Bull on a Hill

This beautiful big red bull was standing on top of a hill as I drove by on my visit to the Hawkes Bay region of New Zealand earlier this year. He was such an imposing figure atop the hill that I just had to slam on my brakes and back up for a photo.

The Hawkes Bay region on New Zealand's North Island is one of my favorite parts of the country. It has beautiful rolling hills and a temperate climate that favors horticulture leading to its nickename as "The Fruit Bowl of New Zealand". It was also the cradle of what has become a huge wine industry in New Zealand.

Canon EOS 20D
Canon 70-300mm lens at 300mm
1/500 secs at f/5.6
ISO 100

By the way, see my post on how I improved the washout blue sky in this photo here: How to improve blue sky with Photoshop