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Holy Cow - A Cow Wash!
Holy Cow - A Cow Wash!
dhar


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: The Sacred (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Bangalore
Date: Aug 15, 2007
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 19, 2007

Most Hindus consider the cow sacred and quite often take care of it like almost any other member of the family. Seen here is a cow-owner washing the cow with as much care as would probably an owner of a brand new Porsche!

Statistics
Place: 111 out of 166
Avg (all users): 4.9670
Avg (commenters): 5.4000
Avg (participants): 4.8421
Avg (non-participants): 5.0240
Views since voting: 849
Views during voting: 280
Votes: 182
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
08/29/2007 02:19:19 AM
Oh. Real sacred cows. I thought so. I hope you weren't offended by my cow. Would have liked a closer up of these cows.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/28/2007 10:21:38 PM
Since all my photo equipment was stolen and I am camera-less, I will spend time now voting...
Interest - 2
Theme Interp - 2
Technical Merit - 2
Personal Bias - 2
TOTAL - 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/28/2007 02:27:28 AM
So, there's thing guy washing cows on this particular day of his life. And then, there's this guy washing cows most of the days of his life. A day from the life or this mister, a life in the day of this mister. And then, he makes the DPC pages, competing for good scores at the sacred challenge. Well, I give him a high score, not because cows are sacred, but because the life of this guy is, his care, his usualness, but also unusualness at the same time, are. A good story.

But, your title tells me that you didn't want to tell me the story. I don't know, maybe you wanted me too pay attention to the cows being washed. But, I don't know, what's the big deal with the cow being washed? I'm not sure what to make of the title, but I know that I don't like it, it isn't mundane, as the scene is (at least there), but it isn't interesting or exciting either, in a sense of metaphysical or declaring a truth. It starts somewhere (holy cow) and it goes somewhere else (cow wash), and the guy with his livelihood isn't direct part of the title.

I think so.
08/22/2007 09:24:20 PM
nice framing
08/22/2007 08:02:29 PM
could have been a great shot if you would have gotten closer!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/22/2007 03:22:34 AM
haha, funny caption


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