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