I've been practicing focusing and hopefully getting better!

[Layspeed]

I'm willing to listen and take in anything you've got to say, as always. Thanks! #1,2,3 were taken around the house. #4,5 were @ the Manila Zoo here in the Philippines.

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

 

[Jacki]

The angle and the way #2 is focused makes my eyes want to cross when I look at it.
#4 is a really good picture, although depressing, as it is a monkey in a cage.
#5 looks kind of dull to me, I don't know how to describe it...noise? I am just learning the more technical part of photography, so maybe I'm not most helpful with my comments.

Beautiful pictures though!

 

[dhilberg]

Personally I think #4 is excellent. It tells a story.

Technically speaking, I would have squared up to the cage before shooting the photo (if possible). That way the bars wouldn't be at an angle. I don't think it detracts from the overall impact, but it does kind of lead the viewer out of the photo. It's also a bit underexposed.

Nice job.

 

[Layspeed]

Thank you Jacki and Dennis! I like #4 a lot also because as soon as I previewed it in camera, I felt so sad for the monkey! The snake picture I just added because a friend of mine said he liked it. The "noise" is because I was shooting behind a piece of dirty zoo glass I didn't think about squaring off the cage either but you're right it would have made the photo neater. I had a hard time with exposure that day because of the harsh mid day light and the sun kept poking in and out of an mostly over cast sky The wind chime pictures were hard to focus on for me. I see now that #2 is difficult to look at. I just liked the purple tinge in the green glass in #3 though.