Sheep country

[Davejl]

Sheep grazing by the ramparts of Burrough Hill iron age hillfort.

[Geoff F]

Good clear interesting scenes although I wonder about losing a little from the foreground of the second image and going to a more panoramic ratio?

[Mike Buckley]

Very appealing color and scenes. Great position of the one sheep on the top of the hill in the second photo. Agreed with Geoff about his recommended crop.

Who says trees always grow straight up and down even when located on a steel hill? That photo would be a lot less interesting without that tree.

[Davejl]

Good clear interesting scenes although I wonder about losing a little from the foreground of the second image and going to a more panoramic ratio?

Thanks Geoff. I included so much foreground to try to give a sense of the height of the rampart, but I think that cropping as you suggest would probably work well. (This isn't exactly Maiden Castle, but it is probably the most impressive Iron Age hillfort in the East Midlands)

[rpcrowe]

I like these images. For some reason, I expected a more arid location. Most of our Southwest USA sheep areas are semi desert. The Navajo Indians in Arizona and New Mexico raise a lot of sheep in harsh desert conditions.

Anyway, I agree with snipping off a bit of the bottom. In conjunction, I would snip off just a bit of the left side of the image, leaving enough so that the back of the sheep at the top left of the image is not butted against the edge of the frame...

[Davejl]

Very appealing color and scenes. Great position of the one sheep on the top of the hill in the second photo. Agreed with Geoff about his recommended crop.

Who says trees always grow straight up and down even when located on a steel hill? That photo would be a lot less interesting without that tree.

Thank you Mike. I think it is quite likely that the tree is leaning under the influence of the prevailing westerly wind, something I'm very familiar with in coastal Wales, but hadn't really noticed in my area. It is certainly a fairly exposed spot here, with big views

[Shadowman]

Nice set.

[Davejl]

I like these images. For some reason, I expected a more arid location. Most of our Southwest USA sheep areas are semi desert. The Navajo Indians in Arizona and New Mexico raise a lot of sheep in harsh desert conditions.

Anyway, I agree with snipping off a bit of the bottom. In conjunction, I would snip off just a bit of the left side of the image, leaving enough so that the back of the sheep at the top left of the image is not butted against the edge of the frame...

Thank you Richard. It is odd that your image of sheep country is almost the opposite of mine. I tend to associate sheep with the rich wet grass of Wales, the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales!
In fact Leicetershire has fairly low rainfall, but a little rain tends to go a long way, because for much of the year wet ground doesn't dry out due to the low angle of sun/shortage of sun

[IzzieK]

Good find. I think these sheep are ready for shearing.

[davidedric]

Nice images - they remind me of here on the other side of the country. I think they'll be lambing before they are sheared!

Dave

[Dave A]

The second image with the lone sheep seemingly standing guard is a beauty.

Dave

[JohnRostron]

Nice set. When I first glanced at the first one I got the impression of one of those landscape painters. Sort of Constable goes to the hills.

John

[rpcrowe]

This is what I mentioned:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Nava...fyFFjXlL5gzlM:

[Wavelength]

What a lovely and lively scene.... i like the first one more

[Rita]

Two lovely images. There is always something soothing about scenes like this.