The Sheperd and his Dogs.. Job Well done..

Last night we had camera club and the set subject was 'Monochrome' .. I decided to convert one of my South Island shots to sepia..
This is a shot of the Shepherd that had just penned his flock of 1200 sheep into the pens ready for sorting .. (@dide had a series of photo's last week showing the process).
He looked pretty satisfied with himself and his dogs ..
I got a Highly commended for this shot.. points off for not having enough room for the shepherd ..
One of those shots that you just had to capture the moment and hard to get everything just right..

[Dianne]

I really love this image and is suits sepia so well. Yes - it's a pity he didn't stand there for a few seconds longer so you could have changed the angle slightly. Such a great bunch of well behaved working dogs. Fav

[Lynda McG]

The processing so suits the scene - fav

[Yao RL]

Simply brilliant rural shot.

[Beryl Lloyd]

So beautiful in sepia --fav

[Annie D]

love love love this!

[Delwyn Barnett]

I love this - the sepia gives such a timeless quality

[Joan Robillard]

Love the processing

[Casablanca]

That's a lovely shot. He looks both relaxed and alert, as do the dogs!

[Lou Ann]

This is wonderful, love the sepia, it gives the shot a timeless quality.

[Babs]

Magnificent, I love it. tells a story too, fav.

[Wendy]

Wonderful shot! I am amazed at the assortment of dogs he has - definitely not all Border Collies! But if they get the job done, who cares?

[Pat Knowles]

A fave, I love the sepia look here!

[Lynne]

Wonderful

[Paula W]

Excellent shot Julia, well done :)

[Dawn]

Fabulous candid

[Rachel]

Such a lovely natural shot. Well done on the highly commended!

[Tony]

Excellent composition and the monochrome makes it ageless. Fav

[Ethel]

Split second timing to get this great shot

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Super shot and tones fav!

[Andy S]

As an ex- shepherd myself, (1700 ewes on 3000 acres of salt marsh) without our dogs the job would be impossible to do. However with poor profits in sheep the UK national flock is being rapidly reduced and this way of life will soon be over, with sheep just being kept on a small scale.

[julia]

@ptarmy the sheep stations are doing ok in nz though most of the really large ones ate in the South Island.. we are North Island dairy farmers.. and appreciate the work our dogs do..