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Tag Archives: livestock
Ardenwood Historic Park: A tour in photos
Ardenwood Historic Park is a family oriented, interactive park. It is part history, part petting zoo. It is educational and hands on… and oddly enough it is rather suburban. Nestled into the outskirts of Fremont, it is a mix of … Continue reading
Posted in Location, My favorite Parks, Park, Photo Essay, photography, portraits, SLR
Tagged ardenwood, Eat Bay, ebrpd, farm, historical park, livestock, photography, ranch, Regional Park, train
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Anatomy of a photo #48: Cattle chute at sunset
Sometimes you see a sky that just begs to have its picture taken, but there are already so many images of pretty skies that you almost have to ask yourself if it’s worth it to put yet another one out … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, How To, landscapes, nature photography, photography, SLR
Tagged bucolic, cattle, chute, landscape, livestock, ranch, silhouette
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Anatomy of a photo #42: Finding the invisible sheep
Out here where I live lambs are born in December or early January. This means that if you head out with your camera in February and March you can get photographs of playful, joyful lbs gamboling through the fields and … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, California, How To, nature photography, photography, portraits, road side, ruminating, SLR
Tagged Dillon Beach, lamb, livestock, sheep, tomales
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The Tomales Racing Sheep: Anatomy of a photo #32
I was driving through the coastal countryside of northern California one drear grey day, when I saw something that added a little color to my day. I came across the Tomales Racing Sheep during a practice session. They were running … Continue reading
Anatomy of a photo #20: Portrait of a sheep
I was originally taking pictures of the sheep that are blurred out in the background, when this wooly lawn mower came munching by. I quickly changed my focus, realizing that this nearby sheep would also make a nice image, especially … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, How To, photography, portraits, road side, ruminating, SLR
Tagged camera, digital camera, dslr, ewe, farm, flock, grass, grazing, lamb, livestock, photo, photography, ranch, ranching, sheep, slr, tomales
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Anatomy of a photo #8: Morning calf and fence
This is not one of the technically best images, as there are highlights in the calves face that are blown out (detail is lost in the white, because it is a little overexposed). Also, the calves face is more centered … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, How To, nature photography, photography, portraits, road side
Tagged agriculture, animal, Cow, farm, fence, livestock, portrait, ranch
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Lambs of Tomales
I live in ranch country. Most every hill is dotted with cows or sheep (and the occasional goat.) In the winter, usually around mid-December, lambs are born. This often continues into January, and over the months the lambs get older, … Continue reading
Posted in documentary, Photo Essay, photography, portraits, road side, ruminating
Tagged bucolic, california, camera, digital camera, farm, lamb, lambs, livestock, long lens, outdoors, pastoral, photographer, photographing, photography, portrait photography, ranch, ranch life, ranching, sheep, tomales, West Marin
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