Wildlife Photo Critique Ep1
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- In this video, Pangolin Photo Host, Danielle has selected a few images from the last two Pangolin Photo Challenges to offer some advice as to what she might have done either in camera or post-production to improve them. They are all great images, but they could have been even better.
Wildlife photography is, of course, subjective, and not everyone will agree all of the time, but we hope that this wildlife photo critique will inspire you to think a little differently when you next press that shutter.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:27 Image critique 1 - Leaping African wild dog
2:49 Image critique 2 - Two malachite kingfishers
4:05 Image critique 3 - Endangered African penguin
5:07 Image critique 4 - Panning blue wildebeest
6:37 Image critique 5 - Leopard descending a tree in black and white
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Leopard image is fabulous
That third photo is amazing! Well all of them are but especially that third one. Love this series idea.
Danielle, this is awesome! The way you presented it and how you share your knowledge is perfectly done! I have learned a lot in these few minutes. Amateur photographers need a forum like this for input and guidance
My favourite is the penguin shot by far.
Thanks so much Danielle! Great advice!
Thank you - such amazing photos and such useful analysis!
Tell us what you think of this new video format. Was it useful? Should we make more?
I enjoyed this and would love to see more of this type of video!
@@amyridall8607 Thanks for the feedback.
Definitely useful and interesting, thank you for posting it and yes continue please
Very helpful to improve our skills and refine photographs from good to great! Many thanks!
Really great and useful comments, Danielle. Keep them coming. And greetings from New Jersey! I'm still editing photos from a fabulous trip....😊
Thanks!
I love this kind of video, since I'm learning a lot. Please continue this type of videos, greetings from Barbara from Switzerland 😘
Will do. Thanks for watching.
Danielle, I really appreciate this video. It's a great concept for a regular, recurring part of Pangolin's excellent UA-cam channel. And you are a very supportive, constructive instructor. Your critiques were clear and useful, yet very respectful of each photographer's work. Thank you for putting this together!
Thank you so much..we will definitely be doing more of these.
Greetings, it has been a long time, you always provide useful, important video tutorials, we are waiting for more👌
Thank you. More to come soon.
Different type of video but still interesting and educational.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Very good constructive criticism of several excellent photos.
Thank you Brian.
This was great. Expert level review. Please do more of these.
Baie leersaam dankie Danielle .Altyd baie goed om n ander persoon se positiewe insette te hoor . Veral as die persoon se opienie sin maak en bydrae tot ander se groei .Maak nog asb .
Dankie Sarel.
Thanks for the critique of my image - I agree with all your comments
It was such a privilege to be at Pangolin Photo Safaris where I took the image
Thank you too Bennie....hope to see you again soon.
Danielle, thanks very much for the insights - you make the subjective objective and thought provoking. This really helps we aspiring photographers to look more critically, but constructively at our work. These were really impactful photos that with another perspective became compelling. Thank you.
So glad you enjoyed it.
I think the penguin looks towards the camera which is nice. It is engaging as if it expects something from us if it was looking in any other direction it would be like a penguin going around its business as usual and wouldn't convey the sense of isolation, endangered-ment as impact fully. My main problem with it is the the face is b;ack and the background rock is black and therefore difficult to separate its head.
Wonderful and very useful tutorial and with advice that can be applied to my own images
I agree with all your comments, very well analyzed , Danielle
Thank you.
I guess I shouldn’t view these images on a mobile phone. It took me a while to find the Penguin. It really took me a long thine to find the Leopard. Indeed the Leopard shot is unique
Yes best viewed on a bigger screen perhaps.....;-)
I love this channel
I have been fascinated with wildlife photography since I was a boy
In recent years I was able to get a Canon R6 and very recently I purchased the Sigma 150-600mm and RF 85 F2
I’m really looking forward to being able begin getting large and small wildlife images and really appreciate the consistent quality that this platform produces.
Thanks for making great content to share
The instagram page is also full of absolute bangers 🔥🤩👍
Thank you very much indeed. Hope you get to bring your R6 on safari soon!
Very good observations .... well done!!
Thank you.
loved this informative and educational video! thank you Danielle
It's our pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it.
Agree that the wild dog image is shot too stopped down and wide open on that lens could have softened background. Might one consider a LR mask of background and reduce clarity. Then if the dark line is still too prominent, use an intersecting mask perhaps to reduce saturation to make less prominent. A very informative video and I hope you produce more like this.
Thank you for your comments...we will be making more!
Hi Danielle,great video I really enjoy your ideas and suggestions of how to improve the look of an image,even images that look great anyway keep up the great work😅
Very helpful - important things to think about when shooting and editing. Looking forward to more episodes!! Love bnw but wonder what the leopard looked like in colour.
I think it might have looked quite busy in colour perhaps. The patterns on a leopard always do well in black and white. Thank you for the comment.
Yes, any video series of photo critiques is always useful though subjective. How can we participate here. I mean how should we share our images for critique?
The Photo Challenge will resume soon and that's where you can enter images and we will chose images from there
Constructive, helpful criticism. Good teaching. I guess you might have concluded with one of your own images that you have worked on to reinforce composition, exposure and drama. Thinking about it more, perhaps you could tell us about the mindset you need to find when looking for ‘story’, perhaps the greatest skill of all. Thanks for the video
Some nice ideas in there. Thank you. Food for thought indeed.
Thank you - Very informative - on the leopard - with the ISO so high would it not have been possible to bring out some of the colours of the leopard itself in contrast to the colour of the bark ? Thank you
Interesting idea. Thank you.
Why the obsession with blurring the background? I love pictures with lots of background.
My first reaction is to agree with your statement that photography is art and art is subjective, therefore I have got to ask you the question, what gives you the right to criticise other peoples work?