Reply To: looking for some honesty. :-D

[cass335]

My thoughts:

1st pic: Doesn’t really have anything of interest to focus on.

2, 3, and 6: Over Saturated. The peacock feather doesn’t seem to have good focus. I don’t find the leaves very interesting. and 5 is out of focus.

4: Not sharp focus, the leaf/branch is center in the image, and overall it doesn’t seem that interesting.

5: a more interesting shot, but the leaves should be completely in the picture. Instead they are partially cropped off. Also, doesn’t seem sharp

6: Your best shot out of the bunch. But still seems to lack sharpness. And I would have gotten ridden of that dark fuzzy line in the background. It takes away from the leaf.

7:  Nothing really interesting to look at in the image. If the focus is supposed to be the bridge, it is too close to the edge of the image. My eye is drawn to the large tree next to the bridge. The sky seems blow out, and I am not a big fan of the sun coming through the trees like that (unless you can see the rays also).

The Dandelion shot ( I missed it the first time through): Also, not sharp, and dead center.

Check out this site for some tips on composition:  http://photoinf.com/General/KODAK/guidelines_for_better_photographic_composition_rule_of_thirds.html

Overall, I would strongly suggest that you work on getting sharp focus in your images. You can have a perfectly composed shot and if it isn’t sharp it will ruin the shot.  As for interesting subjects, if you know good composition and lighting you can pretty much make anything interesting. For proof just check out Klaus Pickler’s rotted food still life photography: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/04/klaus-pichler_n_1399825.html#s835917&title=Pineapple