Editing: Crop, levels, saturation, contrast, shadow detail, warming filter, resize, unsharp mask just on the main cow, extra sharpening with the sharpening tool on the eyes.
This red cow was in a field not too far from my house with a lot of black cows. She was really sweet and friendly compared to the others. Cows have such beautiful eyes - it almost makes you want to be a vegetarian.
This is my first entry with my Rebel, I'm finally getting more used to it. The lens used was the Canon 28-135 IS. Frankly, I think I got almost as good of Bokeh with my FZ20 but I liked this shot the best.
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I really like this cow. He has an emotive expression. I do wish you had cropped out the crooked horizon line, helping the eye to be focused on the subject. I do like the blur of the barbed wire in the front and back nice use of DOF. I also like the 3 blurred cows on the right. pulls your eye in a diagonal way.
and a nice portrait it is, indeed. i think you would have had a stronger bokeh entry, though, without the other cows in the background. they are more of a distraction away from your subject than an enhancement that supports your subject.
What a pretty cow. The composition has potential. I think it could have been improved if you had squatted down a bit, for a more direct angle on the cow and the inclusion of a bit of level skyline. The seemingly off level landscape, showing a smidge of sky on only one side, is distracting. The background cows are great.
woah, that cow looks likes its got spiked hair! just kidding
amazing capture, remarkable how the cow has human qualities the way its presented here. good job
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