The Sheep

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Sheep

Martin Alejandro Bordagaray (Concordia, Argentina)
Photographed September 2008, Salto, Uruguay

Bordagaray was coming home from a photography excursion in Salto, Uruguay, when he spotted a sheep on a hill. “I stopped my car,” he recalls, “grabbed my camera and silently moved toward it, trying not to scare it.” The animal stood in the sunset light long enough for him to take this image, to which he added clouds and contrast.

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Good picture. Too centered & too much contrast on the sheep, to my liking. It appears that a gaussian mask was used for the background?

WOW!!

If all of us were as good as this one is there would be no admirers.Great shot.Needs immense patience.

you are very good in photographey

I must say what a lovely shot.Excellent capture,great detail well done.Its hard to believe how much patience must the photographer had in him to capture such antic pieces.

Rajeev Singh- Delhi

"to which he added clouds..." Bummer!
Impressed at first sight the lucky shot turns into a pretty good picture editing. Still, Bordagaray jumped out of his car and caught the sheep in sunset-, not flash-light and made it an eye-catcher.

@ L.W. Brittian:
Don't be ashamed. Have fun using your camera your way! :-)

Such a great photo, my god! What did you use to edit?

GREAT IMAGE QUALITY !!!!!

Wow!! Great work! Like old photos style.

The textures are beautiful, the composition perfect -- even the legs are perfectly aligned so we only see an absolute side view. Striking artistry, thank you!

What a wonderful B & W image! I see so many textures and shadows in the sheep's coat, the clouds, and plants . Thank you for sharing your image with us, Martin.

Most every one has a camera, few know how to use them. As support, reflect upon these wonderful captures. Makes me want to never pick mine up again. Shamed by these great works!

L. W. Brittian

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