Well MM is back. Gee did I miss it, ‘even though I posted a black and white photograph every week, it just wasn’t the same without Leanne hosting and everyone else pitching in together.
I would just like to say welcome back Leanne, I thoroughly enjoyed your posts while you were in the USA. Glad you’re back safe and sound and picking up the mantle of MM once again. For more black and white Country themed photos this week please go to Leanne’s blog here.
This month’s them is country and whilst I live on the Gold Coast by the sea and it is considered “country” sort of, the real country to me is inland. When I was down in Gulgong a few months ago on my partner’s farm I took advantage of the rural setting and took a myriad of photos of the area in all its glory. One photo which I dearly love was of his goats. There was a lot of cloud activity and I really liked the lines in the grass with the converging clouds. I thought the goats performed well and just stood exactly where they needed to get the best out of the shot.
When looking at my shots from Gulgong I selected a few and when I changed them to monochrome this one just popped out as the best. I loved it in colour and now I quite like it also in black and white.
Goats in a paddock Gulgong
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Lovely!
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Thanks Pike 🙂
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I love the picture. It works really well, especially with the front goat staring into the camera. Otherwise there wouldn’t have been a connection.
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Thanks so much, yes he had to co-operate with me and I waited before I clicked for him to look. I had the shot before I put the camera to my eye and had my fingers crossed they would all stay where they were! 🙂
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Don’t they look pleased with themselves😊
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haha yes GM they do dont they 🙂
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😀
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Great photo! I love the way the angles of the clouds in the sky lead the viewer’s eyes into the shot and the cluster of goats and I like the way the one goat is staring and almost breaking the fourth wall.
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Thanks Laura, i really liked the angle with the sky pulling you in.. it was just one of those shots that everything aligned to be best it could be 🙂
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Wonderful Kaz! You’ve really captured their characters, would love to know what was so interesting to all the goats looking off to the right! Looks like a race meeting or someone looking the wrong way at a tennis match!
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Food was placed around them so they were wondering where the best spot was to eat I think. I like your description Jane 🙂
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Aha that explains it! 🙂
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Beautiful
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Fantastic photo Kaz, like you said in the post, the clouds really set this photo up. Took me a moment or two to realise what the animals were! First thought was maybe some strange Australian breed of dog! Lol! Then thought how stupid I was, they were skinny sheared sheep, and finally cottoned on that they were goats! And I’ve always considered myself to be a country lad!!! 😦
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Thanks Andy. So funny! Someone else thought the same thing so you are not alone. I think it was their ears that are dark and floppy which might confuse things but goats they are 🙂
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I love the colour and lines. They work so well together. I wish I could get such great shots. Yesterday I saw a great view with stunning colour from the sunset and autum leaves. It was perfect with a river in foreground and snow covered mountains in the back… only problem I was on the highway driving!
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Thanks so much travelbugs. I realliy appreciate your lovely comment. I know what you mean, I often see fantastic shots, sometimes a few in the one outing but they are Always when I do not have the camera, I go back the next day and nothing…… I thought I was the only one 🙂
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Welcome. Sometimes the perfect shot is all due to the lighting and clouds… never to be repeated. When I lived in China I missed so many amazing shots and surreal events I started carrying a camera with me. Then I bought a smart phone that is more camera than phone and it became even easier and I didn’t miss as many. Still sometimes we miss those shots… oh well makes me appreciate the good ones more.
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Oh yes to have a better smart phone would be the answer. For some reason this last one hasn’t been great in that area. I must check that it before my next purchase 😊
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I bought a Samsung Zoom in Hong Kong. It is more camera than phone, so it has been perfect. Not the small slimline smart phone, but the zoom, quality of pics and smartphone has made it so versatile.
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hmm I must check that out before my next phone purchase, thanks 🙂
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Due to its size it is not a popular model, but if you are looking for a good camera it is superior. The majority of my photos on my recent posts over the last year is taken with that camera/phone. It has many settings too for macro, sunset, snow etc
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I will check it out Thanks 😊
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Welcome 🙂
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At first I thought they were dogs! And yes, I do wear glasses. I can’t believe they just posed for you. But I’ve photographed some cows in the pats and it seems, no matter what they are doing, when you approach, they look up and stare!
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haha Emilio you are not the only one, Reinhold thought they were dogs at first. I think its their long floppy ears. They were just doing the right thing for about 3 seconds when I had to get the shot and then it was all over and they moved on so I was very lucky 🙂
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I love this photo! the goat staring at the camera is just so cute. I also tried capturing a squirrel once, i chased her for some time and she finally posed for me looking right at the camera.Its so adorable when these cute guys pose for u.It feels so good or may be i am exaggerating because I love all these adorable creatures. ^_^
And i love the sky, the fields just everything about this pic. B’ful!
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Thanks so much, yes its nice when you get a connection with another living being even if its only for a moment when you are looking at each other 🙂
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