First post in a very long time

Took this late in the evening at a small pond in my community.
Please tell me what you think.
Canon XSI Canon 300L lens and 1.4 TC

Tom

I like it, but I am seeing quite a bit of JPEG artifacts.

What do you mean by JPEG artifacts?

Tom

Very nice but then I like birds on black

yellowflagiris wrote in post #16294795
What do you mean by JPEG artifacts?

Tom

http://graphicssoft.ab​out.com …ssary/g/jpegart​ifacts.htm

Instead of attaching the image, try and upload it using a photo hosting site. I tend to see images that have been attached on POTN contain more JPEG artifacts compared to their uploaded counterparts. I don't know if that is the reason, just my observation.

Interesting pose...I like it! The photo would be even better if there was a little more space at the bottom so that his foot wasn't cut off.

Nice capture Tom, crisp detail and the background adds a lot of pop.

I also would prefer that to see both feet included and a crop adjustment that's a bit tighter at the top.

Lovely shot Tom.

Yep, I missed on not getting the feet in the shot.
How about this one? Taken at the same time.

Tom

Well done...I agree with the comments about the crop.

Well done on the shots

Very nice indeed!