In the hills near the hamlet of Cosane, in the beautiful Val d'Orcia near Pienza, I encountered this flock of sheep near the Church of Saints Lorentino and Pergentino, now a ruin remains.
There was no shepherd there but the flock was kept together by dogs and steered in the right direction.
The evening sun shone brightly on the herd grazing here near the ruin.
The light looks like gold and forms circles of light on the little church, I did not remove these in post-processing, they are part of the party.
                                
 
                                
                                        My name is Jaap Bosma,  involved in photography for more than 50 years.
Over the years,  I have collected a lot of beautiful prints on my hard disk from which I have made nice photo books via the Blurb website (type in Jaap Bosma and you can view them)..
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 Civita di BagnoregioJaap Bosma Fotografie
Civita di BagnoregioJaap Bosma Fotografie View of Pienza, seen from Monticchiello.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
View of Pienza, seen from Monticchiello.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Buttermere, Lake District England.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Buttermere, Lake District England.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Civita di BagnoregioJaap Bosma Fotografie
Civita di BagnoregioJaap Bosma Fotografie Sant'Antimo abbey near MontalcinoJaap Bosma Fotografie
Sant'Antimo abbey near MontalcinoJaap Bosma Fotografie Avenue of Cypresses, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Avenue of Cypresses, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Abbey of Sant'Antimo near Montalcino.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Abbey of Sant'Antimo near Montalcino.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Podere Belvedere, San Quirico d'Orcia, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Podere Belvedere, San Quirico d'Orcia, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany.Jaap Bosma Fotografie City Hall of Siena in detail, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
City Hall of Siena in detail, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Still life Italy, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Still life Italy, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Monticchiello, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Monticchiello, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie The cathedral of Pienza, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
The cathedral of Pienza, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Cathedral of Siena, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Cathedral of Siena, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie St Francis Gate Volterra, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
St Francis Gate Volterra, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Bagno Vignoni, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Bagno Vignoni, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Fig tree near monastery, Sant'Anna in Camprena, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Fig tree near monastery, Sant'Anna in Camprena, Tuscany, Italy.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Rocca d'Orcia,Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Rocca d'Orcia,Jaap Bosma Fotografie Landscape with church of Allingawier, Friesland, Netherlands.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Landscape with church of Allingawier, Friesland, Netherlands.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Japanese cherry tree,Kanzan' near Kubaard, Friesland, Netherlands.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Japanese cherry tree,Kanzan' near Kubaard, Friesland, Netherlands.Jaap Bosma Fotografie Black-tailed godwit, meadow bird, Friesland, Netherlands.Jaap Bosma Fotografie
Black-tailed godwit, meadow bird, Friesland, Netherlands.Jaap Bosma Fotografie