Black Cow Sun
by Gary Holmes
Title
Black Cow Sun
Artist
Gary Holmes
Medium
Photograph
Description
We had a beautiful sunset this evening after a mostly overcast day. Earlier, I had passed by this field of angus cattle standing in chest-high grass and thought they would make a nice pastoral photo. With the sun setting behind them, the glowing grass framed them in light, but the sun was bleached out, so I did a two-shot HDR for this combo. It pretty much captures how it actually looked to the eye. "Black Hole Sun" was one of my son's favorite songs, and a slight variation seemed perfect as a title. Taken between Belton and Temple, Bell County, Texas
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Gary Holmes, photographer: I am an opportunist photographer of nature, landscapes, abstract, and other found objects of interest. I prefer to capture the spontaneity of things and events as they are occurring, and rarely photograph staged subjects other than portraits. Although I have been a photographer for decades, I have only started posting them for others to see since about September 2012. Please see my largest collection of photographs posted at http://500px.com/holmesidepi. I had sufficient encouragement from posts on other sites to try putting some up for sale on Fine Art America (FAA), which offers a wide range of printing and mounting options not currently available on 500px. As a result, I have successfully sold some of my works. Unfortunately, photography is not my primary field, and I have limited time to expand my online presence, but I will continue to steadily post more of my best works on 500px and/or FAA every week. Please revisit my sites periodically.
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April 28th, 2013
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