Dairy Pen with Water Trough Under Monsoon Sky

Deep shadows engulf the concrete holding pen while a sharp rim of light outlines the curved edge of the water trough. Fresh bedding piles high against the curb, pushed there by recent movement. The scraped concrete surface shows a network of hoof marks and churned earth, darkened by the monsoon's moisture. Pipeline tags hang from overhead lines, catching the last faint glow of the sky. Above, a perfectly clear sky stretches wide, against the heavy darkness below. Leading lines of the feedlot lane guide the gaze toward the trough where a single cow stands partially obscured. The metal rim of the trough reflects the deep blue of the evening, at the base of the scene in the cool, damp air of a Bali feedlot.