First time :]

This is my first time doing this kind of stuff...
All comments will be very much appreciated...:]
I'm sorry they're big...i dont know how to resize them....:[

Picture 1: I like the basic lighting of it, and it plays really well on the black and white, but it's lacking a real focal point, something that really catches your interest. I mean, you have the fountain thing there but it looks empty, so it's not really all that interesting.

Picture 2: Same critiques as pic 1, although this one's a little closer up so you can get more of a view of the fountain thing, so I like this one a little better.
Picture 3: This is good. The plant in the background along with the thin arms of the bird feeder make it sorta hard to see, but it's really not too bad.

Overall, I think these just need a little more interest, but they are pretty good.
~StoryWeaver

I agree. I think that the first one needs a kind of mysterious air to it, like if there was an arch or something in the trees, covered by ivy, to make it look like an ancient grove out of some fantasy book. That would be great. I just think that you need to take pictures of more interesting subjects. Think twice about what you're taking a picture of!

Also, in the second one, I think you should have put something in the bowl to make it more interesting, but I like the view much better than the first one. And, the light on the sides is almost blinding, even though it's just a picture.

The third one is great, except it's at a bit of a weird angle.

Great Job! Keep on photographing, just make sure to spice them up a bit more!

Hi,

Okay, so the first two pictures are the same subjects. I like the second one better because of the contrasts. For the first one, if you're going to stand that far back you should definitely try to get a more interesting angle. It looks like a landscape shot. But if you knelt and took it you would get less grass, more of the fascinating woods as a background, and more mystery. Why don't you try to find more fascinating subjects. Things that are weird or unearthly? Still, for a first try, this is pretty darn good!

Sarebear

I like the first two; the bowl seems to be glowing almost with the starkness of the light! It makes it look quite mystical and interesting, but I agree with BlueRaspberry that it would nicer with some kind of frame like an arch... (though I doubt there's anything you can do about that >.<)

I'm not so sure about the second one - it lacks a focal point and I think the contrast is too high so the light is scattered and means that the lamppost birdhouse (??) is left almost hidden.
Maybe a different angle would allow for a better spread of light; though obviously it is impossible to control the direction of sunlight!

[Just a small note, but not really a criticism: B/W photos tend to encapture a very simplistic image/idea/moment etc - the starkness of colour is often used to emphasise the simplicity of the focus (usually close-ups or extreme close-ups). Busy backgrounds can often become confusing in black and white due to the loss of colour and issues with contrast, as the hedge does here in the last photo.]

But really nice photos overall, post more!!

Hey, KD here to review! Oh, these photographs are the perfect size. No problems.

Wow, I can tell that this area is very pretty, at least from the background. I think you can make some great and interesting photos with this bird bath and bird house (lol, what is it?).
But the biggest problem with all three of your photos, is that the main objects in each photo don't pop, if you know what I mean. Your eye gets dragged around to other parts of the photo. It's especially really hard to make the main objects stand out in black and white photos, understandably.
Let's examine the last (um, bird house photo?) photo, for instance. I find myself staring at the leaves in the background rather than the bird house.

Also, change the point of view of your photo, to make your photo more interesting! Take the photo from a different angle, or perspective, like this. Doing that makes everyday things, (benches, cars, etc.) seem so much more interesting and unknown!

Hope I helped! Keep on snappin' those pictures! Hehe. Cya round-

KD

Picture 1: I think it was pretty good, and I like the angle and steadiness of the camera shot. I think that the birdbath just seems crooked or out of place in this shot. Not much else to say, but why is there no color?

Picture 2: Once again I was disappointed with no color. In this one I did think that the birdbath was fine because it was the focal point of the picture.

Picture 3: This one is my favorite because it just seems so strange, but yet natural. It was definitely a strange object, but really cool at the same time. The picture itself looks a bit bright though.

Overall I would have really liked to see color versions of the pictures. Other than that keep taking pictures!

~Day