Orissaby
izadoodleComment by dr rick: Greetings from the Critique Club
A beautiful animal in a rather typical pose. Focus and exposure are great, and the photo nicely captures the unique markings and the texture of its fur. But nothing to really give the photo impact.
The main problem, as Ben pointed out, is that the photo is rather flat; the three dimensional form of the tiger isn't apparent here. Form is defined in photographs by shadow, and the light in the shade here is very diffuse; it doesn't cast shadows. Thus the flat appearance. Not a lot can be done about that, but perhaps at a different time of day the light would reflect into the exhibit more strongly from one direction than another and cast some shadows.
Another problem, also pointed out by Ben as well as others, is the centered composition, which is rarely interesting. But if you crop off the left side to eliminate the stick in the background, and also a bit of the top and bottom, you get a lot more interesting photo.
Finally, there is a slight blue color cast here. Objects in shade are lit by indirect light from the blue sky, so appear bluish. Compensating for it will make the overall colors warmer and add some life to the photo.
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