Some recent Wildlife photos

Lensmeister · Sep 23, 2008

C & C welcomed

#1 - A Bee on a flower I

#2 - A Bee on a flower II

#3 - A Snowy Owl

#4 - A Grey Heron.

#5 - a Red Deer Stag

#6 - a British Otter.

Hope you like these as much as I enjoyed taking them

Twig · Sep 23, 2008

Aw, I love the last one. Very cute. ^_^

Lensmeister · Sep 26, 2008

Unashamed Bump !

No one else ?

Overread · Sep 26, 2008

I do like this work
A few look a little closly copped - the Stag and snowy owl most - but all your shots (barring you first) seem a little dark - I suspect you are using exposure compensation to help prevent blowouts and you have done really well not blowing any out (especially the snowy owl!) though I do think you could have exposed a little more and got away with it!

Out of interst what did you take the bee shots with?

neogfx · Sep 26, 2008

The focus sems a little out on most of the shots. The otter would be great, but the image is focussed on the grass in front of him, leaving the eyes unsharp and, hence, uncaptivating. The Grey Heron looks cropped and blown up.
I like the compositions on a few, the otter, and second bee images especially but there needs to be a little more concentration on focus points.
Remember with wildlife, sharp eyes, soft nose. More often than not if you have a choice of what is sharp and in focus, make it the eyes.

Antarctican · Sep 26, 2008

(Hi! Long time no see! Hope all is well)

The first bee shot looks nice and sharp on my monitor. And I especially like the snowy owl and red deer shots (huge rack on that deer!). The otter is terribly cute, as I'm sure LP will be along to tell you.

neogfx · Sep 27, 2008

All is well thank you.

LaFoto · Sep 27, 2008

Do I see right? Is this our "Lensmeister" posting?
Hey!
Where were you all the while?

Nice photos, cool macros, too. I quite like the "Hedwig" (is H.P.'s owl called Hedwig in the English editions, too?).

Is it only me, or do they all appear a little dark?