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Could anyone give some opinions or criticism on my photogrphy in flicker please?

I have been doing photography for a few years now , anything and every thing really , although my preference is landscape/ nature , I would like some opinions as to what I should concentrate on ,and whether to re organise as it is the better stuff I think is at the latter part ?

flicker hawkonefive , cheers in advance

Update:

the EOS 50D is a recent replacement camera as the 20d was stolen , and although 50d is far better I am finding my way round it slowly

Update 2:

thank you all for taking time out for this , all of the comments have been very helpful , and some quite correct in the analysis , for the record my 20d kit that I had , I was quite used to and had a strong sentimental attachement , the impact of having my kit stolen , which is to me is a passion , has taken it's toll , fortunately it was insured and replaced with a better camera , is for me a new venture and to a degree learning again , but hopefully through all your comments will help improve this and I know where to start , cheers to all ,

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    http://www.flickr.com/photos/23970887@N06/ is you?

    Left you a few. You really need some learning to do on that 50D, your earlier work is much better.

    Despite that, I would advice you to go over your basics again, shooting a scene at f18 is not good, having your cam on -1EV and producing too dark pics is not good. You obviously are best at wide landscapes so continue doing that but also practice more on smaller pics such as a nice scene in a field or something in a village. After all, you seem to live in a beautiful bit of england.

    Oh, and do some reading and practicing in post processing, there's to my mind a lot of sloppiness there.

    Sorry to be so harsh but I do believe this is more valuable than spouting the typical american "nice pics, you're wonderful!"

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I think perhaps you're just a little rusty, because it's been a good part of half a year between your images. And perhaps the loss of your 20D has had a psychological impact as well,

    you don't realise it but often you tend to hold back more than you would have done before.

    I can tell you from personal experience, that if you lose or damage equipment that you rely on, when it is replaced or repaired you often have a hesitancy to overcome.

    The say goes though, if you fall off a horse...

  • B K
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Some are nice - a few need to be straightened. Squint horizons are a big no no in landscapes. I actually quite like your processing on some, it's fairly muted, nothing too garish.

    Can I suggest if you want feedback on your photography on flickr, it's best to join some flickr groups so you can post your images in group pools for comments. There are thousands of groups to choose from depending on your subject of interest.

  • 1 decade ago

    I like quite a few of your monchrome landscapes - I'll leave some individual comments on the images if that's ok.

    Your earlier work is definitely my favourite - persevere with the new gear, though as you clearly have the eye for a good shot.

  • 1 decade ago

    i love all of them except -colours of autumn (is is too common, bad angle, to far away) and rainlights1(it seems a pointless picture. good concept, but bad capturing - try again).

    i especially love dawnrise, just boats, b&w tree bark and birds and rainbow. they are very pretty and flood me with memories of childhood, mythical stories and happiness. lovely!!!!

    i think that you are very talented and have a future. try different thing such as macro on an insect or try capturing a butterfly on a setting that takes the pic slowly.

    good work and good luck.

  • 1 decade ago

    some are okay... but i gotta say, i am not a HUGE fan of over processed shots...

    i will occasionally process some of mine, but that is the exception... on yours, it seems to be the norm...

    post processing kind of ruins the shot and fails to show your skills and the cameras abilities...

    remember to watch your horizontals and verticals...

  • 1 decade ago

    Sorry, I can't access your flickr site.

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