Trip to Missouri

[oostinr]

These are all taken with a Canon Rebel XS and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens. C&C is welcome.


Bird House by oostinr, on Flickr 1/500 sec at f/1.8 ISO 100


Cat Peeking by oostinr, on Flickr 1/50 sec at f/5.6 ISO 100


Happy Dog by oostinr, on Flickr 1/125 sec at f/5.6 ISO 100

 

[Scuba]

C&C per request.
#1 DOF is too shallow and looks like you missed the focus. Also it is underexposed.
#2 I like the composition here. I don't like the small branches though they are distracting. Good capture
#3 This just looks like a snapshot.

 

[Joel_W]

Pic #1 is a badly focused snap shot. Even if it was properly exposed, there is nothing about it that makes me want to view it.
Pic #2 is the best of the set. Nicely exposed especially since the cat is pure white. Not much you can do about nature, so those twigs will be tough to work with. Try a closer crop to at least move it to the edge of the photograph.
Pic #3 is cute, but needs a serious crop to move it from a snap shot to a solid photograph.

 

[oostinr]

Joel_W what would you suggest for the cropping for #3? I realize that a "solid photograph" requires your horizon to be straight, but to me that really doesn't matter. That is my style. Also if I straighten out the image it starts to cut off her ear a bit.

By the way thanks for the C&C.