Llamarama

[invisible]

Last weekend, while driving to the location that my buddy and I had selected to shoot the Perseids meteor shower, we spotted llamas, alpacas and other animals grazing in a farm. These guys are not a common sight here in Manitoba, plus they look funny as heck, so we stopped and broke out our gear. As we got close to the fence to study our subjects-to-be, the farmer showed up and we had a nice chat about photography and also about the difficulties that small family-owned farms are facing to stay afloat. It turned out that his choice of llamas, alpacas and sheep to breed (instead of cows, horses, etc.) had a lot to do with market conditions in Canada.

On to the photos...

1. We caught this girl finishing dinner

1b. A crop of the image above for a close-up

2. A "llalpaca" (a cross of llama and alpaca, according to the farmer who owns these animals)

3. A moment of llama-bliss

Thanks for taking a look...

 

[yv0nne]

Hahah how cute are these guys! Love the close-up shot

 

[cgipson1]

ROTFLMAO!!! That is something! She liked you, Federico!!! Giving you that SEXY smile!

 

[Rick58]

LOL... That blade of grass just tops off 1b

 

[PixelRabbit]

These are great, I laughed! I needed to do that today
Thanks for sharing these

 

[MK3Brent]

Reminds me of my first wife.

Love it!

 

[ChaseJ]

Very cool! I like the use of the wide-angle on the last one!

 

[pgriz]

Lesseee... Frederico does abandoned farmhouses,
decrepit rooms,
abandoned trucks,
wind and snow-swept trains,
wind-blown snow,
northern lights,
night lake views,
nighlife,
after-effects of raptures,
and now,
Llamas and llalpacas...

Rumour has it, he might also be getting into flowers.

This rolling rock gathers no moss, I see. Great shots, as always, Frederico. :thumbup:

 

[cgipson1]

Reminds me of my first wife.

Love it!

Reminds me of my second!

 

[mishele]

Reminds me of my first wife.

Love it!

Reminds me of my second!

lol

 

[Frequency]

It reminds me of " :mrgreen: "

Reminds me of my first wife.

Love it!

Very cruel

Reminds me of my first wife.

Love it!

Reminds me of my second!

Are you still with the second??? or with your third ???

 

[JustinBloch]

I love the first three! Amazing captures!

 

[invisible]

Lesseee... Frederico does abandoned farmhouses,
decrepit rooms,
abandoned trucks,
wind and snow-swept trains,
wind-blown snow,
northern lights,
night lake views,
nighlife,
after-effects of raptures,
and now,
Llamas and llalpacas...

I thought I was stuck in a rut, but when put that way... I feel better.

Rumour has it, he might also be getting into flowers.

I tried in the past, but I gave up

Thanks all, glad these animals made you smile! They were really friendly and didn't shy away from the camera (for the most part).

 

[cgipson1]

It reminds me of " :mrgreen: "

Reminds me of my first wife.

Love it!

Very cruel

Reminds me of my first wife.

Love it!

Reminds me of my second!

Are you still with the second??? or with your third ???

Neither and none...Never again, either! Never more, never more as a rather famous bird once said! (Appropriate in this instance, too!)

 

[Frequency]