The Stare

Jeremy Harrington

The Stare

I was driving along side some of the many paddocks that frequent my area (the Hawkesbury area) when I came across this cow, the light seemed to be pretty decent and seeing as how the cow was a few metres away I decided it would be a good opportunity to test out my new 55-200mm lens..
The cow just would not look at me (unusual for a cow) and then finally it decided to sneak a glance so I snapped the shutter and this was the result..
Post processing involved adjusting the exposure, contrast and levels, and then applying a vignette and a monochrome filter.
I havent uploaded anything for quite some time so I decided to throw this image to the wind and see if it flies or crashes and burns..
As per usual comments and critiquing are more than welcome, and thanks very much for taking a look!

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EXIF Data
Camera Body: Nikon D40
Lens: AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED
Date: 15/04/2008
Time: 4:23pm
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter: 1/320
ISO: 200
Focal Length: 200mm

The Stare belongs to the following groups:

Animal Kingdom, Black and White Photography and Rural NSW Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
The Stare by Jeremy Harrington
  • Carol & Kev Haberle

    Carol & Kev Ha...

    Superbly captured Jeremy, love the mono effect, great clarity!!

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks a lot Carol, much appreciated

  • Andy Evans

    Andy Evans

    Lens looks as though it’s doing it’s job, nice shot Jeremy.

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks Andy, yeah I was a bit apprehensive about getting the lens seeing as it is the older non-VR version, but the price was right and it seems decent..

  • Sue Buckingham

    Sue Buckingham

    Fantastic result Jeremy. Love the expression. x

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks Sue :)

  • wonka001

    wonka001

    cool shot.. that beats my cow shot by a long shot.. not that I really tried hard.. but i like this one.. nice work.

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Haha thanks a lot William

  • Geoffrey Wicking

    Geoffrey Wicking

    Mmmmm Hamburger…. I mean… Great shot. Love the b/w.

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Lol Thanks

  • Micki Ferguson

    Micki Ferguson

    this is actually very stunning.

    Caught my attention right off!

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thank you very much Micki, I am glad that you like it

  • Irene Burdell

    Irene Burdell

    it is a superb capture Jeremy , it was worth the wait , I am afraid I don’t have the time or patience to hang about , that is why I can never capture birds or anything that moves Well done :=))

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Cheers Irene, much appreciated

  • hilarydougill

    hilarydougill

    Beautiful capture of a beautiful cow. I love cows., they have such gentle expressions always, and because they are nosey, they will usually stare at you long enough to get the shot.

  • Magee

    Magee

    You’ve done a splendid job Jeremy…as per usual!! It’s wonderful!

  • Nicholas Averre

    Nicholas Averre

    Super capture Jeremy, nice work mate!

  • David Harris

    David Harris

    Love this Jeremy!! Great capture of a cute animal!! Nice treatment too! I would have had to of titled this! Are you looking at me! Denero style Lol!

  • Michelle Hogan

    Michelle Hogan

    Great shot.B & W is perfect for this.

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Just wonderful! I love cows’ faces and you have captured the essence of the beast here and the B&W works so well. Keep it up Jeremy!

  • justimagine

    justimagine

    Excellent capture and lighting Jeremy!

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    you had me smiling at the thumbnail on this one ~ love the light, focus and choice of mono ~ like the expression too ~ well done!

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    Thanks very much
    1. Hilary
    2. Magee
    3. Nicholas
    4. David
    5. Michelle
    6. Rosalie
    7. justimagine
    8. Linda

    Very much appreciated :)

  • mmills3080

    mmills3080

    JeremyI- I love this work of yours. I thind it is fantastic. Love the cows expression,and the lighting and B&W.

    Michelle

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks a lot Michelle!

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1

    awesome

  • Mar Silva

    Mar Silva

    Great shot.

  • Andy Mueller

    Andy Mueller

    Jeremy, great shot ….. where have you been, havn’t seen you post anything in a while?

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks Andy, yeah I haven’t really had much to upload lately.. been in a fair bit of a creative slump..

  • Megan Martin

    Megan Martin

    Wonderful shot…the lighting is amazing!

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    great shot

  • mikeloughlin

    mikeloughlin

    It flies brilliantly.

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    Thanks a lot
    1. Cheryl
    2. Mar Silva
    3. Andy
    4. Megan
    5. Brirose
    6. and Mike
  • Keeli

    Keeli

    Great work Jeremy!

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks Keeli :)

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.

    Kenny Gulley Jr.

    amazing image!
    wow…crystal clear, great BG!

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks very much Kenny!

  • Maxhamish

    Maxhamish

    Excellent image mate….... cheers

  • naturelover

    naturelover

    Excellent shot- Well done!

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    Thanks a lot Max and naturelover

  • Norman Winkworth

    Norman Winkworth

    Great photo. Jeremy

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Cheers Norman

  • jerry alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    beautiful!

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    Thanks!

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin Tobin

    Awesome shot Jeremy! This looks great in b&w.

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Cheers Colin, much appreciated

  • Liz Wohlrab

    Liz Wohlrab

    now this looks like an unhappy Cow very intense making a perfect capture and loving the angle and soft fine detail, another outstanding capture

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks once again Liz! The cow was actually just starting to moo when I caught this

  • Liz Wohlrab

    Liz Wohlrab

    omgosh sound effects to he looks pretty scary great capture, Liz

  • coffeebean

    coffeebean

    Everything about this shot is great…an awesome image, very well done.

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    Thanks very much coffeebean

  • Murray Newham

    Murray Newham

    haha great shot.. looks like its mid mooo

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks a lot Murray, haha yeh it was mid moo

  • Kylie Reid

    Kylie Reid

    Nice composition and black & white. Glad you decided to upload it.

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks very much NBN

  • Solefield

    Solefield

    One of the best cow shots I’ve seen. This came out really nicely.

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks a lot Solefield.. Glad you like it

  • Emma - Lou .

    Emma - Lou .

    Beautiful! Looks fab in B&W! Fab!

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    Thanks a lot Lillie

  • jujubean

    jujubean

    I LOVE this one!

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thanks! Glad you do!

  • Danielle Espin

    Danielle Espin

    Gorgeous photograph, love the soft glow about it

  • Jeremy Harrington replied

    Thank you very much!

  • Aimelle

    Aimelle

    fantastic capture.. love the contrast and clarity !

  • Andrew S

    Andrew S

    Looks like the young lass is talking to you, very sweet capture Jeremy…

  • Katewah

    Katewah

    heheh! Gorgeous.

  • Aurora Pintore

    Aurora Pintore

    excellent picture !!!!!!

  • Charles McKean

    Charles McKean

    Fab

  • Ed Stone

    Ed Stone

    It’s like a close up of this: http://www.redbubble.com/people/dopeytree/art/84815-11-cows

    Awesome stuff

  • whitelikeblack

    whitelikeblack

    wow, I have a farm and I love taking shots of the cows
    but this is fantastic

  • Julie Thomas

    Julie Thomas

    Awesome B&W shot!

  • Tamara Kenneally

    Tamara Kenneally

    It’s just beautiful

  • Melissa Carroll

    Melissa Carroll

    edited really nicely. great job!

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner

    Great capture!! Please consider putting this into the new Even-Toed Ungulates group.

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