Bits of Wool

[readingr]

Comments please

Roger

[poker]

Ouch and wow!

I like the elements in the shot. It's a great capture. Are those real clouds?!? Did you take a shot of the sheep with the clouds in focus? Please share...

My only concern is the foreground. The wool on the barb wire seems in focus but the rest of the barb wire isn't. I think everything in the foreground might as well be focused for greater impact.

Thanks.

[CLKunst]

Dig It!! I really like this one a bunch! Nothing to say as a critique really. The concept is awesome and the composition is just great! The first word that popped into my head was Fuzzy and that is totally appropriate here. It's almost like the pictorial definition of fuzzy and the wires are such a perfect pointy contrast to it. Well done Roger!

[swmdrayfan]

Roger, I really enjoy this one. I don't have anything to add in terms of 'critique'. It's just a really nice picture.
John

[SmartWombat]

I like the juxtaposition of the bits of wool on the fence and the bits of wool on four legs, nicely done.

[julsoph]

Roger, this is terrific! I'll echo the others in liking the connection between the bit of wool on the fence and the sheep in the background. The fence is great too.

Emily

[PlantedTao]

I like this shot a lot...instead of going the normal route of taking a photo of of animals in a pasture with a beautiful background...you added your own spin. Very nice.
I would have liked to had the whole fence in focus, but I think if this was blown up just the wool would be enough to hold my attention on the foreground.
Looks like a beautiful day...very surreal. Good idea...even better execution.

Cheers,

[payn817]

What is there to say or add?

Great shot!

[Herriot]

Well done Roger! Very creative and a great composition, one to be proud of.

Herriot

[Yoyo Szeto]

Hi Roger,
I like the unusual viewpoint of the photo. Very creative! I wonder what happened to the sheep which left his hair on the wire. Has he successfully escaped just like Steve McQueen in Babylon?
yoyo

[readingr]

Thanks to everyone for your kind responses. When I was taking this I wasn't sure if it would work or not, I was pleased with the results though.

The only mods to the photo is a touch of contrast to make the clouds pop a bit.

I like the elements in the shot. It's a great capture. Are those real clouds?!?

Yep their real clouds through a polarising filter.

Did you take a shot of the sheep with the clouds in focus?

Not sure I'll go back and check and post if suitable.

[QUOTE=manacsa]My only concern is the foreground. The wool on the barb wire seems in focus but the rest of the barb wire isn't. I think everything in the foreground might as well be focused for greater impact.[/QUOTE
I Think I stopped down too far for any more of the fence to be in focus. I wish I had taken a few more but the sheep wandered off at a trot to see their mates.

Roger

[LeeIs]

I really appreciate the thought that went into this. A very creative shot. Could it technically been better? I think so but that doesn't take away from its effectiveness. I would've liked to see the background a bit more in focus and the wires and wool even sharper. For me the BG is a bit too blured. Still a lovely photo.

[hardmongo]

fantastic.. i dig the minimalistic look, and the colors

[Sebastian]

Haven't read other replies, apologize if this has been mentioned.

The greatest thing about this IMO is that you are letting the viewer infer the story. Sure, it's kind of obvious, but I imagine pain when I view this, even though I have no idea if the animals experience pain when they lose some wool to a close encounter with the barbs. You included only enough elements to have the viewer take over and come up with their own story. Great!

[readingr]

Seb Hardmongo Leels

Thanks for your views.

To answer Seb's questions no sheep were harmed in the making of this photo.Its like us loosing hair so a farmer once told me, and I believe everything I'm told

I sat for about 3 minutes to get the number of sheep down to 2 only because there was another which was half in and half out of the frame and it just didn't work.

The first pic I took had the nearest sheep kicking his leg up and overexposed and the second also came out overexposed so didn't really capture the clouds. #3 was fine which is the one you see.

In all of them the fence is as blurred as in this photo, which is a bit of a shame.

Roger

PS a lesson I learnt taking this is you have to be patient and be ready for the shot when it happens. So no more rushing shots.