A couple of bird shots that I like, tell me what you think.

[GoDive30]

I took this first one into the sun, and you can see the results. The second one I took from a moving boat, does anybody know what kind of bird that is?

[skyline315]

i like the first one. don't know if you could have zoomed in any closer, but its still fun.

the second one is just a little meh for me. it looks like the sun was pretty high in the sky so part of it is just the lightting at that time of day...

[Seb]

I took this first one into the sun, and you can see the results. The second one I took from a moving boat, does anybody know what kind of bird that is?

Hey again,

The first one appears to be an heron. I am not too sure about the second one (I am not a birds guy...). Then again, I just love thoses trees coming out of the water, it makes a nice background. I'd crop the bottom of the picture on the first one. The extra water doesnt add anything to the picture in that specific case and I feel that cropping there would give more pleasant proportions to the picture. (But still, I basically feel that this is a good shot).

I don't like the second one that much but I think that it have a lot to do with the harsh sunlight.

keep them coming!

Seb

[skyline315]

yeah, a heron or a crane of some sort.

[GoDive30]

I know what the first one is, it is the second one I haven't a clue about. BTW the first is a Blue Heron.

[Elysian]

What's wrong in both photographs is the composition, mostly caused by incorrect framing.
My example shows what I had in mind myself.

I've searched for an article, in case you want to know more about how to make a composition stronger; http://www.apogeephoto.com/jan2002/altengarten.shtml

[Lava Lamp]

#2 is a Least Tern, I think:

http://www.enature.com/fieldguide/sh...&recnum=BD0078