People moved by cow #44

People’s Choice winner, Cow #44

A photograph of a young heifer cooling off in a water trough has taken out the People’s Choice Award for the Cambridge Autumn Festival photo competition.

Approximately 230 people voted, with the winning image gaining just over a third of all votes.

Sponsored by PAUA Architects, the theme of the competition was “A hard day’s work”.

Theresa Wyber’s winning photo’s caption was “After a hard day’s work on a very hot day here in Te Awamutu having been milked at the cow shed, cow number 44 made her way to the paddock with the rest of the gals opting to stop for a quick dip to cool off.”

Wyber said that the photo was not photoshopped, “She (cow 44) must have been feeling super hot and decided to cool off in the trough. She was quite happy doing laps of the trough before we got her out”.

Open to photos taken across Waipa District, the competition attracted several rural scenes, and a number of images of the Cyclone Gabrielle clean up among others. The top 23 photos were exhibited in the Cambridge Town Hall and can be seen on the Festival website.

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