Butterfly
by ganders

Comment by patriciabrown2001:
Too ordinary. Not a very strong composition.

Butterfly
by ganders

Comment by BigHusker001:
I think you could use a little adjustment to the contrast. Would help the colors on the moth (I do think this is a moth and not a butterfly...could be wrong) pop out more. Otherwise DOF is great and you show nice detail. 7

Butterfly
by ganders

Comment by pocketed:
Great light, colors and focus. Wonderful shot. Although, it could be a little more countryish.

Butterfly
by ganders

Comment by pncowley:
not sure it's country life, but a beautiful shot.

Robin
by ganders

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Pete...

This is a nice catch :) The framing and composition choice via your crop is strong. The bird is filling enough of the frame to create interest, and the 'pose' of the bird with his head turned is nice also. Sometimes it's possible to capture a good candid like this if they subject sits still long enough for you :)

I don't know what defined your 'crop' on this shot, but there could have been some opportunities to place the subject off center as well. The crop you mention is obviously for a reason and I'll assume that it was to cut some distractions out of the image :)

I like the flat color in this image. The bird and the background blend nicely but it still lets the bird stand out as a strong subject... The only issue I see with this photo is that I can't really determine why your subject is not tack sharp. It could have been from digital zoom, too small of a crop, or a host of other reasons, but if it was intentional, I personally feel that sharper would be better for this subject :)

Keep up the good work :)

John Setzler

Robin
by ganders

Comment by Robro:
I'm giving this a 10 just because it is my favourite bird!! I was named for this bird and have never seen one live!!

Robin
by ganders

Comment by robbieh:
I have a feeling this is not a robin but is a nice photo none the less.

Robin
by ganders

Comment by Amiee:
Great image. I think that maybe it might need sharpened a little bit. Good job.

Robin
by ganders

Comment by pesinn:
Too large! It totally fills up my screen and then some. It's even larger than life-size, which I find disturbing. Otherwise nice. - 6

Robin
by ganders

Comment by kellie:
good job