What Are You Looking At
by shadesofgray

Comment by ovenbird:
I am not sure which cow is the main subject of the photo. I think for me it is the bright colored on in the background but the near cow causes a bit of confusion for me. I am also a bit bothered by the tilt of the horizon. Maybe the ground really was tilted but it makes me a bit uneasy when viewing this shot.

What Are You Looking At
by shadesofgray

Comment by fplouffe:
b&w conversion not necessary I think. Horizon line look tilted.

What Are You Looking At
by shadesofgray

Comment by Simonkasprzak:
it would help if the cow were lit, either by sunlight of fill flash, It looks as though the tree is blocking the light. nice attempt though, 4

What Are You Looking At
by shadesofgray

Comment by tonyv:
Because of the tones, it was the background cow that first caught my eye.

What Are You Looking At
by shadesofgray

Comment by saracat:
I like the idea behind this photo, and had it been in better focus, it would have been a really good pic of the cow. I can't tell if the horizon is tilted, or if they cows are just on a gentle slope, And having the tree on the left and the line of trees at the back of the field unfortunately make the photo too busy for me to consider it as fitting the challenge description. Also, the way the light hits the second cow seriously distracts from the cow in the foreground, which I think is the one you wanted as the main subject.

What Are You Looking At
by shadesofgray

Comment by beamsclan:
I little too underexposed. If the front cow had been in sun and the background in shade it would have worked better.

What Are You Looking At
by shadesofgray

Comment by SDW:
Very little contrast between the background and your subject. It does not pop out at me. Your subject should be the strong point. I don't know if B&W was a good choice in this case. You picture is tilted to the right, A crop to adjust would of helped. Wish you the best in the challenge.

What Are You Looking At
by shadesofgray

Comment by Barry:
How image meets challenge description 4 pts...this is very different from what I would expect to meet the description of the challenge not sure which cow you want me to look at...and image is a bit busy.
How image meets the defination of Minimalixm...0pts

Average score 3
Technical 5pts...needs to be sharper, with less foreground contrast
Artistic...6pts....over-all image is interesting to look at and think about.

What Are You Looking At
by shadesofgray

Comment by msdoubletrouble:
tad too dark lower left area for me...like the idea...

What Are You Looking At
by shadesofgray

Comment by cajay:
I like the use of black & white. I think this could have been a great photo for this challenge if the cow (I'm guessing it's a cow) in the foreground wasn't there. I love how the sun hitting the cow in the background makes it stand out so much from the rest of the landscape, but the cow in the foreground fights with the other cow for being the strong point in the image.