surf_digby
journeyman
Reged: 04/04/2008
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I'm taking a day trip to a farm on Friday. Not a big farm, but a farm none the less. Plenty of baby animals for kids to go "aaah" at. That sort.
Now, being a town dwelling sort of guy, I'm a bit out of my element.
Is anybody able to give a few tips of stuff to look out for that may photograph well, or advice on how to get sheep to vamp it up?
Much appreciated.
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Donkey
enthusiast
Reged: 31/05/2007
Posts: 201
Loc: Northants
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I'm taking a day trip to a farm on Friday. Not a big farm, but a farm none the less. Plenty of baby animals for kids to go "aaah" at. That sort.
Now, being a town dwelling sort of guy, I'm a bit out of my element.
Is anybody able to give a few tips of stuff to look out for that may photograph well, or advice on how to get sheep to vamp it up?
Much appreciated.
The only way i know to get sheep to Vamp it up is mention the word Welsh but make sure you've got a Bl**dy fast lens 
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beejaybee
Marvin
Reged: 18/07/2007
Posts: 4444
Loc: Really Here In Name Only
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Now, being a town dwelling sort of guy, I'm a bit out of my element.
OK, a large cow with horns and a dangly bit between its back legs is a bull. If you want to get very very close, wear a red T-shirt.
Never get between mummy cow and baby cow; mummy will pretend she's a bull and trample you, even if you aren't wearing red.
Sheep are a dead loss once over 4 weeks old (which they all will be; go back in February or March!)
Both ends of a horse are dangerous; one end bites, the other kicks, but otherwise there's not much difference.
If you ever manage to find out why the chicken crossed the road, or whether the chicken preceded the egg or vice versa, please don't tell us - we'd rather live in ignorance.
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El Sid
Going potty
Reged: 14/04/2003
Posts: 9296
Loc: Sussex-by-the-Sea
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Young animals are always a good bet - the cute factor... Look out for feeding behaviour (especially pigs as they can be quite amusing when being fed). Look for animals in interesting poses - horses looking out of stable doors, pigs reared up on sty walls and the such like. Sleeping animals are another good bet. A few portraits are worth a shot or two.
Basically keep your eyes open and shoot whatever looks good to you - and that includes what other visitors are doing and how they react to the animals...
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ElSid Gallery
A camera in the hand is better than one in the cupboard........
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Overread
old hand
Reged: 17/01/2008
Posts: 763
Loc: UK; Suffolk
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Get your knees muddy!
Infact get right down on the ground!
Most people shoot animals at the zoo and on farms from standing - which though pleasing is a common position that hte human eye views those animals from - now getting down lower and shooting from and angle looking directly at or up at an animal makes for a far more interesting angle as most people don't see from that perspective.
Course you might want to wear a set of waterproof trousers and possibly a top (they wash well and don't stain) and watch out for large roundish blobs of mud - they ain't mud!
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