Cowboys At Work
Cowboys at work under the afternoon sky
Cowboys at work under the afternoon sky
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Jun, 2015Views
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Awards
Winner in Show me your best horse silhouette photo Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Shadows and Silhouettes of People Photo Challenge
Superb Composition
Peer Award
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Outstanding Creativity
Magnificent Capture
All Star
Genius
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Superior Skill
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Shebeme2
November 28, 2015
wonderful shot.....belongs on a wall somewhere. such contrast...well done
Platinum
p_eileenbaltz
December 07, 2015
Amazing image!!! Congratulations on your People's Choice Award in the 'Shadows and Silhouettes of People' challenge.:)
joycealicesmith
December 07, 2015
Beautiful capture! Such wonderful contrast! Congratulations on your People's Choice win! I won't be surprised to see this in the winners circle again... :-)
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken 45 minutes outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the city in which I live. The actual corral is located in the middle of prairie farm land used for either cattle or grain crops.Time
The photo was taken mid afternoon on a sunny day with many interesting cloud formations.Lighting
I noticed the large billowing clouds and wanted to include them in a composition. The exposure of both the clouds and the foreground actively ws not possible to capture due to the at least 4 stop difference. I had been photographing for several hours and had plenty 8f good "standard" cattle branding images. I decided to try to get a silhouette of the h8rses and cowb8ys by exposing f8r the cl8uds. As the photos were of actual work being done I could not direct any of the action and had to just wait for moments that were graphic enough to make sense in silhouette.Equipment
For this photo I used a Canon 5D Mark lll with a 24-105mm lens!Inspiration
My inspiration came from both the clouds and the bold graphic nature of he cowboys and horse's.Editing
In post processing I had to darken a few areas of the silhouette to get a solid black.In my camera bag
I carry two Canon bodies, one with a 70-200mm f2.8 and the other with a 24-105mm f4 lens. This gives me the range of view I need to capture both close and wide subject matter.Feedback
When working in cattle patures, watch your step, that soft and mushy stuff on the ground is not chocolate!
