The Huge Ram.

© Avril Young

The Huge Ram.

Uploaded: August 11, 2008

Description

On our way back from Perth yesterday we went via a quaint town called Wagin...guess it is famous for Sheep farming ;) ....took the photo of this Huge Ram near the library...asked my hubby to walk there, so one could see just how big the Ram is...

Exif: F Number: 11, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/180 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 35.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Comments

Ray Clarke August 11, 2008

Great shot Avril , your hubby alongside certainly puts the size in perespective #977466

Brett Dolsen August 11, 2008

Great composition,colours and capture Avril!!There seems to be a BIG one of most things around Australia!!The closest one here is the Big Oyster!Brett #6297457

Kristy A. Keene August 11, 2008

Wonderful Capture!!! #6297461

Margaret R. Barry August 11, 2008

Fantastic capture, Avril. Great colors and composition! #6297463

Mata Patan August 11, 2008

What a funny capture! #6297481

Renata Gusciora August 11, 2008

What a fantastic capture,Avril!Super composition!:-) #6297511

Jennifer L. Alder August 11, 2008

Very fun find and capture, Avril! Nice sense of scale here and the colors are wonderful, too :) #6297553

Yulianto Soeroso August 11, 2008

wow nice environtment but where are the cloud ? hihihi #6297570

Avril Young August 11, 2008

thanks for the comments so appreciated...
Yulianto, there was not a cloud in the sky...perfect day! maybe I should have been creative and added a few ;)
#6297577

Alan L. Borror August 11, 2008

Wonderful capture of a unique subject, Avril! Never would have guessed the size without the visual clue! #6297578

Mike Clime August 11, 2008

Nice composition and capture, Avril! Your husband really puts it into perspective. #6297583

Carol Sawyer August 11, 2008

Wonderful capture, colors and composition, Avril!! #6297718

Paul E. Earl August 11, 2008

We have nothing big here in Armidale except the big cold. 2 degrees here at the moment.
A terrific image, Avril. There is a huge merino at Goulburn NSW #6297772

Barbara Waldoch August 11, 2008

There was a song about a Big Banana last night on tv :-)
Cool capture, Avril! #6297820

Lorna Shutter August 11, 2008

What a wonderful image, Avril! Great idea putting your husband in there for a size comparison! It definitely was a "HUGE Ram"! The colours are lovely and the sky couldn't be bluer! Very nice clarity and comp! :) #6297838

Robert R. Goodman August 11, 2008

I've never seen one that big.Excellent capture,Avril. #6298236

John Connolly August 11, 2008

WOW! WHat a great shot Avril, and I like your perspective!
We have a Big Merino at Golburn in New South Wales, it has a 2 story shop inside it!
#6300338

Nadya Johnson August 11, 2008

This is quite some find! Outstanding capture, Avril! Glad you had your husband standing there so we could see how big this really is! #6300687

Teresa Burnett level-classic August 11, 2008

Wonderful capture Avril!! Love the perspective and super colors!! #6301628

Vladan D. Djordjevic August 12, 2008

Terrific image taken with superb composition, lighting and colors. Fantastic find! #6302501

Nancy (Peaches) Harker August 12, 2008

SUPER cool capture Avril, fantastic colors!
I have never seen ANYTHING like that here LOL! #6303910

Chris Ebben August 17, 2008

I think I have taken a picture of his brother!! In my gallery I have the one at Goulburn, NSW, that John mentioned. A beautiful clear shot, well taken=^..^= #6325612

Bill Knaps August 20, 2008

That is a big ram Avril. Great shot of it and your husband. Bill #6339484

Bill Knaps August 20, 2008

That is a big ram Avril. Great shot of it and your husband. Bill #6339485

Laura E. Swan level-classic February 16, 2010

HOLY COW! What fun! HA! You guys grow EVERYTHING big out there in Jurassic ark! It's Like TEXAS!

Love it Avril!

-Laura :D #8385620


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