Well, I say animals, I mean a few birds and a dog 
. Went for a walk down by the river today and tried to capture some birds (seagulls?) in action, and here are my attempts. One thing I had trouble with was making the birds 'pop' from the background in post-processing: I tried motion blur and b&w. Whilst down there I also met a very friendly dog, who also appeared ownerless 
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Constructive criticism would be useful.
General wide-ish shot:
Attempt at foreground interest:
Motion blur (I was proud to capture this with the big shutter delay on the S3000):
. Went for a walk down by the river today and tried to capture some birds (seagulls?) in action, and here are my attempts. One thing I had trouble with was making the birds 'pop' from the background in post-processing: I tried motion blur and b&w. Whilst down there I also met a very friendly dog, who also appeared ownerless .Constructive criticism would be useful.
General wide-ish shot:
Attempt at foreground interest:
Motion blur (I was proud to capture this with the big shutter delay on the S3000):
