Gulls for C&C

[Toller]

Hi. I'd appreciate some feed back on these shots(snaps). Obviously I'm not aiming to be a professonal, I would simply like to take good pictures. Would like to know how I could improve these. Hits tips.....and C&C

Thanks.

lens 17-85mm
f8 ISO 100 1/200 85mm

Lighthouse 1. cropped

Lighthouse 2. straight from camera

Geese
f5.6 1/30 ISO200 Photo was not good, but I quite like the head shot

Quick draw on exiting the pub...it was them or me

Nesting gullsTV
ISO 200 f5.6 1/320

.....seem to have got stuck on ISO200

Baby Gull?
ISO 100 f5.6 1/160 85mm like the shot...though struggled with the exposure.

 

[Toller]

Also this one ..

Walk the walk!!
f10 1/160 ISO100

Gull about to depart
f13 1/160 ISO100

Shame I missed his foot. Was intent on framing his wings

 

[reznap]

Try not to post too many at once, drives people away sometimes. Some people prefer if you number the pics for reference.

1 - I'd trim it down a bit. The sky (it's not a very exciting sky) takes away from the nice lighthouse. I'd also crop the bottom up to where the concrete meets the dock on the right side.

2 - Meh, I much prefer the first one. The truck is just ugly and mucks up your pic.

3 - I think this is great. If anything I'd maybe trim the top down if you can get away with it (just above his head - the one on the left looking right)

4 - Very pretty :thumbup:

5 - The high exposure looked ok with #4... here it doesn't work so well. I think the bird's highlights are over-bright/blown.

The last two in your second post are a bit less thought out I think and the people being present in the images hurt them as well. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Toller]

Thanks Reznap... Is this better..

5 is my favourit. I took these as RAW +JPEG so hopefully I will be able to adjust the exposure etc., once new software arrives from Amazon