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Big OX ---- In our area, August means "agricultural fair time." So on Friday, I paid a visit to the annual Middletown Grange Fair in Wrightstown (Bucks County) Pennsylvania. ---- Back again this year was the team of oxen, Brooks and Dunne, weighing in at around 2700 and 2500 pounds, respectively. Last year I had the pleasure of seeing a demonstration of how the team works together, yoked up. This year, I saw the pair (and a few of their "friends") resting in their stalls in the barn they shared with the gigantic draft horses. ----- I had to shoot through metal bars to catch a shot of Dunne. ------ I was using my Canon 7D with a Tamron 18-270mm zoom at 70mm, (112mm equiv)and Dunne more than filled my frame. ---- ISO: 6400, F5.6, 1/320s. ---- If you haven't stood beside a 2700-pound ox, you cannot IMAGINE their immensity! --- Uploaded on 8/19/2012 3:17:54 AM Made with Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR Camera © Michelle Alton Read Photo Discussion   |  Contact Michelle Michelle's Premium Gallery | Get Your Premium Gallery