Delightfully Yellow
by margie

Comment by Amiee:
Nice image. I like how you added different fruits with the color yellow. It adds nice variety and creativity to the image. Good job.

Delightfully Yellow
by margie

Comment by kellie:
very nice

Delightfully Yellow
by margie

Comment by casualguy:
Good combo!

Delightfully Yellow
by margie

Comment by tomzinho:
right subjects. the lighting is terrible. the photo is not very dynamic and a little soft in the focus. imagine a blue sky in the background (using a mirror) or a black or white background that made them seem to be floating in space. this is a snapshot, not a photograph.

HURRY!! I can't hold this pose much longer.
by margie

Comment by Natasha:
Critique Club

Your comments on this picture seem to have covered everything, so perhaps I can sum them up.

1)Focus is perfect on the bird, lovely detail.
2) Colour saturation is great, the birds colours look lovely and the green of the plant sets him off nicely.
3) The background is a bit distracting, I see two possibilities here, one of them would be to have a closer shot, with only the bird and plant, you could either crop or get closer. The other option, if your camera allows it, would be to use shallower depth of field, for example using an aperture of f2.8 or f4 might be better, this would render the background as a blur and then put more attention on the bird and get rid of the obvious curtain.
4) Lighting is beautiful, very soft and natural.
5) Perhaps cover the sofa with a white sheet, to get a more simple foreground and bring more attention to the bird.

I am quite impressed with this picture, perfect timing! I have a parakeet and it is impossible to get him to stay still long enough to take a picture. Good Luck in the next challenge.

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by margie

Comment by Sonifo:
Margie, You didn't do to bad for your 2nd shot. Keep shooting.

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Comment by DennisF:
Beautiful bird! Less other stuff and more bird would have improved it for me.

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Comment by jgillard:
What a cute bird! jgillard7

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Comment by Cub:
My favorite subjec! Beautiful colors, crisp focus. The light shinning on the end of the arm is noticeable but obviously natural light. Good job.. Cub

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by margie

Comment by JamieWillmott:
A tighter crop on the bird would have been better, the subject looks a little too central.