Photo Critique Club

[Silkiesaz]

The crop is funky. You have her too close to the left side. Guessing because the rest of the left is full of other action. Try and isolate your subject in an area with a clean background so if you do have to crop you're making your life easier. In this instance i'd have used the flash too. it's dark overall and there's motion blurring. Also not in focus, mostly because she's moving.

Okay, I am going to try to get some more pictures of her today. Thanks for the advice!

 

[ButtonHoarder]

I know none of them are good, but which do you think is the best?

 

[JedJackson]

I know none of them are good, but which do you think is the best?
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I like the last one. The subject is very clear in it and you can see all of the details of its body.

 

[All4Eggz]

I like the last one. The subject is very clear in it and you can see all of the details of its body.

x2.

 

[azurbanclucker]

I know none of them are good, but which do you think is the best?
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First one:
Subject is in focus with nice separation from the background and your eye is immediately drawn to it. Maybe experiment with the crop a bit but overall this is a pretty darn good shot.

Second one:
Again, good focus on the bug, but the angle here just doesn't work. You've got a well focused black blob in a sea of green bokeh and it's just not enough to give it any interest. Coming down lower to an oblique angle might be a help here, but the bug is small so you don't have a lot to work with head on.

Third one:
Color and focus are both off. The sharpest point in the image is the center leg and the plant, and the rest is soft. Angle here is better than #2, but you need to approach this shot from the head side with that angle and get your depth of field flatter to get more of the bug in overall focus.


For me, the best one is #1.

 

[Bakbuk]

First one:
Subject is in focus with nice separation from the background and your eye is immediately drawn to it. Maybe experiment with the crop a bit but overall this is a pretty darn good shot.

Second one:
Again, good focus on the bug, but the angle here just doesn't work. You've got a well focused black blob in a sea of green bokeh and it's just not enough to give it any interest. Coming down lower to an oblique angle might be a help here, but the bug is small so you don't have a lot to work with head on.

Third one:
Color and focus are both off. The sharpest point in the image is the center leg and the plant, and the rest is soft. Angle here is better than #2, but you need to approach this shot from the head side with that angle and get your depth of field flatter to get more of the bug in overall focus.


For me, the best one is #1.

Agreed.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

First one:
Subject is in focus with nice separation from the background and your eye is immediately drawn to it. Maybe experiment with the crop a bit but overall this is a pretty darn good shot.

Second one:
Again, good focus on the bug, but the angle here just doesn't work. You've got a well focused black blob in a sea of green bokeh and it's just not enough to give it any interest. Coming down lower to an oblique angle might be a help here, but the bug is small so you don't have a lot to work with head on.

Third one:
Color and focus are both off. The sharpest point in the image is the center leg and the plant, and the rest is soft. Angle here is better than #2, but you need to approach this shot from the head side with that angle and get your depth of field flatter to get more of the bug in overall focus.


For me, the best one is #1.

I agree with this, too.

 

[casportpony]

Took a bunch today and I think this is the only decent one.

(@EmmaRainboe )

 

[Silkie Princess]

Took a bunch today and I think this is the only decent one.
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(@EmmaRainboe )

I edited it a bit. Better?

I tried making them more barf.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Took a bunch today and I think this is the only decent one.
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(@EmmaRainboe )

Blech.