National Geographic
by Swashbuckler

Comment by RiderGal:
Nice! I could definitely see this as a National Geographic cover. very nicely done! How much did you crop in for this photo? One thing to look at is that your yellow doesn't quite look right for NG. I'm not taking off for that though. Just being nitpicky. Do you know what kind of birds these are? good job

National Geographic
by Swashbuckler

Comment by sherryk471:
I can really see this on thier cover. Nice work!

National Geographic
by Swashbuckler

Comment by ellamay:
hmm your herons in the yard growing up maybe?

Heron Home
by Swashbuckler

Comment by OneSweetSin:
*Critique Club*

Very nice photo of the Herons looks as though they are loving each other. The birds are in very good focus and it is obvious you have captured them in their home enviroment.

The leaves in the lower right corner are very distracting. A bit overly exposed but I believe that was something you had no control over as it looks like sunlight causing that. You could have though tried cropping in closer to the birds and cutting out that corner. I believe it would have improve the image greatly by cropping out all the leaves across the bottom and right side.

In all though that is a really good capture of the birds! Nice shot Rob very well done.

Anna

Gumbie Plays With The Office Puzzle
by Swashbuckler

Comment by draney4:
excellent lighing and sharpness, composition is great, cute ideal, 10

Gumbie Plays With The Office Puzzle
by Swashbuckler

Comment by jodiecoston:
The really interesting lighting combined with the cool green color complimenting the warm wood really makes this image. Cute idea. 8

Gumbie Plays With The Office Puzzle
by Swashbuckler

Comment by hughletheren:
Love the subtle lighting.

Heron Home
by Swashbuckler

Comment by cpanaioti:
There needs to be more contrast between the bitds and the trees to make them stand out better. I think better focus would help here. A graduated ND filter with the dark portion over the foreground and the use of spot metering on the birds might help here as well. The foreground has too much glare and therefore detracts from your main subjects.

Heron Home
by Swashbuckler

Comment by skief:
I would've named it Heron and His'n Home - Good shot

Heron Home
by Swashbuckler

Comment by Imagineer:
There should be a caption competition alongside these challenges! Great pic with a near perfect composition which shows depth, texture and a hint of humour in the birds' expressions.