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Hello, fellow photographers. I have picked up my first camera about 2 years ago and since then I felt in love with wildlife photography. I would like to share couple of my photos and if someone would like to give me some feedback I would be really glad.
Thanks in advance and I hope that I managed to upload photos correctly according to rules.

Metallic starling
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Southern cassowary
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Juvenile Buff-breasted paradise kingfisher
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Noisy friarbird
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Jacky winter (Might be wrong)​

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Southern cassowary (chick)
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Eastern grey kangaroo
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Galahs
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One thing I would ask is which of the photos do you like best and why? Is there a specific look you're after? Is there a specific editing technique you're trying? Is there a photographic style you're wanting to emulate? etc.

Your photos look fine. However, without knowing what you had in mind when you either pressed the shutter or started editing it's hard to offer a critique outside of the obvious stuff like is it in focus, exposed properly, etc. More meaningful discussion, I believe, would revolve around your intent with the photos and then if your end result lived up to your intent and expectation.

Hope this helps. By the way, some interesting creatures you captured there. I like the set.

Jeff
 
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jeffnles1 said:
One thing I would ask is which of the photos do you like best and why? Is there a specific look you're after? Is there a specific editing technique you're trying? Is there a photographic style you're wanting to emulate? etc.

Your photos look fine. However, without knowing what you had in mind when you either pressed the shutter or started editing it's hard to offer a critique outside of the obvious stuff like is it in focus, exposed properly, etc. More meaningful discussion, I believe, would revolve around your intent with the photos and then if your end result lived up to your intent and expectation.

Hope this helps. By the way, some interesting creatures you captured there. I like the set.

Jeff
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Hi, your reply if really good food for thoughts, My favourite shot is probably the first one posted of metallic starling because of the eye contact with the animal and its almost "demonic" look due to the red eyes and black metalic feathers. I guess that I am looking mainly for two thing with my photos on of then is some sort of contact with animal or some action but In the end I just shoot how I feel it. What about you can you somehow specify what are you looking for when you taking photos maybe if it might help me to think little bit more about it if I can observe others people thoghts on this topic.
Thank you for interesting question.
 
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Petrphotosss said:
Hi, your reply if really good food for thoughts, My favourite shot is probably the first one posted of metallic starling because of the eye contact with the animal and its almost "demonic" look due to the red eyes and black metalic feathers. I guess that I am looking mainly for two thing with my photos on of then is some sort of contact with animal or some action but In the end I just shoot how I feel it. What about you can you somehow specify what are you looking for when you taking photos maybe if it might help me to think little bit more about it if I can observe others people thoghts on this topic.
Thank you for interesting question.
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You asked me a very good question and one I think many, if not most, will answer differently because style and preference are such personal and unique matters.

I tend to bucket my photos into 1) ID 2) documentary (I was there) and 3) artistic. 3 is the most fun but not always the most numerous of my photos.

ID and Documentary are easy to discuss. If I see a bird, flower, or tree with which I’m not familiar, I try to ensure the photo is focused and exposed properly. Sometimes I call these safety shots meaning grab a photo good enough to identify the thing later. Background,’pose, etc are not super important at this stage. Just so the photo is clear.

Documentary is a little difference. In these photos the driver is to capture images that show place and time. Big flocks of Sandhill Cranes, gatherings of eagles, herds of bison etc. I like to capture not only the animal or plant but also enough of its surroundings and environment for the viewer to feel part of the image and see where these magnificent and beautiful things live and die.

Artistic is more personal taste. I like vibrant colors of wildflowers with totally outbid focus or dark backgrounds. The flower is the star. with insects I want enough depth of field to st least keep its head in focus.

With animals I want to capture them doing something interesting. I have hundreds of images of birds on a branch. I now try to catch them doing something like eating an insect or bringing materials to the nest or in a funny position to bring some humor to it. Same with other creatures. Once I get a safety shot or two I wait to try and capture it doing something interesting. A big elk out in a field is not as compelling as the same bull elk bugling or looking lustfully at a cow. Whatever the situation I try to capture the creature doing something natural. You want to convey to the viewer why you are showing them that photo. Is it a funny shot, is it some natural interaction among animals like a murmurarion of birds flying, is it an animal eating its natural food? It doesnt matter what just so long as the animal is doing something other than just standing there.

Hope this is helpful

Jeff
 
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For me, the last photo is the best of the bunch. First, I am not a fan of the common compositional mantra to simplify, simplify, simplify. I love a photo that has many things competing for my attention -- kind of a "Where's Waldo" aesthetic. Second, the birds are active. To my mind, lone birds sitting on a branch are fine for a field guide identifying different species -- but they're a complete snooze otherwise. Third, the birds themselves are exotic to my New England eyes. And fourth, the branches the birds are on are visually engaging. There are lots of reasons that people are drawn to photographs, but this one is the one that keeps drawing me back.
 
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Hello again fellow photographers, I would like to thank you all for interesting comments and ideas what spiked my curiosity and made me think about this hoby in slightly different way, unfortunately my work situation and weather were not the best for taking new pictures but I would like to share something more from my archive hope you do not mind.
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Mantis
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Saltwater crocodile
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Spectacled flying fox
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Whistling kite
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Azure Kingfisher
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Humpback Whale
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To receive a meaningful critique, it is best to post only 1 or 2 photos in a thread in the Critique forum. That way responders can be specific in their comments related to a single photo. Make sure you include information about the image you want us to critique - such as:

- Where were you
- Were there situational challenges you faced when taking the photo
- WHY did you take the photo
- What do you like about the photo
- What do you feel could be better in the photo

The Presentation forums are the best place to post photos that you want to share.
 
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Butlerkid said:
To receive a meaningful critique, it is best to post only 1 or 2 photos in a thread in the Critique forum. That way responders can be specific in their comments related to a single photo. Make sure you include information about the image you want us to critique - such as:

- Where were you
- Were there situational challenges you faced when taking the photo
- WHY did you take the photo
- What do you like about the photo
- What do you feel could be better in the photo

The Presentation forums are the best place to post photos that you want to share.
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OK Thanks for letting me know and sorry for inconvenience I am new here and do not know exactly what is going on here but I will try my best
 
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Hello. You will surely receive many tips, however, here I leave you 5 basic technical suggestions by which I abide by in my bird photography, that from my point of view is the most difficult of the nature photography specialties.
1.- Always try to keep the subject clear - not covered by branches - and without the intervention of artificial objects: perched on wires, back walls, columns, routes, etc.
2.- Keep the shooting level at the same height as the subject
3.- Never photograph the bird moving away from the camera.
4.- Always see the eye, beak, legs and tail, and all in focus.
5.- Choose the most interesting and dynamic subject within a flock.
I hope this is a contribution. Greetings.
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Two years? I'd say you've done well in those two years.

As far as image critique, I'd limit my photo critique posts to a single image per post.
 
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Petrphotosss said:
Hi, You are right so far I am loving my D500 the autofocus if far superior to my older d7200 only problem I have with it is the noise when shooting with higher ISO. I have also added names of the animals to each photo.
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Purchase an AI program such as ON1 No Noise or the like and your noise issues will go away. Love the shots!
 
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2 years.,.. wow... I wish in my second year of photography I was 1/2 a skilled. :) Nice captures of some very cool looking subjects.

You mentioned your tripod doesn't hold up to the weight of the big lens and it's cumbersome to use. I'm not a huge fan of tripods ...but.. a nice monopod on the bigger setups makes a world of difference in my opinion.

I purchased this monopod head after Steve did his review...
it's well worth the money. I would suggest at some point investing in or trying out a monopod combined with this monopod head... it's a breeze to use.

Keep at it, you are off and running for sure.

Hatch
 
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I too bought that wimberley monogimbel. Steve’s video was just before my Antarctica trip … so very timely. So the Nikon D7500 attached to the 200-500 on a monopod was simply superb! It offered enormous flexibility…other shooters on deck were coming over to check my gear.
 
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