Turtle I found in my yard - CC please

[McCoy]

#1

#2

 

[OrionsByte]

#1 - The shallow DOF would have worked better if the plant/weed/grass/whatever above his head was not on the same focal plane as his head. It draws my eye away from the turtle, because it is better separated from the background than the turtle's head is. It also appears underexposed.

#2 - Looks a little soft to me and I'm not fond of the composition; there's too much negative space on the left and top in my opinion.

On both of these, try bumping up the contrast and saturation or vibrance to give the shot a bit more "punch".

 

[McCoy]

#1 - The shallow DOF would have worked better if the plant/weed/grass/whatever above his head was not on the same focal plane as his head. It draws my eye away from the turtle, because it is better separated from the background than the turtle's head is. It also appears underexposed.

#2 - Looks a little soft to me and I'm not fond of the composition; there's too much negative space on the left and top in my opinion.

On both of these, try bumping up the contrast and saturation or vibrance to give the shot a bit more "punch".

Thanks for the input! And yeah, these are unedited.

 

[RedWylder]

#2 looks soft to me as well. As for composition, I think seeing more of his body would have been better.

#1 is better but the DOF isn't working for me-not sure what it is though.

Keep practicing!

 

[McCoy]

#2 looks soft to me as well. As for composition, I think seeing more of his body would have been better.

#1 is better but the DOF isn't working for me-not sure what it is though.

Keep practicing!

Thanks.

 

[McCoy]

Heres another one that I took and edited just a bit. Let me know what you think

#3

 

[McCoy]

any more critiques? especially on the last one

 

[robb01]

# 3 is too centered for my liking. I wish I could see what the turtle has focused his attention on, and what motivates him as he slowly trudges along the ground. Is it a food source? Or is it a new habitat that he is seeking? This photo will never let us know.

 

[McCoy]

# 3 is too centered for my liking. I wish I could see what the turtle has focused his attention on, and what motivates him as he slowly trudges along the ground. Is it a food source? Or is it a new habitat that he is seeking? This photo will never let us know.

The turtle was focused on not getting eaten by this giant thing with a camera. Also, its a crop of another picture. I like it cause the focus is on his eye.

He showed up again this morning and I had to move him so my wife didnt run over him (he was under her tire). He's a cool little turtle