New Joiners - Animals #556

I love how well the light catches the eye on this beautiful bird and whilst you've had to shoot through some challenging foreground obstacles, the resulting images still works really well. The exposure and focus are spot on and whilst this technically breaks some compositional guidelines with the bird looking out of the frame, it still works!

The colour palette in this image is incredibly aesthetically pleasing and the shallow depth of field really draws you into the egret. The focus is absolutely spot on and I like how you've captured such a gorgeous pose. The foreground foliage adds a sense of scale and depth.

What a stunning portrait! The detail is crisp and sharp and you've composed it well, ensuring no key features are cropped off whilst still achieving a fantastic frame filling portrait. The colour palette is warm and aesthetically pleasing and the exposure is spot on.

The light on this image is absolutely divine and I love the composition with a clean foreground and background, the subject looking into the frame and gorgeous bokeh. The shallow depth of field paired with the low angle works really well.

What a truly stunning bird! I love the subtle blue colours on his crest and the image is so well focused that the feathers are incredibly crisp and sharp. The shallow depth of field ensures that the background doesn't distract away and despite being a bright day, you've exposed it well and avoided blown highlights.

What a gorgeous duck! Shooting down on your subject can sometimes be ill advised as the background is often distracting and messy, but you've done a great job here and the angle means we can appreciate the details of the feet more.

What a fabulous perspective! I really like how well the shallow depth of field draws you in to those piercing, vibrant eyes and they don't look overprocessed. You've absolutely nailed the focus too which can sometimes be challenging with erratic subjects.

I love how the pelicans in the background act as a partial natural frame for the heron and the colour palette is really aesthetically pleasing and natural. The reflection in the water is fantastic and the shallow depth of field helps draw you into the main subject.

What an incredible capture! You've absolutely nailed the focus on this image and the shallow depth of field ensures there are no distracting elements introduced in the background water. The exposure is spot on with no blown highlights and you've retained detail in the shadows really well.

Robins are such a photogenic and charismatic species and you've captured this individual really well. The warm, almost autumnal background compliments the colours on the robin really well and the shallow depth of field ensures nothing distracting can draw your eye away.

Capturing the personality of your subject can be a challenging albeit rewarding aspiration when it comes to wildlife photography and I'd argue that you've absolutely nailed it here! The composition is great and the shallow depth of field ensures the rocks don't distract the viewer.

I love the snowflakes on the subjects face as it adds an additional element and the shallow depth of field works really well to draw you into those piercing eyes. The colour palette is natural and aesthetically pleasing and the composition is spot on. I'd consider increasing the exposure ever so slightly just to make the image pop even more!

The foliage on this image works to naturally frame your subjects and you've ensured that all of them are in focus which can be challenging with a shallow depth of field and multiple subjects. The exposure is spot on and the colour palette is natural.

The shallow depth of field works really well here to draw you into the three main subjects and the shape of the foliage and burrow also acts as a natural frame. The exposure and focus are spot on for two of the subjects although it's always worth considering increasing your depth of field when you have more than one subject in the same frame.

You can instantly tell from this image that this pup has personality and it's beeming through in this image. The exposure is absolutely spot on with no blown highlights or lost shadows and the clean background helps to really isolate him and make him pop.