Maui Cow

You had all the makings of an excellent composition: sunset, a cow and an egret.  Unfortunately, it looks like you were driving by when you took the shot.  For something like this, try pulling over to the side of the road and frame the shot without the fence running through the middle of the picture.  Take your time so as not to scare the egret and wait for the cow to be in better position and take your exposure down a third of a stop to bring out the colors of the sunset and you'd have an excellent shot here.

Amanda,

I see this is your first photo sent in.  Congratulations on taking the plunge and joining us.  After reading the previous critique I wonder if you were the passenger in a vehicle and perhaps did not have the privilege of stopping and pulling over.  If that is the case you can use a much faster shutter speed to freeze the sense of motion and blur in the image.  Sometimes that requires increasing the ISO also.  

I hope to see more of your work.

Regards,

Jerry