12 Bit Photo
Texas Rural Tour Image 9: How Now Brown Cow?
Posted by Twelvebit (Victoria, United States) on 16 February 2009 in Animal & Insect.
This was going to be the last image in the series --until I went out driving this weekend. I felt at times that I had stumbled into the Texas Chainsaw Massacre part of rural Texas, and starting tomorrow I will share the weird.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
He's staring!
Such character in this shot...that tuft of hair is just killing me :)
16 Feb 2009 6:03am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
'Heres looking at you kid' lol
Great shot!! Can't wait for the weird!!
16 Feb 2009 6:39am
Philip from Joburg, South Africa
Great Stare !! looks like it very curiuos what you are doing ! I wont change my Blog again Promise !!
16 Feb 2009 7:12am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Looking forward to the weird . . this one looks like it has already seen it all !
16 Feb 2009 9:51am
@Robert Kruh: Thank you. I tried to visit your blog but I couldn't get it to come up.
Julian Kilsby from Birmingham, United Kingdom
Great portrait, really staring you out! Can't wait for the wierd!
16 Feb 2009 12:50pm
Barbara from Florida, United States
Great series. Great shot. I like the color and clarity separating him from the rest. But with a look like that and what the future sounds like, I would rescue him and take him home.
Great shot.
16 Feb 2009 1:25pm
@Barbara: My wife says she couldn't be a rancher because she'd treat all the animals as pets and never be able to eat any of them.
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
This is some disillusioned cow! Don't mess with her.
16 Feb 2009 2:12pm
Stéphane from Lyon, France
Hi Twelvebit ! Wow ! A lovely portrait ! Excellent ! "La vache qu'elle est belle !" (in french when you say "la vache" i means : wow !). Bye ! : )
16 Feb 2009 3:13pm
@Stéphane: Thank you for stopping by.
Shawna from Regina, Canada
I love images like this. I only hope I will be able to capture one one day.
16 Feb 2009 3:45pm
@Shawna: There must be cows in Canada. I'm sure you will, if you haven't already.
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
A wonderful, fascinating, humorous, and all together splendid portrait. Very well seen and done. Everything works here. The fact of your subject being perfectly 'squared' to the camera. All the other cows being the same and different colors from the subject. The light. The depth-of-field. Zowwie!
16 Feb 2009 9:14pm
@Stephen Phillips: Thanks very much. I almost didn't post this fearing it was too common, trite.
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
Really like the colour in this, looks like the angry uncle in the family. Another great example of an animal eye-balling you.
16 Feb 2009 11:18pm
Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan
A challenge; or did you startle it? I half expect it to say something like... 'Do you mind, I'm trying to enjoy my cud in peace".
16 Feb 2009 11:39pm
@Daryl: Not startled. In fact, it came over to see me when I pulled the car up alongside the fence.
grant from kansas city, United States
hello - great shot. i'm looking forward to the weird.
17 Feb 2009 2:34am
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Love your title. I'd forgotten that old phrase. Love the capture. It posed for you.
17 Feb 2009 5:03am
Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom
This is fantastic composition of a beautiful animal that seems a little comical also.
17 Feb 2009 12:52pm
@Craig@Random Ramblings: Thank you.
Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States
The lighting is amazing! Love the color, composition, and detail! Really great shot!
18 Feb 2009 7:05pm
@Melissa W.: I almost didn't use this one thinking it might be too trite and it is the most commented on image I've ever posted.
Amir from Tehran, Iran
this photo is such an amazing image. Deserve to be printed billboard size on the freeway. Love his face with nice background, very professional
24 Feb 2009 10:46pm
@Amir: This has drawn more comments than any image I've ever posted here, and I almost didn't post it because I thought it might be trite.
Nikon D80
1/400 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
116 mm