Heligan Pigs

[Julian de'Courcy]

Spent an hour or so at Heligan this afternoon. Nice to come across the pigs they keep . Wonderful animals.


HELIGAN by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr




HELIGAN by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr

HELIGAN by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Pigs are great. Love the last one especially.

 

[Dan Cattermole]

I want a pig!!!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Pigs are great. Love the last one especially.

Thank you Rob. Yep when they both had their snouts in the trough, of tittles for the pic popped into my head.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I want a pig!!!

Be a great prop for both you and Kev out and about

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Now these are great and they remind me of an incident in India. After approximately one month of being a vegetarian, chosen by circumstances, I spotted some pigs in the streets of Patna. My mouth started to water, literarly drooling, picturing them as steaks on my platter.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Thank you kindly Ivar. Initially I did think of a flippant title about bacon. For respect to the pig as an animal I found I could not.

 

[Dave Green]

'snout wrong with those!

Nice light on the piggy backs!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

'snout wrong with those!

Nice light on the piggy backs!

Thanks Dave. The first the highlights were blown but used the best of the two taken. I tried to shoot into or just of from the sun , hoping to get that nice even misty look across the photo that sometimes works well. Not quite I think alater sun would have worked much better.

 

[Steve Boykin]

REALLY NICE!!!!!!!!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

REALLY NICE!!!!!!!!

Thank you Steve.

 

[Pete Askew]

Another super set Julian. I don't remember seeing pigs at Heligan when I was there - I really must go back.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Another super set Julian. I don't remember seeing pigs at Heligan when I was there - I really must go back.

Thanks again Pete. Yes they are on the Lady Gray's walk. Not sure how many years they have bean there, not from the start that is for sure. Well if you do ever visit again let me know.

From last year .


HELIGAN PIGS by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr

 

[Pete Askew]

I certainly will. It must be 7 years ago that I was there. Another super shot Julian.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

I certainly will. It must be 7 years ago that I was there. Another super shot Julian.

Thanks Pete. was born just below where this pic was taken. Seems like yesterday

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

Agree with Pete. Lovely light.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Agree with Pete. Lovely light.

Thank you Ivar. It was that classic late afternoon summer sun, in dappled shade. The Olympus 75mm f1.8 is an ok lens for those richer colours.