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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 77133" data-attributes="member: 1573">This is a nice capture.&nbsp; The subject is sharp and crisp . . . nice center of attention.&nbsp; Your technique is also good in terms of depth of field. The composition is somewhat distracting because of the shoreline in smack in the middle of the photo and tends to bisect it.&nbsp; The birds's head is also in the middle, albeit in the left side.&nbsp; The &quot;rule of thirds&quot; is not something that needs to be followed all the time, especially if other elements can carry it.&nbsp; Even though it is s nice capture, there's very little impact to the photo . . . it doesn't inspire me to take a second look.&nbsp; If, for example, the heron were eating or catching a frog, it would have more impact, or ruffling his feathers, even.I would suggest the following:First of all, crop the photo to address the composition issues above . . .crop from the top and from the right&nbsp; . . . Secondly, I would do a little more post processing with the colors and sharpening.&nbsp; As an overall score:&nbsp; 8/12&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (&nbsp; -1 impact,&nbsp; -1 composition, -1 creativity, -1 technique&nbsp; )&nbsp; &nbsp; IMHO and I hope this helps!&nbsp; Keep up the good work!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 77133, member: 1573"] This is a nice capture. The subject is sharp and crisp . . . nice center of attention. Your technique is also good in terms of depth of field. The composition is somewhat distracting because of the shoreline in smack in the middle of the photo and tends to bisect it. The birds's head is also in the middle, albeit in the left side. The "rule of thirds" is not something that needs to be followed all the time, especially if other elements can carry it. Even though it is s nice capture, there's very little impact to the photo . . . it doesn't inspire me to take a second look. If, for example, the heron were eating or catching a frog, it would have more impact, or ruffling his feathers, even. I would suggest the following: First of all, crop the photo to address the composition issues above . . .crop from the top and from the right . . . Secondly, I would do a little more post processing with the colors and sharpening. [B]As an overall score: 8/12 ( -1 impact, -1 composition, -1 creativity, -1 technique ) [/B] IMHO and I hope this helps! Keep up the good work! [/QUOTE]

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