Nice composition, and great exposure on the grass. The bull needs more detail; he's gone almost completely black without texture or even features beyond the eyes.
Personally I love bulls and am also a taurean so I am a bit biased on this one.
I pulled it into photoshop and played with some cropping.
I preferred him with the right side cropped out (taking away the leg).
I can see though that the leg also gives him some "support".
Therefore as a "Picture of a bull" I think the leg is better in but as a "SYMBOL of Taurus" I think the head is strong enough to stand on it's own.
I know there is absolutely nothing you could do about it (unless it's a very tame bull) but I think the bits of grass etc - make him appear a bit of a pussy-cat - and if the grass could have been brushed off then he would appear more menacing - but I am certainly not going to reduce my score for that!
David
Nice photo, the frame adds to the picture a lot - it brings up the color. Although I would apply less sharpening - it almost seems that on the grass the filter brush strokes was applied. But it's still a very nice pic! 7
Always difficult to get the necessary detail on a dark animal. I think a little fill flash is required to bring out the hair detail on the neck and shoulders.
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