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The Gift

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As a photographer, you can go out looking for something to shoot and come home disappointed and even frustrated by all your efforts when there seems to be nothing of interest out there. But every now and then you receive a gift, it is something you didn’t expect but it catches your eye and it is so compelling that you just have to stop and take the shot and it’s even better when you have your camera in hand.

As I was driving along Hwy 9 between Alpharetta and Cumming on my way back from a photo shoot of a young family, this scene caught my eye. There was no place to stop. I turned around and looked again. Finally I found a small driveway I could pull into and walk to make this photo. Most people would just keep driving by because there was no place to pull over but the determined photographer will find a way.

The late daylight cast a warm glow over the field of yellow flowers backlighting these black cattle feasting on their gift of spring. The sky had nice clouds and all the trees were lush with tender spring leaves. The timing couldn’t be more perfect. I made three bracketed exposures to create this HDR photo.
Image size
906x594px 188.85 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Shutter Speed
1/125 second
Aperture
F/10.0
Focal Length
80 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
May 2, 2011, 5:57:14 PM
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