Yorkshire Wildlife Park

[Finlee]

Visited the above and took some pics, new to photgraphy so any pointers are welcomed


Peering Meer by Finlee81, on Flickr


Nom nom by Finlee81, on Flickr


emuuu by Finlee81, on Flickr


uno emu by Finlee81, on Flickr


fatty by Finlee81, on Flickr


comparinggravel.com by Finlee81, on Flickr

 

[Davecam]

Hi Chris, I'll start things off with the first two.

Number one.
You've separated the subject from the background well, using a narrow depth of field. For a stronger composition, you could have placed the meerkat off centre, because he's looking to the right there needs to be more space on that side, so about a third of the way in on the left would be good. You could also have turned the camera to portrait framing, again with more space to the right. Good effort though.

Number Two.
Well the obvious thing here is the tails are cut off! Also try and get used to looking out for distractions in the frame, e.g. in the top right corner. Just crop a little further in to get rid of that one, or clone it out.

Remember, practice, practice, practice! Keep up the good work,
regards
dave

 

[Finlee]

Cheers dave!!!

Now you've pointed those things out they're quite obvious!

 

[Paddysnapper]

In general, I like them all, but they are all to central in the frame for my taste:|

 

[huffy]

Well shot and exposed but as said the subjects are too central. I suggest you read up about the rule of thirds

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=24859&highlight=rule+thirds

Best wishes, Mark

 

[Finlee]

cheers

 

[Finlee]

Well shot and exposed but as said the subjects are too central. I suggest you read up about the rule of thirds

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=24859&highlight=rule+thirds

Best wishes, Mark

cheers mark. I was attempting to focus more on the animals to get as much detail as possible.