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I would like to introduce myself. I am ashamed to say this, but I noticed from my profile that I have been lurking on this site for 6 years. I have been enjoying and learning a lot from all of you without contributing anything. So, I’m going to try to contribute something weekly. I am not a pro photog; I am an overworked high school science teacher.

This 1st one was an award winner at a local county fair.

Joe

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Aug 09, 2012 at 01:27 AM

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Nice image ......... awesome sky.

- Jim

Aug 09, 2012 at 01:33 AM

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welcome.
yes, it is a prize winner. excellent processing and tonal balance. small nit: maybe clone out the two small fence pods in the foreground.
regards, tom

Aug 09, 2012 at 01:46 AM

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Joe - definately a winner! Post a few more.

John

Aug 09, 2012 at 01:49 AM

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John, thank you very much.

Jim, it was the sky that we pulled off the road to shoot. The cattle kindly wandered by as we watched the storm build.

Tom, you are right about the fence. Maybe I will do that.

Joe

Aug 09, 2012 at 02:13 AM

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Welcome, Joe.
A worthy photograph- for sure. With excellent processing to boot.
And that sky is scrumptious!
I really like the image.
Tom's idea sounds good to me also.
I'm wondering if you'd walked to the fence and shot OVER it, how much better it might be. Or not

. The point being whenever you have anything as good as that sky, take a boatload of pics from all over the place, and make the final decision at home. Perhaps a good thought for the future?
Charlie

Aug 10, 2012 at 04:15 AM

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Welcome!
Congratulations!
Well-deserved.
Curious. How large was the print? I can imagine this working well at any size, but super as a large print.
Scott

Aug 10, 2012 at 09:36 AM

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There be rain in that picture, too. Wonderful image, Joe, as has already been said.

Kenny

Aug 10, 2012 at 12:39 PM

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Great pic but you need to get rid of the fence

Aug 10, 2012 at 01:34 PM

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Welcome. Not all of us are Pro's.

Great clouds & love the B&W mood.

Thanks for sharing. hope to see more.

Eric

Aug 11, 2012 at 02:04 AM

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Thanks for the pointers, Charlie. It can be challenging to get good clouds over good subjects. I always seem to have one without the other.
Joe

Aug 11, 2012 at 11:17 AM

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Kenj8246 wrote:
There be rain in that picture, too. Wonderful image, Joe, as has already been said.

Kenny

Thanks, Kenny

Aug 11, 2012 at 11:19 AM

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sbeme wrote:
Welcome!
Congratulations!
Well-deserved.
Curious. How large was the print? I can imagine this working well at any size, but super as a large print.
Scott

Thanks, Scott. It is a very sharp print -- I used Canon 5dII on a tripod. I printed 15 inches wide for the county fair, and it looked great.
Joe

Aug 11, 2012 at 11:20 AM

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Gyroscope wrote:
Great pic but you need to get rid of the fence

Thanks you. Yes, I’ve received several comments about the fence, and now it has become an eye sore to me! It’s got to go.
Joe

Aug 11, 2012 at 11:21 AM

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astro-ep wrote:
Welcome. Not all of us are Pro's.

Great clouds & love the B&W mood.

Thanks for sharing. hope to see more.

Eric

Thank you, Eric.

Aug 11, 2012 at 11:22 AM

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Amazing how the tonality is controlled in the image.

Lovely image, surely deserving to be a prize winner

Aug 11, 2012 at 11:42 AM

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No more lurking..not with photos like this!

Ed

Aug 11, 2012 at 09:50 PM

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p.1 #18 · First post

beautiful!

Aug 12, 2012 at 10:50 PM

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Joe

I like it and don't have a thing against the fence - if I remember all the movies about range wars they are a fact of life. If I have a "beef" it's with the rear end of the cow on the right which can either be cropped or cloned out.

A slightly tighter crop would get rid of both the fence and the cow and imo would make the sky even more powerful and awe inspiring.

Keep them coming.

Peter

Aug 14, 2012 at 08:42 PM

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Thank you Guari, Ed, Cheryl, and Peter for your kind comments.

Peter, thanks for your suggestions. You make good points that I will think consider. When one of the objects in a repeating sequence is partially cut off at the edge of the frame, it tends to convey that the sequence continues beyond the frame. That’s why I left it there. However, it is a cow’s butt – maybe not such a good thing to leave in.

Joe

Aug 15, 2012 at 02:43 AM

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