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Out and about, in Saddleworth

The day after our first snows of the season and we still have this on our local hillsides. Lighting as flat as a pancake, not the ideal weather for photography at all but this has a certain charm to me. The odd dog walker can be seen here as well as a lot sheep in their thick woolly coats.
Just a short distance to the left of this scene, a party of about a dozen pheasant hunters have alighted from their jeeps and stride off onto the hills to the sound of gun-fire and shouts from the accompanying beaters that are employed to disturb the roosting birds. I must admit to enjoying the taste of pheasant but I still debate the rights and wrongs of all that. The sheep at the top left did not like the sound of that shooting at all.
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22 comments

Ulrich John said:

December mood !
3 years ago

Herb Riddle replied to Ulrich John:

Yes, it is.
3 years ago ( translate )

Marie-claire Gallet said:

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!
3 years ago ( translate )

Herb Riddle replied to Marie-claire Gallet:

Thank yoooooo
3 years ago ( translate )

Daniela Brocca said:

You still see the green of the meadow. We have a bit more, but we have mountains.. For me is already enough for all the Winter.
3 years ago

Herb Riddle replied to Daniela Brocca:

Only a short day of snow and it is all gone today. Just a change to put Winter photos on here. Thanks for the trip.

Keep safe. Herb
3 years ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

wonderful
Happy sunday evening:)
3 years ago ( translate )

Herb Riddle replied to Annemarie:

Thank you my friend and the same to you.
3 years ago

Keith Burton said:

At first glance this looks quite a bleak landscape...........but viewing large gives you an amazing amount of detail. It does look very cold though and if it wasn't for the muted green of the grass in the foreground, it would be difficult to decide whether this is a mono or a colour image!

Beautifully taken and presented Herb!
3 years ago

Herb Riddle replied to Keith Burton:

The first time I had ever walked up this way Keith and quite a revelation for us. Glad you enjoyed it too.

Keep safe. Herb
3 years ago

Proxar said:

cool shot!
3 years ago ( translate )

cammino said:

Beautiful dark lines!
3 years ago ( translate )

J. Gafarot said:

Yes, you are right Herb.
Very diddicult light.
3 years ago

José Manuel Polo said:

Lograste transmitir la sensación fría del lugar. La modalidad de batidas, también de faisanes, no es la mejor representación de la caza, tan solo es disparar; cazar es otra cosa. En la mesa disfruto tanto del faisán como del cordero; supongo que es lo común.
3 years ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

First signs of winter; well composed Herb.
3 years ago ( translate )