Picture of a Holy Cow With A Halo

Cows With Halos? Holy Cow!

Holy cow, cows with Halos! In this funny picture of a Holstein cow the animal has a bright halo floating above her head as she stands in the pasture and chews her cud. This humorous bovine image was created as part of John Lund's Animal Antics collection of funny pix. I actually rented the cow for a Greeting Card shoot. The "pasture" is a park near my house in Mill Valley, California. I used the lens flare filter in Photoshop CS5 to create the halo effect.

Funny Holstein Cows

The Holstein cow, with its distinctive black and white hide, has become symbolic of cattle in general and the subject of much humor and many funny cow pictures. Because of their black and white fur they can be difficult to photograph and keep detail in both the shadowy blacks and the highlighted whites. To shoot this cow I set up a 20 foot x 20 foot white silk and had the animal stand beneath it shielded from the direct rays of the sun.

Holy Cows, Holsteins and Halos

Holy Cow is an American idiom and expression of surprise and wonder. Place a halo over the head of a Holstein and you get a different kind of humor, as in a pious or highly religious or saintly person. Holy Cow! Our holy cow is available on coffee mugs, greeting cards, mouse pad and other gift items.

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