A different kind of portraits

[LaFoto]

But portraits they are


Ziegenbock von Corinna-Fotos auf Flickr


Zicklein von Corinna-Fotos auf Flickr

They clearly posed, don't you think so?

 

[jowensphoto]

The second looks like she (he?) is batting her eyelashes.

 

[LaFoto]

Doesn't it .
And yes, she's a she - her brother was with her but he didn't pose like she did - with that blade of grass in her mouth, heehee .
We don't know if "he" at the top might be their dad.
We met them all on one and the same day in more or less the same area.

 

[o hey tyler]

They're goatraits! I love goats, they're truly hilarious creatures and a ton of fun to be around.

 

[Bend The Light]

This is a fight waiting to happen at my camera club! What is a portrait?

To me, these are definitely portraits, and it's not necessarily the fact that they are "posed". I think a portrait should be "a painting, drawing, sculpture, photograph, or other likeness of an individual, esp of the face". And it doesn't matter if that individual is human or not. So, I have portraits of flies, of dragonflies, birds, and goats. Oh, and people.
But there are many would disagree!


I like these shots...the first being excellent - a "sage -like" quality to the goat. You can see everything about him, see into his eyes, and his mind (almost). The essence of a good portrait.