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IHFI like this one. I can even get past the fact that it’s crooked. It has good balance, lines, and captured a moment and mood. I think its lovely, but i also think it was captured by chance, and not with intent.
The rest of your photos in the albums you pointed out to be critiqued kind of make me think “there’s an hour I won’t get back”
Follow the advice that was given to you, and this could be a huge turning point for you.
Forget the gear, your gear is perfectly capable, more than capable, now it’s time to work behind the lens, and learn how to use your gear properly. I shoot with a 50 and my 7d all the time, and my photos are focused, clearly thought out and composed, and exposed properly, don’t look like snap shots taken with a cell phone, and dont need to be edited to heck to try to make them interesting. Yes, a 50mm has limitations, all lenses do, it’s your job to know the limitations, the sweet spots, what works and what doesn’t, and why. A prime lens is perfect for learning with, and you own one of the best. Primes are also almost always used for portraiture, they are preferred by portrait photographers over multifocal lenses more often than not. You have it covered, now go out there and shoot with intent