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Heres lookin at ya.. in the springtime..


Heres lookin at ya.. in the springtime..
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Copyright: Dawn McKenzie Wykes (Dawn) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1134 W: 100 N: 3363] (17532)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-09-25
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF-S 17-85 f/4-5.6 IS USM, Heliopan UV
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/1600 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-10-04 23:01
Viewed: 354
Points: 24
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Taken on my recent trip south to Taranaki, on the Forgotton World Highway, between Taumaranui and Stratford...

There were sheep everywhere of course...as "this is New Zealand"..home to more sheep than people, so these sheep dont see people all that often, well thats my answer as to why they are so scared of us! These two, mother and baby, were laying on this hill, we stopped the car some distance ahead, and I crept back along the road, hoping they wouldnt hear me.. but OHHH no..they did, and they quickly got up, and were just about to run for it, when they both looked around to take a look at me, and I went click!..Kinda looks like they were posing doesnt it.

It was a lovely spring day, and we enjoyed the trip, with many many photo stops.

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Hello and Kia Ora Dawn
Thankyou for your welcome to NZ, I love it out here, my wife is from NZ so it was not hard to move out here and I loved it when I visited in 2003. Living in the Waitakere is simply a dream place as you know with all the rainforests and West Coast beaches.

I have not seen many sheep here yet in NZ, quite a few in Paparora in the Northland though. Excellent perspective and stance from these sheep looking down to you. Typical NZ rolling green hill with superb natural colours. Well done. Regards
Jim

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3273 W: 268 N: 7756] (33094)
  • [2008-10-04 23:29]

Yes, I can see you creeping along the side of the road on your hands and knees trying to be quiet. Poor Baa lamb and mama - you frightened them terribly Dawn.

But you got a good shot of them looking back at you. Well positioned, good poses and nicely shown MF

Janice

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  • eosnut Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 589 W: 164 N: 1405] (10149)
  • [2008-10-05 0:13]

Hi Dawn,
Nice placement of Mum and her Bub, having her proud of the skyline makes her the main focus. Good timing too, having them both looking right into the camera. Well presented.
Pete.

Hello Dawn! Amazing scene, wonderful landscape. Good POV and capture. Beautiful colours. Good composition. Well done!

Hi Dawn,
Lovely portrait of these two Kiwi sheep :-) I nice pose and the uphill line makes it a well balanced composition. It's almost a crime eating these lovely (and delicious) animals.
Kia ora from a wet and windy Holland.
Hans

Such a nice name for a Highway Dawn.

Right moment captured here and a lovely spring feeling seeing that lamb with its mother in the mountains.

TFS
Els

hİ Dawn,
Perfect diagonal well balanced composition, contrast and depthness.
I like it.
TFS
Selahattin E

Hi Dawn,

Did you call them? . . Seems they are preparing themself to be photographed by you . .
Nicely captured and composed . .

Tfs,
Tjutjut

:-)) this afternoon

hi dawn, cute shot, yes it look like a pose from them, excellent colors and details in this, nice post,
take care,
scott

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  • timtim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1057 W: 106 N: 564] (9598)
  • [2008-10-06 16:53]

nice shot
good job of getting them to look at you

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  • jawa Gold Star Critiquer [C: 1372 W: 0 N: 1] (12003)
  • [2008-10-07 1:46]

Hi Dawn
Springtime in New Zeeland
Autumn in Holland.
very nice and pretty photo.
Gr Jos

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  • iso Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1119 W: 62 N: 167] (27939)
  • [2008-10-08 5:00]

A superb one fo the composition, the subject is not common and of course well done.

Iso.

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