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Please feel free to give me any positive and or negative feedback!

 

Good to see you posting here.

Your shots are very clean, and I like the level of contrast, you just have to work on some finer points. #2 is my favorite, of course, I only wish it were a wee bit wider on the left.

Great job!

 

Thank you. I feel as though I am steadily improving...now I just need to stop being cheap and go buy a tripod!

 

Not bad, continue to work on your compositions. Most of these are on the tight side.

 

Composition is by far my biggest challenge, imo. Do you have any suggested reading that could help me? I have considered taking an art class from a local community college. I have read a few books, but they still are not giving me what I need. I feel as though I am still just missing something, and its probably an easy concept.

 

Here, this should help.

http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/compos...ic-composition/

 

Thanks for that! This has applied to me lately;

"If you take one thing away from this article, remember that composition means so much more than a basic “thirds” grid."

I have been stressing so much on the thirds, that I have been missing the fact there are power lines, or road signs or my exposure is wrong. My biggest fault is still rushing. I need to get my tripod, and SLOW DOWN...take my time fine tuning a shot, instead of rushing around and taking a hundred shots.

In picture 2, do the lines in the road ruined the shot? Could I have played to the lines to increase the power of the shot?

 

In photo #2 which IMHO is the best one posted, the lines dont come into play at that angle. All you need to do is roll the car forward a foot and B_I_N_G_O