 2020
Beautiful, great job!!!
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Behind The Lens

Location

When we bought our lifestyle property I had imagined wandering amongst our lambs and livestock but I couldn't imagine how much this particular Ewe would endear herself to me. I spend many hours just watching her and scratching her floppy ears as he came to us tame and very affectionate. She is the perfect poser!

Time

This is taken late afternoon as the sun was hovering over the horizon and turning everything to gold! Obligingly UnEwesual bowed down at the perfect angel to capture this light.

Lighting

The golden hour is amazing for photos!

Equipment

I used a handheld D700 with 70-200mm f2.8 lens at 200mm focal length, 1/400 at 2.8.

Inspiration

I couldn't resist the light so the shots were fired and this was my favourite!

Editing

I post processed in lightroom, cropped and enhanced exposure etc. I also ran it through Colorefex pro from Nik to enhance the detail a bit.

In my camera bag

Lately I carry around my D700 most of the time with my 50mm lens (especially if I am travelling).

Feedback

If you want to capture animals it is great to buy a Ewe like this one :-) Seriously it's a matter of being at the right spot at the right time and knowing how to set the camera, especially if the subject is fast moving. Take lots of shots and watch out for those magic moments when the light gives everything a surreal quality. It is one of my greatest joys just to wander amongst our animals in the late afternoon and capturing their wonderful characters and faces on camera. I guess the most important thing is to look, look, look and develop your observational skills...see what moves you as this will help you develop your own style.

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