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Posted by Francois Cleroux on April 23, 2008 at 3:42pm in CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM

Please be critical. Let me know. I can handle it.

At 6.5 frames per second this would be a half second for all three images!

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Permalink Reply by Carrie Johnson on July 1, 2008 at 4:25pm: Very nice -- absolutely great colors... I'd love to see it larger -- doesn't seem to work when I click on it... but looking at it here in addition to the perfect colors, I love the pose -- not all insect photo have personality, but this one definitely does!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by David Volkert on July 2, 2008 at 1:29pm: Just trying to make this larger, I had problems clicking on it too. Hope this works better. Thanks for the comment, I really like this shot too, but I'm always trying to better myself.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Carrie Johnson on July 2, 2008 at 2:35pm: Oh yes! It's really wonderful larger -- love the little hairs below his nose. A wonderful photo -- really not much else to say. The very restricted depth of field right on his little face really works for me. Thanks!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ken Scribner on July 9, 2008 at 9:33pm: Great Blue Heron in flight. Taken with Nikon d300 using an 18-200 vr nikkor lens. ISO 640 200mm at f5.6 1/1600.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Angela Coffey on July 10, 2008 at 5:07pm: I hope I'm doing this right! I would love to hear what you think about this hummingbird photo..I snapped it while he was taking a bath in the water sprinkler.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Francois Cleroux on July 10, 2008 at 6:26pm: You're doing a great job. Nice shot!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by J. Marie on July 12, 2008 at 6:33pm: nice..those guys are hard to catch!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by selina shulamit steiner on July 14, 2008 at 8:51am

Hello friends
These are my firsts, please comment and critique - love them but would like to show them in their full beauty, please teach me how

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Permalink Reply by J. Marie on July 25, 2008 at 4:28pm

Hi Selina. Nice group of shots yove got here. On my photos i try to start with the basics, such as cropping any unwanted portions, removing red-eye, etc. here is an example....(im just a beginner, myself but it helps to keep these things in mind)

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Permalink Reply by Carrie Johnson on July 26, 2008 at 7:19am: Great subject! Not easy photos to get.

I think you're on the right track... you've figured out how to get the critters' attention, now you just need to work out the best way to photograph them.

I think J. Marie's comments are very good.

You may also want to consider the angle. The photos would be a lot more effective if they were taken from the critter's point of view IMHO rather than looking down on them. You may need to set the camera on a table top tripod or books or something (of course where the critter's can't get to it!) and use a remote release. At least for my camera the wireless remote was pretty cheap & save s a lot of crawling around on the ground.

And, of course, wildlife photography take loads of patience... even at the zoo I may spend 2 or 3 hours in front of one exhibit & still not come up with a usable shot.; ▶ Reply to This