New Joiners - Animals #547
Caron Steele

New Joiners - Animals #547

December 2021

Entry 11149356
20th
19

I love the expression of this gorgeous subject and the lighting is balanced and aesthetically pleasing. Try whenever possible to focus on the eye and it's sometimes worth shooting with a wider depth of field to ensure the entire subject is in focus.

The focus is so crisp and clear on the face and I love the shapes of the flower. The composition is good with the subject looking into the frame and I like the square crop as it works well in this image.

Expert
winner
Entry 11151925
13th
20

I love the composition on this image and how well you've captured the subject in context of the surroundings. The colour palette and light is warm and aesthetically pleasing and the depth of field is good, showing some detail of the surroundings without introducing distractions.

Entry 11155504
2nd
25

What an incredible sight, and how well you've framed and captured it too! I love the composition: the horizon is perfectly straight with the elephant looking into the frame and the birds flying out and the exposure is spot on.

Entry 11163090
43rd
6

This image has some great character and awesome behaviour! The composition is spot on and you've exposed the image really well with no harsh shadows or highlights. The focus is good and the shallow depth of field ensures no distracting elements are introduced to the background.

Crowd
winner

I love how well the colour pops from the surroundings in this image and the harsh contrast between the colours and the desaturated rock. The shallow depth of field helps to draw you in to the gorgeous detail on the wings.

Entry 11185191
14th
19

This image works really well in monochrome and I really love how crisp and sharp it is. It just goes to show that phones can still take incredible images, especially in the right conditions!

100 Images entered

Entry 11151979
64th
5
Entry 11169704
37th
12
Entry 11172029
29th
10
Entry 11182769
26th
8

The snow in this image really adds atmosphere and depth and I love the eye contact and crisp focus. The warm tones from the pony really work well and I'd consider cropping the background out from the right to isolate him even better.

I love the cheeky posture and expression on this image and the depth from the bear and tree to the background is gorgeous and really isolates them. The colour palette is natural and aesthetically pleasing and the focus is good.

Entry 11195166
35th
9
Entry 11201395
65th
7
Entry 11203974
11th
47

Focusing on small subjects can be challenging given the extremely shallow depth of field you often encounter, but you've got it absolutely spot on here. The composition is good and follows the rule of thirds plus the colour palette is warm and natural.

Entry 11204109
31st
4
Entry 11214383
12th
78

What an incredible capture! The square crop works really well here and I love how you've captured almost perfect symmetry on the tail. The focus and depth is great and you ensured you froze the action with a fast shutter speed.

Meet the expert judge

Brief

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Welcome to Photocrowd’s ‘Animals’ contest for New Joiners! These contests are a chance for new members to introduce their photography to the community, and get a taste of how Photocrowd contests work. They can be entered by anyone within their first 28 days of joining Photocrowd. After 100 images have been submitted the contest closes and the Crowd will start rating the images. The Expert Judge will also be judging the images and writing reviews at the same time. All the winners, both Crowd and Expert, will be announced after 3 days of judging. Make sure you also check out our two other New Joiners contests - ‘People’ and ‘Landscapes’.

I love the expression on both the dog and the little girl: it really makes the image! You've chosen the composition well as the asymmetry works when centralised and I like the shallow depth of field to draw you in.

Entry 11207755
32nd
23

I love how the wires in this image partially frames the image and the addition of the moon really makes this something special. The colour palette is warm and aesthetically pleasing and the composition works really well with him centralised.

The isolation on the eye here is really great and the warm tones and colour palette work really well. You've done well to include the entire eyelash without cropping and I think it adds an extra element of technical proficiency.

90 Photographers

Entry 11207841
18th
10
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44th
4
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70th
31

9,506 Ratings