Montana Del Oro
Not really Montana Del Oro, as that is a few miles north, but the name seemed better. This was taken at Los Olivos, CA during the recent mountain bike race. Michael asks me to take pictures of the race for him, but I take pics of stuff like this instead.
Last year, when I did this race, a huge bull was right on the trail in front of me. He was HUGE and very BULL. You know, with the horns and the attitude. And I am no farm girl used to such things. Well, I was so fricken tired from the race, that I really had no energy to deal with the bull. All I know was that the sucker was in my way.
So I gave him a HeeYah! as I went by, and it did the trick as he moved out of the way, with just a wee moo as complaint.
I still finished last in my race. But I had a Kobe burger later as a post race reward. (sorry veggies!)
This bull was at the tippy top of the hill pretty early. I had to zoom and then digital zoom to capture him. You can hardly see it, but the trail is just below him. He wasn’t there though when I rode by later. He’d moooved on.
Moo!
Fabulous cloud texture by Fllij’s
45 comments
Kristen wrote...
Outstanding image, brilliant composition - well done!!
Laurence Winram wrote...
What a shot! A truly heroic cow!...
Erik van der Meulen wrote...
wow! Amazing capture, beautiful colors!
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Swetlana Retneva wrote...
You are my winner!
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Morgain wrote...
great story!!
Mark Griffith wrote...
Holy Cow. ;) Nice!
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Al.McFree wrote...
Fantastica foto y unos colores geniales, me encanta
wanwu wrote...
I love the simplicity of the colors and the tiny little silhouette. Beautiful composition.
Joe wrote...
One of the best I've seen since my return. That's today.
Great shot and composition.
Sabine wrote...
Thanks KK and I am very glad I found your stream.
Shutter Moments (On vacation) wrote...
Beautiful and expressive shot, with a wonderful light and atmospere in it.
The composition is perfect! A fave for sure.
dewaun.simmons wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called For the Love of Yellow, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Awesome yellow-colored sky!
Tamsin wrote...
Wow, what an amazing capture. Love the light , the subject (Moo!) & great composition too. Still laughing after reading your little story....
Sean Duan wrote...
beautiful !
Anand wrote...
mooo yeah ! ;) absolutely gorgeous shot.
Fleur-Ange Lamothe wrote...
So you are a runner? A bull could either improve your time or put a major delay on it!:~)
Mr McQueen wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Best of Sunlight, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Sabine wrote...
Eglantine, no I am not a runner, just a cyclist, although I would run pretty damn fast if that big boy came after me.
DeAnn wrote...
awesome shot... great colors
Francesco wrote...
Your fantastic color picture is my winner!
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marc crumpler wrote...
Great story to go along with the pic. Looks like one of the guys I run into every now and then.
Scott Dungan wrote...
Wonderful image.
Steve Anderson wrote...
I like you big bull story. Oh, and the colors are absolutely dreamy.
Claudio Sepúlveda Geoffroy wrote...
amazing
mate.mate wrote...
Great shot!
Eric wrote...
Terrific shot - beautiful light and color!
Kerry Reed wrote...
Great story, incredible shot. The colors are so beautiful, the long shadow of the bull, the hill, the horns, it's all so good!
Tommy wrote...
Amazing sky. Great composition.
Rutger Blom wrote...
Fantastic shot!
Mike Waller wrote...
very awesome shot!
Kathleen wrote...
Fabulous shot, and exceptional treatment!
Harold Thompson wrote...
This is great; a piece of art!!!
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zoom in tight wrote...
Oh wow! Lovely!
Paku Pakulat wrote...
So good! And a fave from me!
Martin Gallego wrote...

Enrique Pérez Colomer wrote...
explendid
olivier wrote...
stunning. i love your photostream: so diverse, original; really great :-))
miichan wrote...
Great photo with beautiful colors!!!
(seen at "foto del la semana", URO)
Mike Gray wrote...
Fabulous work.!!!
Nicola, Fabio, Alessandro Cipriani wrote...
wonderful and magic light!
very well done!
Philipp wrote...
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called FlickrEnvy (invited images only), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
SkyShaper wrote...
very excellent
mrmojo53 wrote...
great story.
wonderful image... the color... light... shadows.
Alba Patanè wrote...
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Fantastic!!!___________Alba



simply awesome