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Collection: Serendipity
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens
Location: Tranquility, NJ
Date: Aug 24, 2009
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 400
Shutter: 250
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: Sep 3, 2009

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as we approached the barn I saw these two goats at cross purposes so I quickly snapped them, not realizing the beautiful sunset light I was also capturing. I took more shots to get that cow out of the way, but now I think he makes the shot. heck I never would have come back to this photo if it weren't for the serendipity challenge. give them the credit or the blame. I did calculations to b/w and then I used a layer mask to bring the sunlight back in.

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09/08/2009 11:30:26 PM
Perfectly weird...and so darn entertaining to look at.
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09/06/2009 01:49:58 AM
hmm, without the cow this would just be a picture of some goats... : )

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09/06/2009 12:14:06 AM
Red bulls and rubber maids. Barnyard shots are always fun. Your processing too is most creative.
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09/05/2009 10:24:43 PM
Oh yes. The cow makes the photo! At first I thought the cow was a pig and thought of Charlotte's Web.
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09/05/2009 05:08:34 PM
The little spots of light make this a very enigmatic image to look at.
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09/05/2009 02:30:54 PM
I like the mix of saturated colors and b&w. I think it was smart to leave the lines angled and not to straighten them (which is usually my first instinct). Funny how the eye is drawn to the written word in almost any photo.
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09/05/2009 12:44:04 AM
Originally posted by Melethia:

Help me out here - are the lines some sort of fencing, because it's too clear to be through a back windshield, which was my first guess. And are the goats actually in the Rubbermaid container? And why, oh why is there a tag on the cow in what I would guess might be an uncomfortable location? I love pictures that raise a ton of questions. :-)


the lines are electric fence very close to where the goats are eating. and yes, the goats like to be inside their dinner bowl. it's their favorite place to eat. The "tag" is actually a sign on the fence post... probably warning of the aforementioned electricity.
09/04/2009 01:32:30 PM
this makes it all worthwhile
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09/04/2009 12:07:53 PM
Help me out here - are the lines some sort of fencing, because it's too clear to be through a back windshield, which was my first guess. And are the goats actually in the Rubbermaid container? And why, oh why is there a tag on the cow in what I would guess might be an uncomfortable location? I love pictures that raise a ton of questions. :-)
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09/04/2009 08:59:03 AM
Thanks for the notes -- that's my kind of Serendipity. Cool shot, too.
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09/04/2009 07:50:56 AM
It looks like you're throwing away perfectly good goats. LOL! Love the red cow. This picture belongs in a Grimm's Fairy tale book. A real one, not one of those prettied up ones.
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09/04/2009 12:35:01 AM
fantastic catch don ... love those tangled necks (the grass is always greener lol.. !!..) and the rick red and yellow contrasting with your b&w processing .. also find the vertical lines in the background quite appealing as well .. !!! .. probably coz of the contrast with the animals and how it balances the pic ..
how often do we take a photograph and only find something special when we see it on the computer .??. i often wonder why we miss those little gems with our real eyes .. how fortunate we have the gift of photography to take us back for another look ..
i think i'm addicted to these side challenges coz whenever i'm in one its a constant thought in my mind to catch something to fit in with the subject .. personally i think that so much in our lives and photography is serendipitous ..:)

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