Couple of quick bird shots.

[Glen Roberts]

Been a while since I posted any so here's a couple to bore you with.

Golden Plover.

Wheatear.

Avocet.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Haven't been so happily bored for a while, Glen. Great stuff. That first is a cracker!

 

[Dave Green]

Beltin' set Glen!

 

[Pete Askew]

I agree, that first shot really stands out in every way.

 

[Glen Roberts]

Thank you guys, you really are too kind...

 

[Lee Webb]

Nice shots, it might be worth cropping the images slightly differently so your subject doesn't always appear right in the middle of the frame. A little space in the direction the bird is looking would make a world of difference.

 

[Beth Carter]

the second one stands out to me, love the simple background and color palette.

 

[Steve Boykin]

I go with Beth. All of them are fantastic but I really love the composition, bokeh, and colors on #2.

#3 is really great too. It's like a beautiful sculpture.

 

[Paul Lange]

Is that first bird native to the UK? I don't think I have ever seen one before.

 

[Pete Askew]

The RSPB: Golden plover

 

[Paul Lange]

Cheers Pete, the answer to my question will be a yes by the looks of it.

 

[Glen Roberts]

Yes Paul Golden Plover are native to the UK. Quite often seen in large flocks near the coast in winter when not quite so colourful, then move inland for breeding.

Thanks for all the comments they are most welcome.

 

[Brian Moore]

Good looking birdie shots, Glen. I like how every feather and foreground blade of grass is in sharp focus in the first, and I love the bokeh in the 2nd.

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Nice shots, it might be worth cropping the images slightly differently so your subject doesn't always appear right in the middle of the frame. A little space in the direction the bird is looking would make a world of difference.

None of them are right in the middle of the frame.

 

[Glen Roberts]

Thanks Brian...

 

[Lee Webb]

None of them are right in the middle of the frame.

They're more in the middle of the frame than anywhere else

 

[Brian Moore]

They're more in the middle of the frame than anywhere else

 

[Lee Webb]

If you impose the "rule of third" lines over each image you'll find that 80-90% of the subject in each image falls between those lines. That is, on average, in the middle of the frame.

 

[Glen Roberts]

For a couple of these shots I initially cropped them with more of the "rule of thirds" in mind but the empty space made them look more off balance to me, so I cropped a bit tighter and I preferred them like this.
I realise they may not be sticking strictly to the "Rules" but aren't rule made to be broken sometimes?

Thank you for your constructive criticism Lee, it is very much welcome and appreciated, but in this case i went with what I liked the look of whether it be right or wrong to others.