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Taken today as part of my Photo365 project. An afternoon trip to Baslow Edge with the hope of a sunset. It was cloudy and then the blue broke through and the sun in areas, but then the rain came and the sunset was a fading dream. Managed to take the cows while the clouds were interesting Smile
I've exaggerated the colours in Lightroom.

The cow was lit by the built in flash of a Nikon D90 - the background underexposed. The lens is the new Tamron 18-270mm reviewed here

Title:Highland Cow
Username:Pete Pete
Uploaded:23 Jan 2011 - 7:58 PM
Camera:Nikon D90 Check out Nikon Nation!
Lens:18-270mm f/3.5-6.3
Tags:Baslow edge, Cattle, Fill-flash, Highland cow, Tamron 18-270, Wildlife / nature
Votes:93
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RobboB
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23 Jan 2011 - 8:01 PM
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Magnificent Pete. A striking and powerful image

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Pamella
23 Jan 2011 - 8:02 PM
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Love these cattle, great shot!

stu7131
23 Jan 2011 - 8:03 PM
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Lovely shot, really good.

norton
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23 Jan 2011 - 8:09 PM
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Nice sharp image, the Tamron has captured some good detail, well captured................

Tony.

tomcat
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23 Jan 2011 - 8:10 PM
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Quote: An afternoon trip to Baslow Edge with the hope of a sunset

Sunset or not, it must have been great to have got away from us lot for a whileGrin
Knowing you, you probably had the Blackberry (or similar) onWink

Adrian

martin.w
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23 Jan 2011 - 8:12 PM
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Like the low viewpoint against the sky and the lighting. I was up on Baslow Edge tuesday and didn't see a one Wink

Pete
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23 Jan 2011 - 8:14 PM
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thanks for the votes and comments everyone, much appreciated Smile


Quote: Sunset or not, it must have been great to have got away from us lot for a while

Lol I did need a break I must admit!
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I was up on Baslow Edge tuesday and didn't see a one

I didn't think I would Martin, they were down in the trees near the Monument

Last Modified By Pete at 23 Jan 2011 - 8:15 PM
jackitec
23 Jan 2011 - 8:18 PM
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Great shot, I have the same lens and I love it,Wink

Jack.

steve_eb
23 Jan 2011 - 8:23 PM
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I really like this shot who would have thought cattle could do "quiet contemplation"...had you asked it for any help Pete? Smile

Glad to see you had some you time!

Steve

JackAllTog
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23 Jan 2011 - 8:52 PM
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Excellent - very clear and crisp - great sky.

chase
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23 Jan 2011 - 8:52 PM
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He's great,love the colour & POV you have here Pete.
Good to see you 'getting away from it all' for a while too.

Daisymaye
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23 Jan 2011 - 9:01 PM
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Love the cows expression. Wonderful pov and super sky.........Sandy

skewey
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23 Jan 2011 - 9:07 PM
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Excellent detail and good use of a great skyline.
Paul

tigertimb
23 Jan 2011 - 9:20 PM
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Excellent shot Pete; great colours and detail and posing nicely for you; very striking
Tim

jken
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23 Jan 2011 - 9:23 PM
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Have a RC on me....Tongue.

Seriously nice shot Pete, like what you're processing.

Last Modified By jken at 23 Jan 2011 - 9:24 PM
Ingleman
23 Jan 2011 - 9:30 PM
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Excellent idea, great shot with strong colour and good light. Super shot.

Andy

pluckyfilly
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23 Jan 2011 - 9:42 PM
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How did you find time to upload? great shot I love it and the detail

DaveU
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23 Jan 2011 - 10:23 PM
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Low POV and colour contrasts most effective Pete ..... I seem to remember Victor doing something similar years back? But I don't think he got down as low as this.

Very very good.

Carsten

Mavis
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23 Jan 2011 - 10:39 PM
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A powerful shot of this Highland Cow . I notice your flash of brilliance with the Title Pete Wink Wonderful blue sky and plenty detail in the cow . The flash helped a great deal . Seems a fine lens xx

Last Modified By Mavis at 23 Jan 2011 - 10:41 PM
RonnieAG
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23 Jan 2011 - 11:06 PM
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The low POV placing the cow against the sky is excellent...very nice shot.
Ronnie.

jeanmarie
24 Jan 2011 - 12:16 AM
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love it, brilliant image, could easily grace the covers of a scottish tourist brochure!

Silverzone
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24 Jan 2011 - 8:37 AM
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great pov. Sylvia

Scottishlandscapes
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24 Jan 2011 - 9:24 AM
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Bold and powerful against the sky.

Dougie

Pete
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24 Jan 2011 - 3:29 PM
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Thanks everyone, really please you all like it Smile

Scaramanga
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24 Jan 2011 - 6:37 PM
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Really does work well from this viewpoint.

derekhansen
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25 Jan 2011 - 10:31 PM
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Superb shot Pete. The red/brown colour of the beast works well against that azure sky.
Derek

PaulLiley
26 Jan 2011 - 8:58 PM
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Love how the head stands out from the bg. Exceptional image. Paul

Tandberg
21 Feb 2011 - 8:04 AM
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like the flash, its so subtle it works well for this
never got a highland type cattle shot yet myself

Dave

NobbytheNobster
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3 Mar 2011 - 3:47 PM
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Excellent shot, love the sky and pov Smile
Rick

ANNIEKERR
12 May 2011 - 7:40 PM
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Love this pic! Smile

VOYAGER1
21 May 2011 - 1:16 PM
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I purchased the new tamron 18-270 lens a few days ago and must say I am disappointed, I really like the vibration control and the silent drive motor but the image quality does not match the resolution of my older tamron 18-250 zoom lens, I have compared the image quality between the two repeatedly and even had some friends review the results and their conclusion along with mine is that the 18-250 is definitely resolving more detail than the newer lens I now find myself using my older lens more often than the newer model, this is a crying shame really and now find that I will be selling the 18-270 or requesting my money back. Shame on tamron.

VOYAGER1
21 May 2011 - 1:18 PM
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By the way nice picture of the cow......well done.

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