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Comment by boyd2000:
The person in the background is distracting. The posture of the kicker is not complimentary and looks he like just got hit in the stomach.

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Comment by sfalice:
Greetings from the Critique Club

GREAT rooster! Love his feet with their feathered pantaloons.

You have a wonderful subject, and if you get a chance, you might try shooting him from different angles to see what shows him off best. For example, you might get down to his level to try a shot. Since this guy isn't perfectly sharp, I'd also suggest bracketing your shots to get a really good one.

Finally, and you may have done this deliberately, it is just a touch distracting to see the vignetting on this image. If you're trying to put Mr. Rooster in the spotlight, my suggestion would be to make the vignetting even darker, but not so dark as to obliterate the background.

In any event, you have a delightful shot of a chicken who is supremely proud of himself, and probably you have a nice reminder of a pleasant day.

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Comment by corinne:
Excellent depiction of an action shot. I was disappointed in several of the entrys in this weeks challenge in that people did not capture action - but you GOT IT! Nice!

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Comment by balancedfox:
Interesting pose! In this frozen-action style photo I'd prefer if the ball and feet were in crisp focus.

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Comment by karmat:
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First impression -- My first impression was that it was "unloading" not loading, but I guess that is a result of being in the habit of "reading" left to right.

Compositionally, it is a good action series, but it seems a bit "cramped" on the left side of the image. Tractor #1 is right at the edge of the frame, whereas #3 still has a lot of space. As a result, it looks like the shot was framed too far to the left. Also, the mowers are cutting through the exact (well, visually, anyway) center of the shot. While this can sometimes be effective, in this shot it makes it seem a bit static. Perhaps varying the amount of foreground or "sky" would help throw it off center.

Technically, the colors are pretty good. The red building serves as a nice contrast to the green, and it also catches the eye and gives the viewer somewhere to "start" looking. It could need just a touch of contrast, BUT I'm on my laptop, so I suspect it is about right. Overall the lighting is a bit flat (overcast day, perhaps?) and the focus doesn't seem as sharp as it could be. It doesn't look out of focus, there is just not a lot of detail present in the tractor and driver. It could be because of your distance from him.

Overall, a good impression, but probably not one that would grab a viewer and compel him/her to give this a higher shot.

If I need to further clarify or explain myself, please feel free to contact me.

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Comment by levyj413:
Wouldn't that be "unloading"? :) Would have liked it better if the two shots on the right were more centered horizontally, but cropped most of the stuff off the bottom so the whole thing wasn't so centered vertically.

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Comment by Younger:
Very interesting chicken but not an interesting picture. Better Luck next time.

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Comment by andrea22_als:
more contrast would help this photo really 'pop' nice job on lining up the sequence

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Comment by shamer:
my son & I love furry footed chickens, lol...

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Comment by khdoss:
Great pic of the rooster but for some reason the grass is distracting.