Thanks for the comemts Carol, it was the drama of the day, life's back to normal and we are taking thing for granted again. Have a lovely Christmas and safe New Year

My son called in to collect his two boys this afternoon and informed me that there were just over 300 workers in the plant, and they put through 600 head of cattle per day, thats not counting what the night shift put through on top.

Hi Lorraine. Don't be discouraged by Louisa's post. Whilst she is of course entitled to her view, and to have it respected, I personally could not disagree with her more profoundly!

It is not the purpose of photography always and only to be "beautiful". I think your image conveys a lot of meaning, and in a way its "ugliness" is appropriate for an "ugly" incident. To be perfectly frank, there are already too many pretty pretty cuddly images on TLF, and although some of the shots of, say, kittens on the site are artistically and photographically excellent, a lot of others are tediously and repetitively sentimental! They are to photography what candy floss is to nutrition: a quick sugary rush and no sustenance.

So I'd like to encourage you to keep posting your wonderfully observed scenes and details, and not to worry about about losing your knack - you certainly aren't!

Steve