Bull Fight
Never trust a bull, but always respect them.
Never trust a bull, but always respect them.
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Feb, 2020Views
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People's Choice in Livestock Photo Challenge
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tonyraymondthompson
September 05, 2021
Beautiful capture, they look so docile but your right they need space. Congrats on your Peoples Choice win.
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Location
I took this photo at the farm I own with my husband. It was snowing a beautiful fluffy type of snow and I knew I wanted to try to get some farm animal pictures, so I went to the farm and visited the bulls.Time
I believe this picture was taken in the afternoon during a little snow storm. The lack of direct light helped even out the lighting in this photo.Lighting
The cloudy sky created even lighting which resulted in barely any shadows. It also helped keep the white snow from becoming too bright for the picture.Equipment
I used a Canon 5D Mark III camera with a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. I took this picture handheld with no flash. It was important for this picture that I had a good lens that could see through all of the falling snow and focus on the bulls instead of a snowflake.Inspiration
The snow definitely inspired me to take this photo. It's not too often the snow is falling down like feathers from a pillow fight, so I wanted to take advantage of the beautiful winter weather and take some pictures of cows and bulls since I sell them in my shop. As I was taking pictures of the bulls, they started pushing each other and that's when I was able to capture this picture. I always keep the shutter fast so I don't miss these quick moments.Editing
I did some basic Lightroom tweaks with my own settings (color, contrast, and brightening) and then moved the photo into Photoshop where I just gave it a bit more of a "pop" and added a bit of a color overlay and I also added a bit of light in the background using a brush.In my camera bag
Besides my Canon 5D Mark III, I always like to have my 70-200mm f/2.8 II. I like to keep my Tampon 150-600mm lens nearby for farther away wildlife shots and my Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 III for wide angle shots in tight spaces or for landscapes. I feel like having those three lenses with me at all times covers everything I could ever need to take pictures of at any given time.Feedback
In order to achieve a photo similar to this one, make sure to always have a fast shutter speed, especially for handheld animal pictures. The shutter speed for this picture was only at 1/640, which is slow for what I normally shoot at. I usually keep it above 1/1000. I adjust the ISO and aperture accordingly. My settings for this picture were: ISO 6400, f/2.8, 1/640 at 102mm. I recommend shooting in continuous mode and using back-button focusing (I learned online how to set that up). I take a practice picture and adjust any settings that may need adjusting. I patiently hang out with the animals for a while and if they start moving or interacting with each other, then I will start holding the shutter down taking bursts of photos to make sure I catch some good ones.
