Thematic Ee-i-ee-i-oh! - Farm animals

AlexBW · 11-30-2017, 01:43 AM - **4 Likes**

What a great thread! Thanks for letting me know about it Des!
Here are three sheep shots from Texel in the Netherlands - well known for their sheep breed - taken shortly after lambing (~8 months ago).

(All taken with smc DA 55-300mm on a K-30, then passed through Lightroom)

**Des** · 11-30-2017, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by AlexBW

What a great thread! Thanks for letting me know about it Des!
Here are three sheep shots from Texel in the Netherlands - well known for their sheep breed - taken shortly after lambing (~8 months ago).

Welcome Alex. Thanks for sharing these shots. There are not a lot of Texel sheep in Australia or NZ, but they seem to be gaining popularity as a breed. There is a breeder's association here: Australian Texel Stud Breeders Association Inc I gather they are a more common breed in Britain and the rest of Europe.

I guess living on an island is pretty special.

AlexBW · 11-30-2017, 01:07 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Des

I guess living on an island is pretty special

Living on Texel is pretty special indeed, but the ferry runs every hour so its easy to escape

Biking here is fantastic:

(DA 18-135mm)

AlexBW · 12-06-2017, 01:27 PM - **3 Likes**

I seem to take a particular interest in sheep. Here are some roaming freely on the Isle of Skye (Scotland) that we hiked past on the way to Camasunary this summer:

And this is the context. Not a bad place to be a sheep, I would think.

(all with DA 18-135mm on K-30)

**Des** · 12-07-2017, 03:37 AM

Originally posted by AlexBW

I seem to take a particular interest in sheep.

So do I. They are very photogenic.

Originally posted by AlexBW

Here are some roaming freely on the Isle of Skye (Scotland) that we hiked past on the way to Camasunary this summer: ... And this is the context. Not a bad place to be a sheep, I would think

Nice shots. The sheep certainly look happy, but I suspect that if you asked them in winter, they might prefer to be somewhere else. :-) I went to Skye many years ago - what a beautiful place.

**Des** · 12-09-2017, 02:44 PM - **3 Likes**

Here are some more shots of the same Hereford bull shown above in post #96. The first is with the K-3 + FA*300 f4.5. The second was taken with a K-30 + DA-L 55-300.

**Des** · 01-16-2018, 07:48 PM - **1 Like**

Time to wake up this thread again. Some shots of Poll Dorsets from the Red Hill Show last year. K-S2 + FA 43 Ltd.

**goatsNdonkey** · 01-18-2018, 10:20 AM - **3 Likes**

AT least it's farm animal inspired, but I'm not sure my hens would accept this automatron into their flock...

Super-Tak f3.5 35mm, K10D (cross-posted)

**rod_grant** · 04-01-2018, 11:27 PM - **2 Likes**

**rod_grant** · 04-01-2018, 11:46 PM - **2 Likes**

and a long range shot of a mother and lambs

**noelcmn** · 04-02-2018, 12:25 AM - **3 Likes**

Northern Farm, a combination farm/nature reserve/cycling track.

**Des** · 04-02-2018, 12:27 AM - **2 Likes**

Very nice contributions Rod and Noel.

I think these are Jerseys, in South Gippsland. K-30 + DA-L 55-300.

**rod_grant** · 04-12-2018, 06:30 PM - **2 Likes**

Milking at Riverina Milk at Corowa NSW

**Des** · 04-13-2018, 03:46 PM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Milking at Riverina Milk at Corowa NSW

Far cry from my grandfather's dairy!

Thanks for sharing Rod.

**rod_grant** · 04-13-2018, 04:24 PM

Your grandfather milked 40 or 50?
One of my dairying uncles had a neighbour who milked over 90 - that was extraordinary in the 1950s, (in my knowledge).

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11-30-2017, 01:43 AM - 4 Likes	#106
AlexBW Pentaxian Join Date: May 2014 Location: Oslo Photos: Albums Posts: 394	What a great thread! Thanks for letting me know about it Des! Here are three sheep shots from Texel in the Netherlands - well known for their sheep breed - taken shortly after lambing (~8 months ago). (All taken with smc DA 55-300mm on a K-30, then passed through Lightroom)

11-30-2017, 11:56 AM	#107
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,424 Original Poster	Originally posted by AlexBW What a great thread! Thanks for letting me know about it Des! Here are three sheep shots from Texel in the Netherlands - well known for their sheep breed - taken shortly after lambing (~8 months ago). Welcome Alex. Thanks for sharing these shots. There are not a lot of Texel sheep in Australia or NZ, but they seem to be gaining popularity as a breed. There is a breeder's association here: Australian Texel Stud Breeders Association Inc I gather they are a more common breed in Britain and the rest of Europe. I guess living on an island is pretty special.

11-30-2017, 01:07 PM - 3 Likes	#108
AlexBW Pentaxian Join Date: May 2014 Location: Oslo Photos: Albums Posts: 394	Originally posted by Des I guess living on an island is pretty special Living on Texel is pretty special indeed, but the ferry runs every hour so its easy to escape Biking here is fantastic: (DA 18-135mm)

12-06-2017, 01:27 PM - 3 Likes	#109
AlexBW Pentaxian Join Date: May 2014 Location: Oslo Photos: Albums Posts: 394	I seem to take a particular interest in sheep. Here are some roaming freely on the Isle of Skye (Scotland) that we hiked past on the way to Camasunary this summer: And this is the context. Not a bad place to be a sheep, I would think. (all with DA 18-135mm on K-30)

12-07-2017, 03:37 AM	#110
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,424 Original Poster	Originally posted by AlexBW I seem to take a particular interest in sheep. So do I. They are very photogenic. Originally posted by AlexBW Here are some roaming freely on the Isle of Skye (Scotland) that we hiked past on the way to Camasunary this summer: ... And this is the context. Not a bad place to be a sheep, I would think Nice shots. The sheep certainly look happy, but I suspect that if you asked them in winter, they might prefer to be somewhere else. :-) I went to Skye many years ago - what a beautiful place.

12-09-2017, 02:44 PM - 3 Likes	#111
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,424 Original Poster	Here are some more shots of the same Hereford bull shown above in post #96. The first is with the K-3 + FA*300 f4.5. The second was taken with a K-30 + DA-L 55-300.

01-16-2018, 07:48 PM - 1 Like	#112
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,424 Original Poster	Time to wake up this thread again. Some shots of Poll Dorsets from the Red Hill Show last year. K-S2 + FA 43 Ltd.

01-18-2018, 10:20 AM - 3 Likes	#113
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,736	AT least it's farm animal inspired, but I'm not sure my hens would accept this automatron into their flock... Super-Tak f3.5 35mm, K10D (cross-posted)

04-01-2018, 11:27 PM - 2 Likes	#114
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951

04-01-2018, 11:46 PM - 2 Likes	#115
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	and a long range shot of a mother and lambs

04-02-2018, 12:25 AM - 3 Likes	#116
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,228	Northern Farm, a combination farm/nature reserve/cycling track.

04-02-2018, 12:27 AM - 2 Likes	#117
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,424 Original Poster	Very nice contributions Rod and Noel. I think these are Jerseys, in South Gippsland. K-30 + DA-L 55-300.

04-12-2018, 06:30 PM - 2 Likes	#118
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Milking at Riverina Milk at Corowa NSW

04-13-2018, 03:46 PM	#119
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,424 Original Poster	Originally posted by rod_grant Milking at Riverina Milk at Corowa NSW Far cry from my grandfather's dairy! Thanks for sharing Rod.

04-13-2018, 04:24 PM	#120
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Your grandfather milked 40 or 50? One of my dairying uncles had a neighbour who milked over 90 - that was extraordinary in the 1950s, (in my knowledge).