Stop to smell the weed
Long horn bull smelling a weed27 total reviews
Comment from Trajan
This is an amazing shot of a beautiful critter. I love the composition. Your cropping, DOF and lighting are spot. You can also make out every blade of grass, spot of the hide and the texture of the horns.
Great job on this.
reply by the author on 25-Mar-2018
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This is an amazing shot of a beautiful critter. I love the composition. Your cropping, DOF and lighting are spot. You can also make out every blade of grass, spot of the hide and the texture of the horns.
Great job on this.
Comment Written 25-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 25-Mar-2018
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Thank you so very much
Comment from liseworks
This is an awesome catch,,love those horns and the way you caught its head kind of doing all the turning to get to that specific plant, love the colours of this cow,,great job,,
reply by the author on 25-Mar-2018
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This is an awesome catch,,love those horns and the way you caught its head kind of doing all the turning to get to that specific plant, love the colours of this cow,,great job,,
Comment Written 25-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 25-Mar-2018
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Thank you so much
Comment from Mellissa Stone
Very cool animal.
Great shot!
You're doing a great job.
Where were you here?
This is one of my favorite photographs of yours for sure.
Thank you
reply by the author on 24-Mar-2018
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Very cool animal.
Great shot!
You're doing a great job.
Where were you here?
This is one of my favorite photographs of yours for sure.
Thank you
Comment Written 23-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 24-Mar-2018
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It was in Libby Montana. One of our many vacations. :)
Thanks. :)
Comment from jesuel
What a great photo and what unusual subject matter and I like the angle here how did you get in so close I would be scared beautiful work here
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2018
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What a great photo and what unusual subject matter and I like the angle here how did you get in so close I would be scared beautiful work here
Comment Written 17-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2018
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Thank you
Comment from Neilnap773
A very good presentation of this farm animal and particularly like the body position of this fella which draws my attention more than of it were standing straight.Great structure and certain l detail to the image
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2018
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A very good presentation of this farm animal and particularly like the body position of this fella which draws my attention more than of it were standing straight.Great structure and certain l detail to the image
Comment Written 17-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 17-Mar-2018
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Thank you Neil.
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Thank you Neil.
Comment from suzannethompson2
I love the unusual pose you captured here showing the long horned bull smelling the weeds, wondering whether to chew. I bet they can do a lot of damage with those wonderful horns. Very good lighting and focus. Good luck in the contest. Suzanne
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2018
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I love the unusual pose you captured here showing the long horned bull smelling the weeds, wondering whether to chew. I bet they can do a lot of damage with those wonderful horns. Very good lighting and focus. Good luck in the contest. Suzanne
Comment Written 14-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2018
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Thank you and yes lots of damage that I would never want to find out. Lol
Comment from DawnIrene
I love nature and the beauty it gives for us to admire. The part about this photo I love the most is how you did not miss a moment of his life. The horns express the wisdom of this animal and you can see the tenderness you captured that most don't see in animals of this strength. Wonderful work!!
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2018
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I love nature and the beauty it gives for us to admire. The part about this photo I love the most is how you did not miss a moment of his life. The horns express the wisdom of this animal and you can see the tenderness you captured that most don't see in animals of this strength. Wonderful work!!
Comment Written 14-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 14-Mar-2018
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Thank you so much for your kind review
Comment from GaliaG
some thing in the angle of shot made this bull look funny and not natural, did you use a wide angle lens?
nice lightign, composition and presentaiotn
thanks for sharing
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reply by the author on 13-Mar-2018
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some thing in the angle of shot made this bull look funny and not natural, did you use a wide angle lens?
nice lightign, composition and presentaiotn
thanks for sharing
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Comment Written 13-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 13-Mar-2018
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Thanks I used a 55-200 mm lens. 100% natural move of this bull. He stopped to twist around to smell what looks to be a weed with a flower on it. I just happened to be in the right position at the right time to get this angle.
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Thanks I used a 55-200 mm lens. 100% natural move of this bull. He stopped to twist around to smell what looks to be a weed with a flower on it. I just happened to be in the right position at the right time to get this angle.
Comment from Melyuki
Hi there and thanks for sharing this delightful snap shot of the long horned bull smelling 'the weed'.. That really made me laugh. Cattle can do the strangest things... Your photo is taken at the best angle to really capture the action .. and such clarity .. Those horns are beauties.. and as long as they are not heading straight for me, I find them rather amazing features on top of this bull's head.. obviously used for fighting if necessary ... What a stance this bull has.. I am checking out his left front leg.. the position of it is rather odd. . as if he doesn't know if he should lie down and really enjoy that weed or just remain standing. His markings are rather extraordinary. those big brown patches on his side mingled amongst the many small splashes of colour that spread over the rest of his hide. Of course his head remains pure brown in keeping with the breed.. I can see his tail is relaxed and not swishing around too much flicking off flies or other annoying lodgers which often take a free ride on their backs. He really looks like he has a pleased look in his eyes. the weed obviously smells ok. but one wonders if it is good enough to devour. The paddock in which he grazes doesn't seem to have much lush grass at this time ... which may indicate it could be winter .. I can see the occasional rock in the distance .. presumably the pasture has been cleared for grazing purposes.. great balance makes this bull the centre of attention here, and the excellent lighting brings out the best in his speckled coat..
There is a saying.. that a weed is just a plant growing in the wrong place.. so just maybe, we can excuse him from sniffing on a weed this time. Perhaps its in the right place at the right time.. Thanks for sharing this awesome capture. gave me a good giggle and brings back lots of funny cattle memories I have from having lived on property myself. A true pleasure to review. cheers mel Best of luck in the contest.
reply by the author on 13-Mar-2018
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Hi there and thanks for sharing this delightful snap shot of the long horned bull smelling 'the weed'.. That really made me laugh. Cattle can do the strangest things... Your photo is taken at the best angle to really capture the action .. and such clarity .. Those horns are beauties.. and as long as they are not heading straight for me, I find them rather amazing features on top of this bull's head.. obviously used for fighting if necessary ... What a stance this bull has.. I am checking out his left front leg.. the position of it is rather odd. . as if he doesn't know if he should lie down and really enjoy that weed or just remain standing. His markings are rather extraordinary. those big brown patches on his side mingled amongst the many small splashes of colour that spread over the rest of his hide. Of course his head remains pure brown in keeping with the breed.. I can see his tail is relaxed and not swishing around too much flicking off flies or other annoying lodgers which often take a free ride on their backs. He really looks like he has a pleased look in his eyes. the weed obviously smells ok. but one wonders if it is good enough to devour. The paddock in which he grazes doesn't seem to have much lush grass at this time ... which may indicate it could be winter .. I can see the occasional rock in the distance .. presumably the pasture has been cleared for grazing purposes.. great balance makes this bull the centre of attention here, and the excellent lighting brings out the best in his speckled coat..
There is a saying.. that a weed is just a plant growing in the wrong place.. so just maybe, we can excuse him from sniffing on a weed this time. Perhaps its in the right place at the right time.. Thanks for sharing this awesome capture. gave me a good giggle and brings back lots of funny cattle memories I have from having lived on property myself. A true pleasure to review. cheers mel Best of luck in the contest.
Comment Written 13-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 13-Mar-2018
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Wow love your take on this photo. I?m so happy I got a laugh from you. I laughed too when I saw him twist around to smell the weed. It was the right place at the right time. I saw these bulls and I stopped on the side of the road and hurried over to the fence and snapped a few photos and just when I was about to turn aroun I saw this particular bull stop and twist his head around. I took a photo and then he was smelling this weed and I took another. It was quite fun to takes the photos I got. I did get a few and pretty much all turned out except one. Thanks so much.
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Wow love your take on this photo. I?m so happy I got a laugh from you. I laughed too when I saw him twist around to smell the weed. It was the right place at the right time. I saw these bulls and I stopped on the side of the road and hurried over to the fence and snapped a few photos and just when I was about to turn aroun I saw this particular bull stop and twist his head around. I took a photo and then he was smelling this weed and I took another. It was quite fun to takes the photos I got. I did get a few and pretty much all turned out except one. Thanks so much.
Comment from fritz2
Very interesting photo. A very striking animal. Dominating rear end certainly makes the usual animal picture much more interesting. Almost looks like the head was added. Composition, clarity, colors all work nicely together. Good work.
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2018
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Very interesting photo. A very striking animal. Dominating rear end certainly makes the usual animal picture much more interesting. Almost looks like the head was added. Composition, clarity, colors all work nicely together. Good work.
Comment Written 12-Mar-2018
reply by the author on 12-Mar-2018
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Thank you.