Marta Wojtkowska

Marta Wojtkowska deceased

Posted: 23 Jul 2014


Taken: 08 Jul 2014

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Mamiya 645AF
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On a quiet Monday morning, July 7th, I spent several hours walking around meadows and fields of Starawieś by the Liwiec river. About half past six I was returning to my car when I spotted a nice herd of B&W cows going to their pasture. I was too far away from them to make a good shot with my 55-110 zoom lens.

So on the next day, Tuesday 8th, I choose a good place, positioned my car at a selected spot behind a bend of the road and waited, and waited.
Nothing happened till quarter to seven when I saw a herd (the herd?) going along another road too far from me. I missed them! I was so disappointed!

A 7 a.m I decided to vacate the place and return to my lodging. I got into the car and drove it up to a crossroad where the view was well obscured by a huge stone wall. And suddenly I drove into my herd coming from the other direction.
There was no place to make a U-turn, so I engaged the reverse gear and drove back as fast and as far as I could at the moment.

The owners of the herd were shouting something to me. Presumably thinking that I was afraid of the cows and trying to tell me that it was OK to stop for a moment and let them pass. But I stopped only when another bend of the road made it too dangerous to retreat any further.
And I managed to make four shots before the cows surrounded me once again.
That's the first of them :)

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Mamiya 645AF + Kodak Tri-X 400 + Kodak HC-110 (Dil. B)

Boarischa Krautmo, m̌ ḫ, , Marie-claire Gallet and 12 other people have particularly liked this photo


9 comments - The latest ones
 Marta Wojtkowska
Marta Wojtkowska club
Several seconds later:

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Thank you!
10 years ago. Edited 10 years ago.
 Ned
Ned club
I like the whole set together! I hope you will forgive me but your story made me laugh.
10 years ago.
Marta Wojtkowska club has replied to Ned club
Nothing to forgive, my friend :)
I was laughing loud when I tried to explain the situation to the cows owners,
and I am sure that they thought I was crazy ;)

Do you think I should make a small album to keep the series together?
Good idea!
10 years ago.
Ned club has replied to Marta Wojtkowska club
Yes definitely and I'm glad you did! I love the dog leading the way!
10 years ago.
 Rupert Hedgehog
Rupert Hedgehog
Beautiful rural scenery - well done, Marta !
Great story behind.
7 years ago.
 Jeff Farley
Jeff Farley
An excellent shot Marta and many thanks for posting to Fur, Fin and Feather.
6 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
WOW, such a wonderful rural scene ****************************
6 years ago.
Marta Wojtkowska club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet
Thank you so much!
Have you seen the next one?

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6 years ago.
 m̌ ḫ
m̌ ḫ club
Dziękuję bardzo for joining the group A Story Behind the Photograph, and thank you very much for the story.
2 years ago.

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