# The original DoorDash + RP **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** birds\ **Created:** [September 15, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143 "2025-09-15T21:59:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/1 "2025-09-15T21:59:44Z")
And a version with a little off the top – surprising how much bigger it makes the bird in the frame. ![_49A1980-Edit-Edit-Edit](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/4/1/41da2f556bb81877c6b01f8e1266d1f35217ea7b.jpeg) ![_49A1980-Edit-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/0/8/081a8231958a4672691847679171ba95fc244ab4.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description Another from the Western Bluebirds in July that I finally figured out how to photograph as they fed the kids. ### Specific Feedback All comments welcome! ### Technical Details ![Screenshot 2025-09-15 at 2.44.08 PM](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/8/9/896ca3c59e4279fc1800974c943385db465c6168.png) The bird was in the shade, with fill light from a shop light. Minor tonal adjustments and denoise in LR; into PS for some minor dodge and burn. Landscape format cropped from the sides. * * * ### Critique Template Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas. Vision and Purpose: Conceptual: Emotional Impact and Mood: Composition: Balance and Visual Weight: Depth and Dimension: Color: Lighting: Processing: Technical: ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/2 "2025-09-15T23:27:55Z")
Diane: Exceptional image with really pleasing colors, detail, perch, and pose. The background works really well. This is a very nice image and very pleasing to look at. The food item in the beak makes me hungry! ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/3 "2025-09-16T00:01:39Z")
Thanks, @David_Schoen! They might be pretty good stir-fried with a chili-garlic sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Gill\_Vanderlip](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/gill_vanderlip/32/54254_2.png) [@Gill\_Vanderlip](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Gill_Vanderlip)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 8:31am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/4 "2025-09-16T08:31:30Z")
To capture this image had to be a challenge. Very sharp and clear and I really like the blues in the wings. Maybe crop a little off the top.. Maybe not. How long did you have to wait to grab this guy with a bug in his mouth. Really Nice Diane. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/5 "2025-09-16T16:23:03Z")
That’s one great meal he’s bringing in, Diane. The detail in the plumage, perch and background are all top notch. I also like the signs of parenthood wear in the plumage. ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/6 "2025-09-16T16:39:18Z")
Excellent, Diane. The meal takes it to the next level, but the pose and detail in the bluebird is great. The background is pleasing and the perch is attractive and the lichen blends in well with the bird’s coloring. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/7 "2025-09-16T17:23:21Z")
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**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/8 "2025-09-16T17:26:52Z")
![P1000024 copy irina bugged](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/8/5/85756a55f13fd69bc243b7ee908dd7732a1fe27f.jpeg) this is my partner eating bug cocoons at a street market in Beijing. This was taken about 2008. So yes, bugs make a nice snack. just went one of the many unusual foods we saw in China. then we didn’t have a bad meal at all in our one month visit and tour around the country David ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/9 "2025-09-16T18:22:31Z")
Thanks, @Gill_Vanderlip, @Dennis_Plank, @Allen_Brooks! Gill, when the babies are very small the parents don’t feed them as often – I assume they sleep a lot – but the parents will wait nearby with the food, maybe until they hear peeping? But when they get bigger the parents are run ragged bringing bugs as fast as they can catch them, so the intervals are a little irregular but on the average it was running maybe every 1-5 min. I was sitting very still, hands on the camera, which was on a tripod pre-aimed at this perch. And sometimes they just flew straight to the nestbox. Dennis, I have other views that make him look even worse. I’ll post another that looks like he’s getting gray. @David_Schoen, looks yummy!! I don’t remember seeing snacks like this in China (but probably did), but at the temple in Narita (Japan) vendors were selling what looked like fried frogs on sticks. We didn’t know if they were for snacking or making offerings. But yes, the food anywhere in Asia has always been wonderful! The street market in Singapore was top-notch. ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Fach](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_fach/32/78290_2.png) [@Bill\_Fach](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Fach)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/10 "2025-09-16T21:56:11Z")
Diane: Jaw dropping awesome capture IMO. Beautiful bird, great perch, perfect BG and some wonderful action. Superbly crafted image. \>=))\> ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/11 "2025-09-16T22:43:25Z")
Thanks, @Bill_Fach! And I forgot to say, to @Gill_Vanderlip – good catch that a little could come off the top. I almost cropped it before posting. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morrissey](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/peter_morrissey/32/683_2.png) [@Peter\_Morrissey](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Peter_Morrissey)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/12 "2025-09-17T18:57:13Z")
Hi Diane Very nice, feather detail, coloring, and morning snack, all look great. Peter ---
**Author:** ![Glenys\_Passier](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/glenys_passier/32/33963_2.png) [@Glenys\_Passier](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Glenys_Passier)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 5:00am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/13 "2025-09-18T05:00:31Z")
Nothing not to like about this image. It’s gorgeous. I really like the browness in the perch mimics the birds breast. Just wonderful as posted but also agree that a smidge off the top could work as well. Love the title! ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/14 "2025-09-18T21:51:01Z")
Thanks, @Peter_Morrissey and @Glenys_Passier! I’ve posted a cropped version above – surprising how much bigger it makes the bird in the frame! ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2025, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/15 "2025-09-18T22:45:35Z")
I do like the cropped version, Diane. It does feel a bit more balanced and definitely gives the bird more presence. ---
**Author:** ![Glenys\_Passier](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/glenys_passier/32/33963_2.png) [@Glenys\_Passier](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Glenys_Passier)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 6:25am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/16 "2025-09-19T06:25:17Z")
Diane, I am leaning torward your OP. If there is any reason, I would think it is because the bird is looking toward that top right corner..the way he would fly off. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/17 "2025-09-19T23:48:27Z")
Lighting was perfect to get those blues captured. Both versions are OK, but I’ll go with the OP because I like the extra space at the top. Perch and BG are excellent as well and bluebirds always show their best color on cloudy days or in the shade…Jim ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Waugh](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/max_waugh/32/512_2.png) [@Max\_Waugh](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Max_Waugh)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/18 "2025-09-22T12:09:25Z")
Really nice detail and texture. The striping on the bug is the attention-getter, here… a perfectly photogenic snack! ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-original-doordash-rp/48143/19 "2025-09-22T14:45:19Z")
Thanks, @Dennis_Plank, @Glenys_Passier, @Jim_Zablotny and @Max_Waugh! If he hadn’t had such a tasty-looking bug I might not have shot this one. I can’t imagine how they manage to cram something this size down a baby’s throat.