Alligator, Roseate Spoonbill, Egret (C&C)

[GreggS]

Looking for some C&C on these three wildlife photos. Thanks.

1. Alligator

2. Roseate Spoonbill

3. Great Egret

 

[cgipson1]

Nice shots.... I think all three (especially the birds) would have benefitted from a vertical orientation to minimize the background and emphasize the subjects.

Interesting shot of the gator.. the way the skin tones almost match the water makes it kind of cool.

The strong highlights along the wing are unfortunate, but you have to take what you can get out in the wild.

If you had shot the crane vertically, and opened it up a bit.. you could have probably got a nice refection of the crane also.

They all look sharp (hard to say for sure at this size) and exposures look good. Composition is my biggest issue here.

 

[GreggS]

Thanks for the feedback. Regarding composition, what would have made the photos more aesthetically pleasing?

 

[cgipson1]

Read up on ROT (Rule of thirds).. it is applicable here. http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/rule-of-thirds

These might be useful:

http://www.digitalbirdphotography.com/8.1.html

http://mikeatkinson.net/tutorial-6-basic-composition.htm