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On England's Pleasant Pastures
On England's Pleasant Pastures
SaraR


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Challenge: Landscape VI (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenge entries
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
Date: May 5, 2012
Aperture: 16.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: May 8, 2012

 Ok, so where was I coming from with this entry? The challenge was Landscapes, but with the twist of making the entry as refreshing as possible. So, what makes a landscape, what defines it? In this case the physical geology and geography, obviously. The Lake District mountains, fells and valleys have formed as a direct result of glaciation - this, without a doubt provides the drama and structure to the landscape. But the landscape that we see today, and over the last millenia is also defined by its human usage, and in the way that it has been grazed, pastures created, vegetation cleared and changed; farms built, the fellside marked by walls. The valleys and lower fells of the Lake District have been grazed by hardy sheep for many hundreds of years. I wanted to show that sheep are not just a part of the landscape, but are a 'cause' of the landscape.

Statistics
Place: 48 out of 134
Avg (all users): 5.9023
Avg (commenters): 6.5385
Avg (participants): 5.7846
Avg (non-participants): 5.9725
Views since voting: 648
Views during voting: 289
Votes: 174
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/16/2012 10:37:33 AM
Never thought I'd describe a sheep as "regal", but there you have it. LOVE the notes and the entry.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 05/16/2012 08:54:50 AM
Curse me for a narrow minded voter, if you like. I gave it a neutral 5.
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Sony DSLR-A580
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 05/16/2012 07:43:12 AM
I had the same "sheep/landscape" struggle others did - ended up giving this a very nice score and glad I did. What a lovely "photographer's comments" entry. Nicely reasoned as well as being a lovely entry.
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Fujifilm x100
 05/16/2012 03:01:29 AM
Nicely done. I knew this was ewe ! ;-)

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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/16/2012 02:01:38 AM
One of my favorites in the challenge. A very refreshing landscape indeed!
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 05/16/2012 12:44:59 AM
that is some holy lamb of god. I love every bit of it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
05/15/2012 11:23:31 PM
yes! a landscape with personailty.
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/15/2012 10:03:51 PM
Wow. Beautiful region, and photograph.
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Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 05/15/2012 08:09:24 PM
Sweet scene
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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 05/15/2012 06:05:03 PM
Ok. Not sure what to do with this one. It's more about the sheep than a landscape shot. However, there's so much landscape in the background that it is a landscape shot.

Interesting interpretation of the challenge.

It boils down to this:

It's awesome! -9-
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 05/15/2012 04:33:58 PM
Seems to be more about the sheep than the landscape, though the setting is indeed a nice landscape. I'll have to give this one some thought. Ok I gave it some thought and I think I I gave this to 5 year old asking him to describe the scene, I would get "I picture of a sheep" not "a picture of a sheep in front of a lake and a hill".
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 05/15/2012 09:20:25 AM
NIce shot, love the green and grasses. - 8
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro MF
 05/15/2012 06:20:21 AM
this is a sheep
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/12/2012 11:04:20 PM
Great use of a foreground subject in your landscape!
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 05/09/2012 12:56:57 PM
One for her album.
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA
 05/09/2012 12:46:22 PM
The Lake District?
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 05/09/2012 09:14:17 AM
I forget how spindly sheep's legs are LOL This is great. Made me smile. :)
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 05/09/2012 09:02:21 AM
lovely
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Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 05/09/2012 03:19:11 AM
Sheepscape!
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 FG HSM Art
 05/09/2012 03:11:26 AM
I just love the country side of England, so gorgeous.

The sheep adds to this, he likes ewe!
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