Initial=cute! Composition=I find the yellow cloth distracting, as well as the white and blue wall/door in the background Clarity (focus, details)=the feathers and bird itself could be in sharper focus... A smaller aperature setting may help with this... I am wondering if you were in low light conditions, as some of the colors and areas are blotchy Exposure=good Interesting or Emotive=interesting
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Meets the Challenge: Yes Artistic Merit (Would I print/frame/hang it?): 7 Creativity (Did a lot of thought go into this photo?): 7 Technical (Focus/DOF/Lighting/Etc): 4 Composition (Subject well-positioned and framed): 7 WOW Factor (Is the photo interesting?): 5
I got a little chuckle out of this picture. Its a nice picture but mostly wanted to note that I've had two cockatiels as pets. Neither were "caged" and the first one was strongly attached to me. From the moment I walked in the door, he would drop from his perch, waddle over to me, walk up my pants and then for the next 20 minutes "hen peck" me and jabber. I think he was saying: "Where have you been? Why were gone so long? Why didn't take me this time?"
I love this shot. Very well executed and the birdie is cute. I have a parakeet who does nothing but stare in his little mirror all day and spit at it. Very detailed.