Alpaca Shearing

this was a great experience i have never witnessed before, alpaca shearing. my friend pam invited me along to document the shearing of her many alpacas yesterday, somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 of them. i usually post only one or two to each day of 365, but thought some might find it interesting to see a few more on this round. during the couple hours i shot in the barn, i attempted to capture a slice of the story. a lot goes into this process. many hands are needed to make sure it goes smoothly. there is one main person actually shearing the fleece, others hold down the alpaca, there is a person dedicated to giving shots, someone cuts the toenails, people gather the fleece then weigh it, package it and store and label it. there are other details i am sure, but these are the main jobs i witnessed.