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Old 28-06-2008, 18:29
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That is a cracker Graham , love the close up and the detail in the cows face. Shame the flies got in the way!. The distortion of the image due to the cows nose being very close to the lens really adds to the image. Nice one!
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Nice shot, I do like cows, they are so friendly and inquisitive. I like the angle that you choose to shot this from. Composition is good although as Dennis said the flies do seem to be a distraction.
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this should be sold and you could make a fortune from quirky card/postcards etc. nice shot and very well PP'd
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This is really cute. I agree about the flies, I would be tempted to clone them out.Great angle shot.
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Gave Gerty a spruce up, i know its subjective but i think its better without the flies. Hope you didnt mind as you do say yes edits and i have only tweaked quickly for comparison
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Much better without flies, and you have removed the wire shadow across face.
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Much better without flies, and you have removed the wire shadow across face.
Yup, i like cows as well! so she was worth it!! You didnt say if you thought it was better or not!
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Yup, i like cows as well! so she was worth it!! You didnt say if you thought it was better or not!
I thought I did, But yes the image is much better and more punchy.
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I like it better than my original - I am not lucky enough to own a copy of Photoshop I have to make do with Paint Shop Pro.

You could also try the same procedure with my other photo(a Corel Paint Shop modified version of this one)that I think I put in the wrong section yesterday

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