Honest opinions please?

PuddleMooders

I've been taking photos for just over a year now and I'd like to know what you thought of my pictures?


Untitled by stephmooders, on Flickr


Untitled by stephmooders, on Flickr


Untitled by stephmooders, on Flickr


Untitled by stephmooders, on Flickr

Any tips would be greatly appreciated as well

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephmooders/

Gumbo

I like the first 2, they would be to my taste.

mlumley

No 1 petals in top L.F flower are in focus, also R.H flower as well. I feel focus should be on main flower and leaving the rest out of focus would concentrait the eye to the main flower.

No 2. The apple should have been on the left hand side so the apple stork would then lean into the picture, not out of it. There is too much empty space on the L.H side. Putting the apple on the rule of thirds and on the L.H side would have made this a great photo.

No 3. Love it. B&W suit this type of photo. If I can be pedantic ( and I am only realy nit picking), what is the central subject you are trying to show? Dont get me wrong, I would have been happy to have taken this photo, but, would not 2 things been better than 3. I only ask that as there may be too much to look at and the eye can wonder about. Maybe just the seat and the door.

Love to see that rose in colour though. Well done.

Sorry, dont mean to be harsh, just my opinion.

You can get back at me now, hahaha have a look at my work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/micklumley/

PuddleMooders

mlumley wrote: »

No 1 petals in top L.F flower are in focus, also R.H flower as well. I feel focus should be on main flower and leaving the rest out of focus would concentrait the eye to the main flower.

No 2. The apple should have been on the left hand side so the apple stork would then lean into the picture, not out of it. There is too much empty space on the L.H side. Putting the apple on the rule of thirds and on the L.H side would have made this a great photo.

No 3. Love it. B&W suit this type of photo. If I can be pedantic ( and I am only realy nit picking), what is the central subject you are trying to show? Dont get me wrong, I would have been happy to have taken this photo, but, would not 2 things been better than 3. I only ask that as there may be too much to look at and the eye can wonder about. Maybe just the seat and the door.

Love to see that rose in colour though. Well done.

Sorry, dont mean to be harsh, just my opinion.

You can get back at me now, hahaha have a look at my work. http://www.flickr.com/photos/micklumley/

I didn't find that harsh at all! I love this kind of criticism. I see what you mean about the first one. I should have played around a bit more with those flowers but that's the only shot I got of them.

With the apple I was trying to get the long shadow into the picture, thinking that might have filled up the space. I shall try it from the right hand side instead and compare.

With the third one, in my innocent photographing ways, I was just basically taking a picture of the bench and the door. I wasn't really focusing on anything in particular. So cropping from the top and bottom would improve this shot then?

You're not missing much on the colour of that rose. It was just pure white. Almost similar to what it looks like in the picture

Thanks so much for your views. I would try and hit back at you but I have barely any technical knowledge to hit you with so you're off the hook for now.

kelly1

I like the first two. second two don't do much for me. I think the lighting angle on the rose is too high and there are distractions in the background.