Re: First wildlife pictures

On Sun, 11 May 2008 07:20:58 -0700 (PDT), Bob G
<bobjames27@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>
>>
>> I think you have to decide if you are photographing an animal or a
>> nature scene.  If you are presenting a picture of the animal, then
>> crop to animal.  The backgrounds in most of the shots don't add to the
>> image.  There are some shots where the background does contribute, but
>> some that need cropping.
>
>Completely disagree.

I agree that you should disagree.  Critique of photos works best when
several comments are offered, and when opposing opinions are
presented.  The photographer can sift through the comments and decide
which views make the most sense to him.

>I went to the web site expecing to find run-of-
>the-mill, boring, done-a-million-times-before, pictures of wildlife
>and instead found some very appealing photographs, more like
>abstractions that work very well than like straight shots of "pretty"
>scenes. The backgrounds form an integral part of the harmony. This
>photographer has a distinct way of seeing and I would like to
>encourage him in his work.

-- 
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida