The encounter

Thanks for your comments/critics

Beautiful colours, lovely lighting on the sheep. I like the juxtaposition of the tree.

Interesting angle.

The picture is beautiful.. would have prefered a little more foreground.

I have to agree. This is rather woderful.

Nice colors and moods. However, it feels a little strange as the sheep's are showing us their back. I'm really not sure about what to think about it. Where are they going? Is this tree has something special or is it something behind? I like a photo that makes me think a little and make me feel something. This one leaves me a little cold on this as I find I'm missing some reference to what is happening. Aesthetically it is good but and originality is fine, but there is a little something missing. Would not be able to tell you what however.

Thanks for your comments, PN friends

 

Stephane, I quite understand your strange feeling with this picture...precisely, I wanted it to be strange, nothing obvious, create an atmosphere open for imagination...the dead tree behind in the fog is supporting this mood and the male sheeps are looking around as if they were anxious to see something jumping out...not just stupid sheeps eating grass...!

 

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Wonderful compo and excellent tones 6/6

J'aime beaucoup l'atmosphere brumeuse de cette photo. L'angle de prise de vue (a hauteur des animaux) est bien pense. une mention speciale pour l'excellent arriere plan qui ajoute beaucoup a l'atmosphere generale. les couleurs sont homogenes et douces mais peut etre un peu sombres.

Came to your site because of the pink flamingo photo, but this one caught my eye. The responses conflict with my own (except for Yann's). I don't presume to understand the mind of a sheep, but I suspect they find fog as mysterious as we do. That's all the story I need. The photo is fascinatingly simple: Three planes (plants, sheep, tree) with only the middle plane clear. Frankly, this is the only photo of sheep I ever found interesting.

Stephane Robichaud, what you described is exactly what a photo like this is SUPPOSED to do. It's not supposed to be obvious.. there doesn't HAVE to have an obvious context around what you are seeing... The very fact that this photo made you ask those questions is a testiment to how this photo is such a grand success. 7s, for sure.

Great composition! I guess the name "the encounter" should point to something scary. Well it really does. The dark tree in the fog adds something unknown and maybe evil ;) Great atmosphere.

Congrats

Carl