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I really like these. My favorite was the one looking up the trunk of the palm tree.
The other ones I'm not so sure about--the orange one (I think it's some kind of fruit) is out of focus. So is the one of the flower and face (Though I actually like that one anyway).
The last one is good, but I'd like it better if the branch was completely enclosed in the frame. Right now the leaves in the left foreground are very distracting.
2nd one: Good, but could be more interesting. Again, I'd have liked it better if the whole thing was visible.
Then again, I'm not such a great photographer, so feel free to disregard my comments as you see fit. Also, sorry they weren't in order. XD I just realized that...
I like these for the most part, and I've always been a fan of black and white photographs so I really liked those, they seemed quite dramatic to me. The last one with the branch I wasn't so fond of, and I'm not really sure what the orange thing is...? But like I said, the black and whites are really good, and I like the one with the palm tree also.
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Hey, Tex here... On with the review.
By far, the first one is your best. It seems a little blurry, and I would like it more if her hair had been smoother, but this one has the best composition. It's a setting that has been used a lot, but only because it's good.
For the palm tree, have you ever heard of the rule of thirds? I've seen shots of trees from this angle quite a few times, and with the top of the tree being in the dead center, like this. If you messed with how you laid things out, I think it could be better.
For the palm branch, what I don't like is that I kave no focus point. The eye needs something to stick to before it can go exploring the rest of the image. If you don't have a focus point, then your eye just goes in circles and loop-di-loops. Everything is lined up nicely, but I don't have any one thing to look at.
I have no idea about anything about the yellow flower thing. If your camera has the option, I would suggest taking th epicture again, but without the flash. I think it's the flash making it look like its fake, and giving it less shading, which adds emotion.
For the flower girl, I think this could be a really great picture if you had either more or less of her nose. The nostril-with-the-corner-of-mouth thing makes your eye go past the page looking for the rest of her face. Her face sends the emotion, so we go looking for the face to see what you had in mind for the photo. If you cropped out the edge, it would look like this:
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It adds a more mysterious feel to the photo. Just what I think.
Okay, dawn. You have background, and you have a focus point. The problem is the focus point isn't big enough, and your camera didn't capture the colors in the sky very well.
Overall:
You have some wonderful potentials, especially in the black and white photos. Maybe with some more editing, these could be really, really good. Keep snapping those photos!
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