Canada Goose

[jbcollins1957]

Looking for critiques or comments. Thanks

[Urbanflyer]

Generally catching an angle in which at least one eye shows clearly makes the shot more "eye-catching". Nice background. Would he/she respond to a request to "turn to the left a little more?"

[Shadowman]

Nice angle of view.

[Geoff F]

I frequently talk to the birds and other animals, Judith, but they never take any notice of me.

Front on angles can work if the head is slightly facing downwards so there is some obvious beak visible. However, in this particular example the bird looks very 'flat faced'.

The background is a bit bright so I would selectively tone down the highlights a little. Otherwise. this scene looks OK to me.

[jbcollins1957]

Thanks for the critique's from everyone. Trying to learn post-production using Rawtherapee, generally I haven't done much post production on any of my images, I find a lot of images on line that are processed to the hilt and they do not look at all natural,( I know ,someone may say "don't throw the baby out with the bath water") so I tend to shy away from any photo manipulation although it probably has a lot to do with the fact I don't really know how to do those things and am not very creative.

[jbcollins1957]

Here is the extent of my creativity, this shot was taken at 9 am looking towards the morning sun with a shutter speed of 2.5 @ f22 ISO 100, I zoomed out while shutter was open. Have not done any post on this shot to bring down the overexposure and increase the saturation.

[Manfred M]

Here is the extent of my creativity, this shot was taken at 9 am looking towards the morning sun with a shutter speed of 2.5 @ f22 ISO 100, I zoomed out while shutter was open. Have not done any post on this shot to bring down the overexposure and increase the saturation.

We all have different reasons to take pictures, so not everyone here is trying to come up with "creative masterpieces". We all have different reasons for taking pictures and different levels of skill in various aspects of photography. Most of us are here to learn.

Most members do some level of post processing. When I started I was mainly trying to get my shots to look level and properly exposed.

[jbcollins1957]

We all have different reasons to take pictures, so not everyone here is trying to come up with "creative masterpieces". We all have different reasons for taking pictures and different levels of skill in various aspects of photography. Most of us are here to learn.

Most members do some level of post processing. When I started I was mainly trying to get my shots to look level and properly exposed.

Thanks for the input

[Rufus]

...I haven't done much post production on any of my images, I find a lot of images on line that are processed to the hilt and they do not look at all natural...so I tend to shy away from any photo manipulation although it probably has a lot to do with the fact I don't really know how to do those things and am not very creative.

Seeing and capturing an image in the first place is a great start, and something I find difficult enough! But I am learning more about composition which helps with this. Also seeing other members' images, especially some of the more abstract ones, helps me appreciate that there are subjects out there that most people (like me) don't see. It can develop an eye for a photo.

I agree some images do look over processed, and I try hard to avoid this. I find processing a challenge, not least because the terminology is often not helpful. Again I am gradually learning and constantly refer to various notes I have made and seeing the processing steps and explanations from members here is very helpful.

CiC is great learning community and we are very fortunate to have so many generous, knowlegable members who are keen to share their expertise and encourage those of us with far less.

Keep on with your photographic journey and do continue to participate here. I shall be interested in your progress.

BTW I thought your Canada Goose image has good depth of field, very realistic colours and is nicely framed/cropped.

[jbcollins1957]

Thanks