PhotoSteve
Registered: February 2009
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Sun March 22, 2009 11:56pm
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And they seemed rather surprised to see you, all decked out in whatever finery you had on. Fine detail and color, not at all what I think of when I hear the word "sheep."
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dmboyce
Registered: March 2009
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Mon March 23, 2009 12:30am
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Beautiful capture. How brave of you to chase them down in your finery. I love the colors and clarity. Do you know why they are marked with red? Is that so the owners can tell their sheep from others?
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bev glint
Registered: January 2009
Posts: 179
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Mon March 23, 2009 10:37am
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The coloured marks on the sheep's back (the ewes) are made by a device called a raddle that the farmer straps to the chest of the ram. The raddle holds a dyestuff which is released when the ram mounts the ewe. The farmer will change the colour after a while and that way he can tell by the colour on the ewe when she is likely to have her lambs. :-))
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Diane
Registered: February 2009
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Mon March 23, 2009 2:53pm
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So glad you had your "climbing legs" with you to chase these sheep up the hill and get that capture. I've never seen sheep that look like this. You've captured all the details wonderfully. What does the orange marking on their backs mean?
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lrw1966
Registered: November 2008
Posts: 3,889
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Mon March 23, 2009 3:09pm
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Bev, Hi:
Marvelous composition of daily life. Beautiful colors and details and wonderful notes. Congratulations, very nicely done.
Larry
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Julie
Registered: February 2009
Posts: 1,421
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Mon March 23, 2009 10:36pm
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Never seen anything like this. Awesome. Good comp and fine exposure.
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Helkoryo
Site Admin
Registered: November 2008
Posts: 5,497
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Tue March 24, 2009 11:46pm
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A stunning shot here Bev, wonderful sharp detail and those sheep clearly like looking at your camera lens too 
Thank you for posting its lovely to see your work here again
Kind regards Helen
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olddingo
Registered: November 2008
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Well worth the struggle in your good 'gear' Bev. Excellent colour and nice clear detail. The raddle has not been used out here for a number of years and when it was used it was to indicate which ram had serviced what ewes. These days the farmer puts one ram per paddock (field) of ewes.
David
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mortcdz
Registered: January 2009
Posts: 1,837
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Mon April 6, 2009 11:12pm
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Excellent details - the sheep stand out so well against the background. And really informative too - I no longer think that sheep with coloured backs are the product of rural graffiti artists
Cheers....Mark
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ShellyOB
Registered: June 2009
Posts: 39
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Hi, Bev,
So you go out chasing sheep in dress clothes, eh?? It seems well worth the effort. Wonderful color, brilliant detail and I love how you caught those two looking right at you. Very well done!! )
Shelly
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