New Joiners - Animals #692

You've captured a fabulous piece of action here with well chosen settings: the depth of field is wide enough to ensure both subjects are in focus and the shutter speed is plenty fast enough to ensure any fast paced action is frozen. A fabulous image!

The pin sharp details on the subject against the smooth, bokeh background really draws you into the image. The symmetry on the face and direct eye contact makes the centralised composition very effective and I love the warm, aesthetically pleasing colour palettes.

You've captured the personality of this subject so well, with a great pose and expression. The framing from the lavender works so well, both due to the colour, leading lines and natural frame it creates and the shallow depth of field really draws you in.

I adore the golden light and colour you've captured in this image! Waterfowl can be tricky when it comes to composition and whilst I would love to see the reflection on this image, it's impossible to know as a spectator whether including this would have added distractions and it still works really well without it!

This image is genuinely fabulous! I love how the consistent colour palette works to camouflage the subject and yet this only enhances the image by making you explore every inch. The shallow depth of field works well with the stems of the plant to both frame and draw you in.

You've captured a fantastic pose here and I love how the squirrel is grasping at that branch. The shallow depth of field ensures that the background doesn't add unnecessary distractions as we already have enough context of the surroundings in the image.

The details are so tack sharp on the face and eyes and it really draws you into the image. I like how the leg leads up to the head and whilst some people may deem the small twig in the foreground to be distracting, I'd argue it isn't at all!

The fallen trees and logs around this handsome bear creates a nice natural frame and I love how you've captured such pin sharp detail on the fur and face, whilst still maintaining a bit of motion in the front paw.

I love the running pose you've captured here and the colours are warm and aesthetically pleasing. Processing will always be a personal preference but I would consider bringing it back a touch as the image appears as more of a painting than a photo, however if this is what you were aiming for then it's absolutely spot on!

I love the pose you've captured with the head appearing to be thrashed around. If this is a crop, try and include the bottom of the feet and I'd recommend a slight crop from the top right corner, but this isn't essential.

I like the grungy feel of this edit which matches the subjects course coat in both colour and texture. The shallow depth of field is enough to draw us towards the main subject whilst still giving us a good context of the surroundings.

The trunk works so well here to act as both a natural frame and leading line into the eye. I like that you've kept it in colour to show that mud and contrasting details but this image would also work in black and white if you wanted to change things up!

The depth of field works well here to ensure that the background isn't too distracting but still gives us great context, especially the interaction between the two cows in the back. Be cautious when trying to recover highlights as this can sometimes lead to artefacts around the edges of subjects. Sometimes it's better to accept slight overexposure rather than push it too far.

It's not every day you get to see a peacock displaying and you've captured this fabulously. Editing is always a personal preference but I'd consider increasing the warmth of this image slightly and crop to still keep his head and neck central whilst removing the brick in the top left with blue on which can draw your eye away.