Arrow-marked Babblers live in social groups of three to fifteen, which is why your image tells such an accurate and compelling story, adding significant value to your composition. The focus is sharp where it matters most, with beautiful light in the eyes and spot-on exposure. The crop is highly effective, with the branch entering from the left…Read More

Well spotted, Renate. The image is well exposed with good light in the eye, and the background is nicely blurred to avoid distraction. For improvement, on a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (a full-frame camera), using a 400mm lens with a 1.4x extender results in a focal length of 560mm. At 560mm and f/8, the depth of field is very shallow, especially at…Read More

This is a Brown-hooded Kingfisher, and you captured it beautifully. The background is nicely blurred, free from distractions. The image is sharp and well-exposed, with excellent light in the eye. The Kingfisher’s colours are rendered true to life, and the feather detail is impressive. For improvement, consider cropping slightly more at the bottom,…Read More

One of those precious moments in nature, and you captured it perfectly. You ticked all the ‘PPP’ boxes in wildlife photography: Patience, Persistence, and Perfection.

Although the background is busy, the unique moment you captured adds far more impact and value, drawing the viewer’s eye to the subject and allowing the background to fade away. Well done.

It is such a beautiful image of the Karoo-Thrush, Renate! The exposure is spot-on, and the berries in the tree add so much interest. The background is blurred out nicely and therefore does not compete with your subject. Your image is sharp with good catchlight in the eye. For the club, crop a little more from the top to place your subject in a…Read More

It is such a lovely portrait of a Buffalo. The exposure is spot-on and the image is very sharp. The idea of darkening the background worked very well, and it adds impact. A suggestion to improve your beautiful composition would be to make the white border a lot smaller, as the thick white border distracts from your image. Well done!

Thank you for your kind words and suggestion Bruna!

What a special moment you’ve captured here! Your image is sharp where it matters most, with good light in the eyes, well done! The image is slightly overexposed, but hey, we can’t control the light in nature. A suggestion to improve your image is to crop more at the bottom to create a better balance in the frame. Although you want to show the…Read More

What a good image, the burned-out background works very well here, Landie! I really enjoy the composition, and there is so much action! The detail on the dead branch is beautiful and adds to the story—beautiful detail and colour in the Hawk’s wings, which is also nice and sharp. Unfortunately, the eye is not sharp, and that is a focusing issue. N…Read More

Thank you for posting, Colleen. It is always such a wonderful experience when you get the opportunity to find Hippos fighting for territory. You managed to capture some good action here. Images one and four are well exposed and sharp! Well done. However, the others are not sharp. To assist you better, post one image at a time, add your camera…Read More