New Joiners - Animals #732

I adore the expression you've captured here and the catch lighting on the eyes is truly lovely. The contrast of colour with that aesthetically pleasing warm backdrop adds further to the image and matches the colour of the eyes perfectly.

This image is truly fabulous. The pose you've captured is gorgeous with great action and I love the subtle, warm colours coming from the bear and the surrounding foliage. Be cautious when cloning elements out to avoid artefacts or out of place patches.

I love how you've used the foreground trees to frame the image and draw you into the main subject. The warm colour palette adds to the hot atmosphere and feel of the image and I love how the reds and coppers pop from the main goats fur.

You've used a square crop exceptionally well here and I love the shape of the shadow on his back, as well as the subtle catch lighting in the eye. If the original image allows it, I'd give a tiny bit more space on the right hand side to avoid cutting off the hair tips.

The red hues pop so well in this image and really draw you into the intricate details on the wings and antennae. As the subject has a clear direction it looks towards, consider getting the subject to look into the frame by placing it on the left if the crop allows.

I really like the composition on this image and how the eye contact really draws you into the frame. Be cautious with your shutter speed when photographing wildlife and moving subjects as it risks motion blur if you drop too slow.

The shallow depth of field in this image works so well to both isolate the pangolin but also to draw you in: the intricate detail on the scales is fascinating. Whilst the depth of field is shallow we still have context of the surroundings.

I like the side lighting in this image and how it interacts with the flecks of fur on this handsome cat. The eyes are so striking and I love the direct eye contact too. There's nothing I'd change on this image to improve it even further.

You've captured such brilliant detail on the eyes of this fly and I love how well the red hues pop from the contrasted surroundings. The composition is good and whilst we can always nit pick and say it would've been 'better' without the brown twig to the side, it's rarely possible to alter the scene for images with this species so we take what we can get!

I love the variety of expressions on these gorgeous brown bears and it wasn't until I read the caption that I realised there were actually four not three! I'd recommend dialling back ever so slightly on the 'texture' of the fur but this is a personal preference.

I love the action you've captured here, with great poses and expressions on both birds. If this is a crop, is there any way to reintroduce the wing tips of the flying heron? The image would work much better with their full inclusion.

I love the action you've captured here and a well chosen aperture and shutter speed has ensured the movement is frozen as well as the full tiger being in focus. I'd consider a crop from the bottom left corner for an even better composition.

I love the warm colour palette in this image and the light is divine too. You've frozen the water movement really well and I love the small details like the paw and claws bursting through the water. This could work as a square crop too but you'd lose some of the splash.

What a dramatic scene and it works well in black and white, adding to the contrast and atmosphere. I like that you opted for a portrait orientation rather than landscape to better show the scale of the scene and also to create a leading line of sorts.

This handsome gelada stands out so well from his surroundings given the contrast and colour and I really like the composition, ensuring he looks into the frame to draw viewers in too. Despite the slow shutter speed you've perfectly frozen any movement.