New Joiners - Animals #605

Silhouette images can be quite common and it's difficult to pull off something new or unique. I love how you can barely see the elephant and only have the reflection, plus the golden colour is fantastic. I'd darken the shadows even further to remove all detail.

Those beautiful blue eyes really draw you into the image, helped further with the shallow depth of field and minimal distractions. When composing your images try to ensure you include the full animal and avoid cropping off any extremities like the toes.

I love the contrast from the sharp leaf to the bokeh background in this image and the colour palette is consistent and aesthetically pleasing. I could consider cropping to get the bottom of the leaf to intersect the corner too but this is a personal preference.

I love how well you've captured the symmetry on this gorgeous calfs face and whilst there's clearly barbed wire in the background, it's faint enough to not distract away. I'd consider decreasing the saturation on this image slightly but this is a personal preference.

One piece of advice that's often given in wildlife, animal or nature photography is to include the face or eyes as this draws you in and keeps you interested. This image shows why this isn't always the case. This image has a narrative and the direction of the subjects, albeit looking away, still draws you in.

I love the content expression on both lions and how well the mother frames the cub. The focus is spot on with a good depth of field to ensure both subjects are fully in focus and the colour palette is warm and aesthetically pleasing.

I love the intricate details on the strands of feathers off this birds face and the shallow depth of field ensures that background doesn't become too detailed and distracting. I'd consider cooling the white balance down slightly with a slight crop from the right to get the bird to look into the frame a bit more.

I really love how you've used the leaves in the foreground and surroundings as a natural frame which really draws you in, helped further with the great colour contrast. Whilst this image may break some 'rules' with the frog looking out of the frame it still works really well here.

Capturing the personality of your subject can be one of the most challenging aspects of wildlife or animal photography but I'd argue you've done it really well here. This chameleon is brimming with attitude given his body position and him glancing over his shoulder finishes it off!

The light hitting some of the autumnal leaves and grass in the background really adds to the atmosphere and feel of this image and you've done well with the composition to get the subject to look into the frame. I'd strongly recommend increasing the exposure slightly so we can see the finer details on his face and fur.

I would have loved to see a larger resolution of this image as it has all the right features to make it a stand out photograph. I love how much personality is brimming from the subject and how well the leaves frame him.

You've captured some fantastic action in this image and you can really see the playful nature of both of these bears. Despite the high ISO you've still managed to retain an incredible amount of detail and it was worth the trade off for a high shutter speed.

The door and wall acts as a perfect natural frame in this image, helped further by the contrast between the bland colours and the patterned background. The eye is so striking making it really stand out and drawing your attention instantly to the subject.

This image works well as a square crop and I like how the log in the foreground adds a partial natural frame to draw you into the blue tits vibrant colours. The colour palette is natural and it's well exposed with no lost details.

I love how you've frozen the moment here but yet can still see some motion blur and movement in the dog, emphasising the speed of movement. This image works well in black and white but I would consider increasing the contrast a bit more to make it pop even more.