Engagement Session is a photograph by Darren Fisher which was uploaded on August 4th, 2013.
Engagement Session
Two cows captured in a field on a late summer evening. I love how both of them decided to look right at me as if they wanted to pose for the camera. ... more
Title
Engagement Session
Artist
Darren Fisher
Medium
Photograph - Photography/ Digital Art
Description
Two cows captured in a field on a late summer evening. I love how both of them decided to look right at me as if they wanted to pose for the camera. I have used an HDR and texture to give the image a painterly look.
Cattle were originally identified as three separate species: Bos taurus, the European or "taurine" cattle (including similar types from Africa and Asia); Bos indicus, the zebu; and the extinct Bos primigenius, the aurochs. The aurochs is ancestral to both zebu and taurine cattle. Recently, these three have increasingly been grouped as one species, with Bos primigenius taurus, Bos primigenius indicus and Bos primigenius primigenius as the subspecies.
Complicating the matter is the ability of cattle to interbreed with other closely related species. Hybrid individuals and even breeds exist, not only between taurine cattle and zebu (such as the sanga cattle, Bos taurus africanus), but also between one or both of these and some other members of the genus Bos � yaks (the dzo or yattle[6]), banteng, and gaur. Hybrids such as the beefalo breed can even occur between taurine cattle and either species of bison, leading some authors to consider them part of the genus Bos, as well.[7] The hybrid origin of some types may not be obvious � for example, genetic testing of the Dwarf Lulu breed, the only taurine-type cattle in Nepal, found them to be a mix of taurine cattle, zebu, and yak.[8] However, cattle cannot successfully be hybridized with more distantly related bovines such as water buffalo or African buffalo.
The aurochs originally ranged throughout Europe, North Africa, and much of Asia. In historical times, its range became restricted to Europe, and the last known individual died in Masovia, Poland, in about 1627.[9] Breeders have attempted to recreate cattle of similar appearance to aurochs by crossing traditional types of domesticated cattle, creating the Heck cattle breed.
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August 4th, 2013
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HH Photography
Cows are so inquisitive and you've definitely caught these two's attention. Nice HDR and texture work and very interesting info. v52/f
Julia Springer
I love this one Darren. You really caught their attention and that inquisitorial, slightly playful, bovine stare! Great shot enhanced by lovely processing. V/f/g+/pin