I think this is a very nice set overall! I have a few nitpicks about each image that I'll share. I think they're more personal preference than hard fast rules. After all, it's YOUR art!
Reddish Egret: The pose is very nice. The PP is great. If you have any more room for cropping, I'd suggest giving the bird a little more room to the left of the image and perhaps a little more to the right. I think a 3:2 crop ratio might work better.
Willet: Perhaps a tad higher crop would be my preference on this one. The pose is nice with good eye contact from the bird.
Black-necked Stilt: I'd prefer the bird to be higher up in the frame with a little more room behind him. I tend to think of bird photos, especially when they're moving, as images that can give you somewhat of a sense of where they've come from and also where they're going. I prefer more negative space in the direction the bird is going (which you've done nicely here) than behind the bird.
The colors seem a tad bit muted on this photo.
Damselflies: What a cool shot! Is she holding on to his neck with her tail!?!?
As I said, these are my personal nitpicks and ones that are really choices the photographer gets to make. I've really enjoyed seeing your posts!
Ryan
Hi Ryan !
Thank you so much for your suggestions , they are much appreciated. When I redid the stilt to increase the wing detail, I did add so canvas to the front and bottom. I will definitely play with the crop of the reddish.
As to the damsels, from what I have read the male will clasp the females thorax with appendages at the end of his abdomen. When and if the female accepts the male, she will loop her abdomen forward and upwards to the male.
