Fierce Creatures

OBrien · May 18, 2005

Unlike Canoncan, I can't get close to the birds, and have to concentrate on slightly more relaxed animals. Though their high contrast can make them tricky to get right. There was a black-faced breed in one of the fields I just couldn't capture properly at all.

crispyc4 · May 18, 2005

Great photos!!! The second is my favourite, but Im not sure about the spot of sunlight on the right side(sheeps right)

OBrien · May 18, 2005

Thanks Crispy - I liked your dog shots too, esecially the 1st one. I thought the spot of sunshine added atmosphere. They look pretty dark on here though, much more so than in photoshop/photobucket. Odd....

M @ k o · May 18, 2005

Nice shots! Is that a flea in the 3rd picture?

Rob · May 18, 2005

Like the middle one and the last one especially - sheep are funny!

Rob

aprilraven · May 18, 2005

obrien...love these, they are very captivating..dearly love the fleece shot..textured..cool cool shot...and the second, i had to laugh at that one...the look on the face is hilarious...
the color on the first sheep's back, is that to know to shear it? there is green on the back..figured it meant something to the shepherd..right??

or is it just a rogue sheep that goes a bit nuts at times?? gets down with its quiverin' bad self??

OBrien · May 18, 2005

Thanks.... Glad to say it's not a flea M@ko, it's the husk of a beech tree leaf bud. The trees are just coming into a nice green leaf at the moment here. Aprilraven - there is a lot of common land in Wicklow, so farmers identify their flocks with different markings of coloured dye. I can only guess that this one was sold from Farmer Green-Dye-On-Back to Farmer Red-Dye-On-Neck or vice-versa. Either that or multicoloured markings are becoming fashionable, which could make for some interesting shots.