Walk In The Park; Take 2

nice shots
i'm glad you added them here
if you'd like some constructive criticism...
i'd start by thinking about the RULE OF THIRDS when you shoot

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/rule-of-thirds/

each of your images is quite "STATIC," and.... therefore.... a bit boring
#1 is a gorgeous scene.... but, the horizon DEAD CENTER might not be the best choice here
the FLOWER and the LAST shot exhibit that same "characteristic"

you are doing well
but a more eccentric placement of your "MAIN" subject might be something to consider

no offense intended
keep shooting... and post-processing... and posting

glad that you are here

 

Thanks for adding these Dave, on the whole I think they're better than your first set.

As Greg says you might want to get a bit more experimental in your composistion, the rule of thirds is a good starting point however I like to think about images having a foreground, middle and background as well to give a sense of depth on a flat image plane.

I feel advice like this would be particually useful for scenes like those in 1 and 2, fundamentally there are good but they lack a sense of depth.

Of the set, 3 is my clear favourite with 4 a close second.

 

A worthy investment of time, do agree with the 3rds and stay away from the dead center horizon but I think the others work well.
Can you go back to #1 and play with some different composition?

Keep them coming!!:smile:

 

Sorry to double post but now I see the new image you've posted I hope you can better understand what I mean about foreground, middle and background adding depth to what is basically a flat image.

I like the way in which the shoreline leads into the water, which in turn leads into the trees.

 

i greatly appreciate YOUR reply
i DO like the butterfly image more

one other possible crop.... would remove those 2 out-of-focus flowers
but....
it doesn't follow the rule-of-thirds, either... with the flower in the middle
but, it does remove some of the distracting OOF elements... to my eyes

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i do understand the issue with image #1
a very serene place
i'd love to see it in person one day

 

yeah....
i like this crop very much
well done

 

I prefer this crop as well, I look forward to seeing the results of your next shoot Dave.

 

Good work Dave, and good advice from all here. The thirds the thirds! Yes, it really does help to get you thinking of different compositions, rather than centered. I thought your brown eyed susan had some potential so I tried some crops to illustrate what might be done. This would have been easy to do while shooting, but still possible in post.

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Hope you don't mind. Just cropped and sharpened.

Oh, and welcome to the Cafe!

 

:wink: That´s a quite bald statment to place that "grass head" in the middle of the shot #5 like you did, but I like it...

 

glad you enjoyed it. My susans are just starting to bloom, so I am anxious to start a study on them... Something to do tomorrow...