photography~growing your eye challenges #3- Crazy critters

[redtailgal]

I shoot a Nikon D5000 with Nikkor lenses.

Read thru my photography pages........sometimes changing the F-stop is the right thing, and sometimes changing the shutter speed it the right thing. You can get the same exposure from changing either one, but a totally different picture (which is esp handy if you want to play with your depth of field or try some nighttime light bokeh)

Yes, night photography would be a fun challenge, I'll keep it in mind for the future. Gonna give number 3 a couple more days, then I'll add another challenge.

 

[Blaine]

Ducks at the pond:

Jerry:

Snickers:

 

[elevan]

Guinea in the grass:

Mad Broody:

 

[redtailgal]

Ducks at the pond:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.ne...36934893_1159251741_32464443_1657617643_n.jpg


Jerry:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.ne...739134948_1159251741_32464446_373308791_n.jpg


Snickers:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.ne...769255701_1159251741_32464500_539175127_n.jpg

Blaine:

You did well on these. I'll comment on each one.

Ducks: I like the ducks, but I'd like to see a nicer background behind them. That chain link fence kin of makes their colors not so noticable. It's hard with animals because they dont always stand where you tell them to, so I'm not saying you did anything wrong.

Jerry: This is a nice pic! I like the way he is not right in the center of the picture, and I like that it looks like he is walking and has a place to go (he could walk across the picture). When you photograph something that is moving, it's a good idea to give him space to go in front of him (in the picture...........ask mom to explain if you dont understand what I am saying) The other thing nice about this picture is the way Jerry's white color looks with that blue sky. The colors go so nice in this picture, that I didnt even see the fence until I looked back a second time.

Snickers: He sure is a cute goat! I like the green grass in this picture. The only thing I could find to complain about is something funny that happens to me ALOT. If you look at the picture closely......see how it almost looks like he has a tree for a tail? This happens a lot. I wanted to show you a picture I had taken once, but I cant find it. I was at the zoo and took a picture of an elephant. But when I got home and looked at my picture......it looked like the elephant had a zebra head sticking out of the wrong end! (her hiney)

If you ever get a chance to take a picture of snickers in front of a black background, try it. You be able to see all his colors so nicely. And I'd love to see a head shot of Jerry in front of something red!

Blaine, you did a wonderful job. I'm proud of you!

 

[redtailgal]

Guinea in the grass:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.ne...737574909_1159251741_32464444_677741177_n.jpg

Mad Broody:
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.ne...762055521_1159251741_32464484_545669296_n.jpg

Elevan........

Guinea:

Green is the perfect color for the background for this picture! It's so hard to not get fences in critter pics, I know, but even with the fence in there, the green really brings out the black and white, and the red on the birds head gives a nice pop. I think that some people may find the dandelions distracting, but I sort of like them in there.......give a little more visual interest. I'd have to try and get a shot from above.....looking down at the bird, not straight down, but just enough that the whole background is just grass.

Frizz:

Oh, that poor hen, lol. I love this pic. The background is nice. The solid color, LACK of texture REALLY highlights the texture of her skin. This pic belongs on the front of some humorous card, lol.

Nice job!

 

[elevan]

That daggone guinea kept moving away from me. He was in the middle of the backyard completely surrounded by dandelions. That was the shot that I wanted. But no...he wouldn't cooperate. I finally sat on a swing and waited for this shot.


Yeah, poor Frizz. But that girl is one fierce broody mama!

 

[autumnprairie]

 

[daisychick]

I decided to show off my chicks from the latest hatch.

Do you think my legs are too hairy??

Do you think I could be a rooster??

 

[purplequeenvt]

I wish this one didn't have the basketball hoop in the background.....

 

[BarredRockMomma]

Ok here are my photos

The first one is Capone. I picked it because of the light.

The second one is Rosie. I like the way her pink collor stands out.

The last one is Rock the rooster and Princess the Silver Seabright. I love the colors in this one.