New arrival at SFZOO
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial impression: AWWWWWWWW!!!! Gave you an 8 during voting.

Technical: Lighting looks tough to work with, too bad certain areas in shadow. DOF great, POV not the most interesting but you're often very limited at zoos and nature parks. Light alittle harsh on back of mom's ears, verges on glare. Not a fan of frames but you made good use of yours. Sans-serif font not terribly exciting, looks a little 70s to me, but works well enough.

Artistic: Very kind of mama giraffe to provide a frame for baby with her neck! The relaxed yawn from mom and sleepiness in baby's eyes shows how drowsy and content they are. Zoo critters rarely take direction well unless there is a keeper handy to coax them closer.

Overall/FWIW: Lovely shot of mama and baby, surprised it didn't finish higher. Good work!

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan

New arrival at SFZOO
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by Blackbox:
Good job with the exposure in what looks like overhead sun.

New arrival at SFZOO
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by ThingFish:
Lovely capture and does a good job promoting this zoo.

New arrival at SFZOO
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by camerasyndrome:
wowww

New arrival at SFZOO
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by Melethia:
Excellent framing of the baby! Nice catch of light, and I like the way your frame color matches the scene.

Golden City
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by salmiakki:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Very surprised to find this score below 6. I like this image very much, the subject is interesting. The tones and colours are excellent.

The only thing I may consider changing a little bit is the crop. I personally find the foreground rocks to be a bit redundant. I think the image would be stronger if you cropped those out.

Judging by the comments you have received, I think the border possibly hurt the score a bit.

New arrival at SFZOO
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by ButterflyGirl:
They are so beautiful and you have captured them well

New arrival at SFZOO
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by wei1108:
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Golden City
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by hotpasta:
stunning light and tones...

Golden City
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment by oldbimmercoupe:
border detracts from a great capture - nice tonality.