My First Critique

[MoMadLever]

Hi -

I just joined the forums and thought I would post one of my first pictures up for critique. This is a photo of a sleeping parrot I took at the zoo. Critique away!!!

Nikon D5000 / 160mm / f5.6 / ISO 2000

[Wooglah]

First of all, welcome to DPS forums, and thanks for posting EXIF data in your first post. You would not believe how many people just ignore the rules...

Anyway... I think a wider framing would look better... it would enable you to capture the whole bird. This way, it's eye/head is out of the intersection of thirds, and the tail is cropped out... But it seams that you have nailed the focus, so there's that

[autofocus]

I would like to see a little more detail in the feathers..a little PS exposure adjustment would take care of that. A little more of his head in profile would have been nice also...you couldn't tell him to turn his head a little for a better shot? BTW, Welcome to the group

[MoMadLever]

Thanks for the welcome and the tips!

Glad I nailed the info. I wasn't sure how much I had to include.

What do you mean by PS exposure?

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by MoMadLever

Thanks for the welcome and the tips!

Glad I nailed the info. I wasn't sure how much I had to include.

What do you mean by PS exposure?

PS=Photoshop...exposure, bump up the levels or curves to give it a little more snap

[MoMadLever]

Thanks. I'm working on my Photoshop skills also so I'll practice with this photo.