Voted earlier coming back to comment.
Talk about sticking your nose in the camera - wow, I can see tons of detail and texture from the individual hairs the the water droplets dotting the nostrils. The redux definitely gives one an up close and personal look at this cow - almost too close. I think it would be and even better shot if you pulled back a little bit so that the nose/muzzle dominates the lower half of the composition and have the right eye be visible in the top right corner of the frame. That way it is a more balance portrait of this bovine where we can follow the eye down to the nose or vice versa. As it is now there is no really defined element on the top half of the shot. Also, I like how in your redux captures the cow in a natural environment unlike the original where the head seems to be floating in space headless. |