Highland cattle
Highland cattle
Highland cattle
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pedronunoferreira
April 20, 2015
Ok ... enough of photographs ... I'm beautiful and that's for you :P .... :D Excellent photograph of a interesting bull breed. Well done
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this image while out on one of my photo walks. I try to get out somewhere new a couple of times a month. This shot was taken on the South Downs during one of these walks.Time
I was heading home after a long walk and decided to get some pictures of the highland cattle. I didn't realise how funny the shot was until I got home and uploaded it onto the computer!Lighting
It was a tricky shot to take as it was a sunny day, but the cattle were stood in the shade. It took me a little bit of fiddling to get it properly exposed.Equipment
Nikon D3100 with 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 lens. No other equipment used.Inspiration
I had been taking photographs of flowers and birds all day and wasn't expecting to see the highland cattle. It was such a surprise I had to get some pictures.Editing
I photograph in RAW so made the usual adjustments to tone and contrast. As the cattle were in shadows I adjusted this to lighten the image and reduced noise.In my camera bag
I usually take out a telephoto lens as it is one of those needed to get up close to the wildlife. I enjoy macro photography too so my new 100mm macro usually comes out too.Feedback
This was one of those chance photographs. I spent a little while watching the cattle finding out what their movements were and looking at where the sun was to get the best light on them. I had to wait patiently for them to face the direction. Patience really is the key to any wildlife/ animal photography!
