This is taken from a farm I pass by on my way home from work. The lighting seemed like the kind phographers prefer - it was 5:00pm and the sun was settled just above the trees.
I noted the shadows (probably could have saved more in the crop?) and shot for the faces as they were grazing.
The lineup of three cows eating with one looking at you gives the picture a bit of humor. I have found it hard to balance exposure on cows in particular...white spots surrounded by black or dark brown.
The lighting and shadows work well, Asfor the the blurriness, maybe shoot with higher ISO to stop the lens shake. If you shot at 200 mm, you would want a shutterspeed of 1/320 as a minimum. I do like how the long focal length compressed the image. Maybe up the ISO and shoot as the sun is farther down.
When it comes to landscape and lighting scenes, I am the last one to offer advice. I'm not sure how I would fix this but it does seem that parts of the faces are a little blown out - just a tad. Subject-wise, I love the line up and the face on the one watching you is funny! Cool shot.
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