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Texture Tuesday – The Movie lovin’ eDition: Barnyard

August 16, 2011 by Barb 23 Comments

. . . meet Otis . . .
This is Otis after he has taken his barnyard responsibilities seriously and has stepped in to run things.
. . . Otis is now the barnyard leader . . .
. . . he’s supposed to be watching out for all the others . . .
. . . he appears to be doing just that . . .
. . . although he does have help . . .
. . . you had better not mess with us . . .

A hilarious look at what really happens in a barnyard when the farmer’s back is turned. “Barnyard” is a lighthearted tale centering around Otis, a carefree party cow, who enjoys singing, dancing and playing tricks on humans. Unlike his father Ben, the respected patriarch of the farm, and Miles, the wise old mule Otis is unconcerned about keeping the animals’ humanlike talents a secret. But when suddenly put in the position of responsibility, the “udderly” irresponsible cow finds the courage to be a leader.

Hmmm, how obvious is it that I don’t see a lot of movies . . . oh well, this was fun! I took these photos on a photo excursion I took last year and have been dying to use them. I have to say I felt a little bit intimidated by these animals. Even though there was a fence between us I stayed back and zoomed in as much as I could. Is anyone else afraid of cows?

My recipe for the textures:

I created layer masks to blend the textures to fit the shape of the photo and used different blending modes on each layer to achieve the effect I wanted. I also used a hue/sat adjustment to tone down the whole thing. Frame by Katie Pertiet.

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Comments

  1. Ashley Sisk says

    August 16, 2011 at 2:00 pm

    Your texture work on these is absolutely gorgeous.

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  2. Deanna says

    August 16, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Love your images and the story….your texture work is terrific!!

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  3. TexWisGirl says

    August 16, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    these are great. and i enjoyed Barnyard – the neighbors were HILARIOUS!

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  4. Nancy @ A Rural Journal says

    August 16, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    Beautiful cattle! I love cattle photos. :)

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  5. This Magpies Nest says

    August 16, 2011 at 4:36 pm

    Love what you’ve done here and will have to be on the look out for the movie!

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  6. hootnonny says

    August 16, 2011 at 4:49 pm

    These are awesome!

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  7. Pat says

    August 16, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Your photos are great fun. Otis is star material and that’s no bull! I’ve got to recommend that movie to my granddaughters.

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  8. Dyche Designs says

    August 16, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    Fun story line and beautiful images.

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  9. Ruth says

    August 16, 2011 at 6:55 pm

    These are a wonderful collection! Being rural, we love cows too :) have a great week x

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  10. Dymphie says

    August 16, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    i love cows :)
    wonderful photos, pretty frame too

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  11. Simply Stated ~ Rebecca says

    August 16, 2011 at 7:17 pm

    Having grown up with grandparents who ran a Dairy farm I love cows :-) Gorgeous pictures and application of textures. Thank you for sharing ~ Rebecca

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  12. Cathy Spivey Mendola says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:00 pm

    GREAT shots-all of them. I love taking pics of cows. I’m not afraid of cows, but I am afraid of bulls!
    Great texturing too.

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  13. Henrietta says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:05 pm

    Gorgeous set, love the white cow, kind of cute (can I say so!) Beautiful edit work.

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  14. Kim Klassen says

    August 16, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    oh wow.. these are fab!! and you totally had me smiling right on thru……

    thanks for linking up to TT… xxo, kim

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  15. Sarah says

    August 16, 2011 at 11:46 pm

    Love the pictures. Love the personality!

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  16. Patchwork says

    August 17, 2011 at 1:03 am

    Just made me happy all over the place. Just great! Loved them all!

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  17. Nadege, says

    August 17, 2011 at 1:05 am

    There is something about cows. I love your wonderful edit.

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  18. missing moments says

    August 17, 2011 at 1:19 am

    Barb, this was a fantastic tale (or is that tail?).
    I hope to see/hear from Otis again in the very near future!
    And your photos and the textures and the frames are just outstanding.

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  19. deb duty says

    August 17, 2011 at 1:45 am

    These are all so wonderful. I love the textures and frames you used!

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  20. Michelle says

    August 17, 2011 at 3:05 am

    Stunning texture work, love the cows, love the look and feel.

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  21. A Pretty Life in the Suburbs says

    August 17, 2011 at 4:03 am

    Love love love love love!!!!

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  22. Sivinden says

    August 17, 2011 at 6:56 pm

    Marvellous editing! – and I love the cow’s expression:)

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  23. .............................. says

    August 18, 2011 at 2:55 pm

    Jennifer@threedogsinagarden
    Hi Barb, During a visit to England, I had a herb of steers stampede and case me up a tree and so yes, I too am a bit afraid of cows. I love the first couple of shots especially.

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