Critique Feeding havoc: critique

[RJamieson]

Took the photos today at the local Winter Gardens. Any comments and criticisms would be greatly appreciated.

04E69102-C398-4FEE-BAB6-D5B1A15B00F7 by R Jamieson, on Flickr


76464D08-9A2C-4751-83FE-94E4338AD953 by R Jamieson, on Flickr


906D5285-7675-4E91-B0D7-F03B5B25DE2A by R Jamieson, on Flickr


7372B643-E92F-4016-ADA2-80B6B31F5ADB by R Jamieson, on Flickr

 

[Mr Badger]

I took some similar photos while testing the focus on a new tele-zoom the other week. As a rough rule of thumb with wildlife on the 'ground', the photos generally look better if shot from a lower angle, quite often they'll look best taken at the animal's eye level. However, with waterfowl on the local duck pond this can present problems owing to the height of the banks and the fact that the banks are probably covered in bird droppings (which usually discourages kneeling or lying down!) and there's probably some risk of falling in!

Something to perhaps consider when taking photos of a similar subject, try a few alternative shots at a lower angle and see how they look. Aside from that, there's nothing much to dislike about a photo of happy-looking ducks. Oh, and don't blame me if you fall in!

 

[Alex_M]

#2 is the pick of the bunch for me, captures the chaos of the scene well.