Bryan, as a self proclaimed fish photo critic and subscriber to a magazine (which admittedly i get mostly for the photos) your first shot is the best of the lot so far, by far in my opinion…with your 4th as a distant second, the 1st could be better if your head wasnt chopped…but if i was picking up a magazine i could see myself admiring the 1st.  I am by no means a professional, although i think if you gave me the thousand dollar gear some have i’d be quite easily 😉
Thanks for the feedback, Colin…. I really appreciate it.
I too agree with the “head chop”. I’ve always been so focused on shooting the fish and not the dude, cause its all about the fish anyhow. BUT there is a downside, my images rarely have a face and in this situation, I could have expanded my horizons, ha ha. Â I’m learning the hard way (standard for me) to shoot a variety of shots ; ) Live and learn, well, that’s the hope right!