Category: Other Animals
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4 Hens Foraging
Here are some happy free-range chickens. I managed to get four of the 22 in a single frame. Prompt: Make a photo with the number four in it in one way or another. Maybe four items, maybe a written number, or maybe more abstract. Continue reading
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Bright Donkey Face
This was not as isolated as I wanted, but the expression was too good to pass up. Prompt: Look for an area with a big differential in light. Make a photo exposed for the brightest area, isolating a subject. Continue reading
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Becky
This is our sheep guardian. We put this sign up when we expect to be doing a lot of farm tours. Prompt: Find a sign in front of a vista that tells a story (i.e., Don’t walk on the grass). Make a photograph and post it. Continue reading
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Independence Day
It’s the third of July. Our town has flags out on the main bridge. I love looking at them. We’re getting ready for farm tours, so I have signs out to talk to people about our livestock protection dogs. Continue reading
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White Eggs
These are freshly-washed eggs from our Gold and Silver Campine hens. Prompt: Go high-key today. Make a photograph that’s all bright tones or dominated by white. Continue reading
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Baby Dinner Chickens
Our newest batch of dinner chickens is growing well. They’re very robust and healthy. They should be tasty once they grow up! Continue reading
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Yellow Chicks
The dinner chickens are growing well. They are all sorts of shades of yellow now! Prompt: Today’s color is yellow. Find something that’s yellow in color and make a photograph of it. Continue reading
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The Lambs
I do believe that we are now done lambing. There are still a bunch of ewes left to lamb, but none of them appear to have significant udders. The AI experiment seems to have really messed up their cycles, but if we knew how to make it all work, it wouldn’t be an experiment, would… Continue reading
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Not Yet Dinner
We got our dinner chickens for the year this past Thursday. They’ve got a lot of growing to do before they grace our table. Prompt: Why wait for the perfect subject? Make a photo of something that is unfinished. Continue reading
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Pair of Water Striders
All of our waterfowl were too wary for a photo, but I managed to capture these mating water striders. Prompt: Place or find a subject floating on water today, such as boats, leaves, or ice cubes, and make a photo! Continue reading