New Kildonan sheep shot

[David Paterson]

I knew this better version existed, but had been unable to find the negative until late last night. It is quite badly damaged, having nice been commercially scanned, and this image still needs some work, but it's in reasonable shape, tho' not absolutely final.

LATER. I've refreshed the image originally posted, and hope it looks better now.

[David Paterson]

My email software (Mac "Mail") is rendering the image very dark for some reason. Please let me know if it also looks too dark to you, and I'll make an email version.

[Mike G]

Dave I post a JPEG straight from the desktop after P&P and as far as I can tell have very few problems, give it a go.

[David Paterson]

Dave I post a JPEG straight from the desktop after P&P and as far as I can tell have very few problems, give it a go.

Mike - I do exactly the same and this image looks fine if opened in Photoshop, but for some reason is behaving oddly in other software.

I've replaced the image I originally posted.

[Mike G]

I've also noticed a difference between the desktop and Lr in my case!

[Jan Anne]

Magical setting, also like that almost all the sheep are looking at the photographer, very funny.

Guess I have to get out next time my neighbouring sheep are covered in mist. 

[elsa hoffmann]

Great capture  - I really like it. I also find it funny that the sheepies are all looking at the camera. Usually with my luck - I get the derrière

[rosko]

As magical as the first one.

What I didn't noticed on the first one is the mist. So I am going to have another look on it to find out !

[Frank Fremerey]

I do not comment because I am on my phone again ... yet I can assure you that someone likes to be introduced
to these places at good light ....

[David Paterson]

Great capture  - I really like it. I also find it funny that the sheepies are all looking at the camera. Usually with my luck - I get the derrière

Thanks for your comments, everybody. It is nice - and funny - that all the sheep were looking in my direction; makes a better image, too.

Elsa - I often find that if the animals haven't immediately run off, making a sharp or loudish noise will often get them looking your way.

[Akira]

Dave, this newer one looks better, because it looks odder!

It is difficult for me to judge if the image is too dark, possibly because the lighting is tricky: diffused by the fog and backlit.

The overall image looks brighter and more contrasty than the original one in the initial thread.  But my monitor is years old and not calibrated in terms of either color or brightness.

Nevertheless, the image is attractive enough.

[David Paterson]

Dave, this newer one looks better, because it looks odder!

I think the best thing about this version is the sheep standing much closer than the others. The fact that all the sheep were looking at me is an extra bonus.

Rosko - I shot 6 exposures before the sheep ran away; 3 are good. But the mist is slightly different in each shot and a couple of minutes later disappeared completely. I was very lucky - without the mist there is really no shot there.

[armando_m]

Looks great to me !

[David Paterson]

Thanks, Armando.

[John Geerts]

A splendid composition indeed, and the sheep are grouped in a very interesting way. All open for speculation