Second Place Amy Blagg Nevada County Farm Bureau
Blagg, her husband and three boys grow grapes and hay in Lodi and run cattle in Grass Valley. “The photo was taken in Grass Valley at the beginning of our fall calving season. I was out checking for new calves and had brought my camera along. I have always enjoyed taking farm and ranch photos and have been trying to get back in the habit of having my camera, not just my cellphone, on hand,” she says. When she spotted this red Angus cow “showing off her maternal traits, posing with her days-old heifer calf,” she saw the perfect photo op. Even while using a telephoto lens, she got this crystal-clear image.
First Place Lane Toledo, age 12, Tulare County Farm Bureau Budding Artists
Lane is an Angus breeder from Visalia who has been honing his photography skills for the past four years. He’s taken a 4-H course and online classes and earned a Best of Show at the Kings Fair for a sunset picture. When his family was ready to wean calves in September, he brought his camera along. “I got this shot of my cow that I showed at California Jr. Angus shows a few years back that has her second calf. I called to her by name and she picked up her head and looked over the fence at me. So, with a long lens, I was able to get the closeup.”
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