New Joiners - Animals #783

The light and colour on this image is so divine and I love how much contrast you have in a single image. The foliage surrounding this gorgeous subject acts really well as a natural frame and whilst some may argue that the golden strand distracts away, I don't mind it being there!

I love how you've captured this flamingo partially shaded as it adds more emphasis on the face and frames the image purely down to exposure. It works well in portrait orientation and the detail you've captured on the feathers and face is striking.

What stunning light and colour! I love the consistent colour palette and the shallow depth of field means that the details in the water aren't too much of a distraction, especially with the perfect focus on the eye giving us all that detail.

I love the warm colour palette here and the contrast as you move up the image, from those blacks to the white of the subject and then nice warm hues. This being said, this image could also work well in black and white and I'd be curious to see the result.

What a handsome and proud pup and I love how you've used the depth of field to ensure that the background doesn't distract away but still gives us great context and atmosphere. The colours are gorgeous and the focus and exposure is great despite the lower light.

These butterflies are such beautiful subjects and you've managed to line it up well with an uncluttered background to get the subject to pop more. I'd recommend cropping in slightly from the top right corner to get the subject to look into the frame a bit more.

Those eyes just instantly captivate you, drawing you into the image. I like the composition although if this is a crop I'd love to see a tiny bit more on the bottom of the image, although this is a personal preference.

I love the colour palette on this image, paired with the contest of the subject the mantis is stood on. When working with macro the depth of field can be quite shallow so I recommend in the future to increase this with your aperture.

Abstract images like this can be so impactful and you've done such a fantastic job here! I love the lighting contrasts and beams across the cat and the shallow depth of field helps the detail on the nose really pop.

What a gorgeous bird and I love the atmosphere in the image due to the streaking rain. I'd recommend cropping slightly from the right to get the bird to look into the frame slightly more and I'd consider reducing the colour saturation slightly.

I love the great separation you've achieved, both with the shallow depth of field but also the colour contrast. I'd recommend cropping the image slightly from the top left corner to remove the green peeping in from the top and to get the subject to look into the frame slightly more.

You've captured a near perfect reflection in this image and I love the detail. I'd consider cropping in ever so slightly from the top right corner without removing the circular ripple. This image could also work in black and white.

Whilst some people are very much opposed to birds on sticks, they can work well in certain scenarios. The twig here frames this singing robin nicely and you have good contrast between the greens, sky and that gorgeous orange breast.

You've used creative exposure and lighting really well here and whilst some would say the lack of a face is a detriment to the image, I'd disagree. I love how well the small flecks of white pop from the image and each scale has so much detail!

Those beautiful blue eyes have so much detail and it goes to show that phones are very capable at taking great images. It works well in portrait and I like the colour introduced from the background, which gives us some context but doesn't draw our attention for long.