Criticise my photos.

I find them very cool, on of a few of my fotos (among thousands), which I really like.
Have posted tham on a photo-site, but they had no comments, got zero "like".

I don't know what is wrong with them. Wrong colors? Bad composition? Boring in general?
So I will be thankfull for any kind of critisizm or comments.

Your 2nd photo has nice colors but could use better composition. To much of the photo is blue sky with nothing in it.

Good point. Thanks.

I think the best question you can ask yourself is "Is this interesting?" The first picture is very interesting.
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J.V.

In the first photo looks of the women’s nose is replaced by the tulip.

On the first picture it looks like the woman has a tulip for a nose. It is very distracting. The would have been much better as a color photo.

The second picture is pretty boring. There is nothing about the scene that makes me want to take a closer look. Next time you do a landscape put an object inthe foreground to add some persceptive and consider shooting during sunset or sunrise.

Although my comments are negative, they are meant to be constructive. Please take them as such. Study some pictures you really like and ask yourself: What makes that a great photo? Critically evalaute your photos relative to the ones you really like. What is right with them? What is wrong with them?

Before you take a photo think of a story. Then use the photo to tell that story
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Oilman said:

On the first picture it looks like the woman has a tulip for a nose. It is very distracting. The would have been much better as a color photo.

The second picture is pretty boring. There is nothing about the scene that makes me want to take a closer look. Next time you do a landscape put an object inthe foreground to add some persceptive and consider shooting during sunset or sunrise.

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I would have to agree with comments above.
That's the bad news.
The good news is that every starts out like this.

Looking for the distracting elements, like in #1, takes a while but once you get it, you will begin to visualize what the photo will look like.
Same for #2. Expansive landscapes like this are often uninteresting.
Almost all shots need an anchor, something for the eye to start with.
Then something needs to lead the eye through it, like river at the right.
But if the river is too wide or too bright, the eye doesn't follow.
Start by looking at others work. See what works & what doesnt
And of course, keeps shooting.

Dan
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'A bad idea in search of a good cause is..
just a bad idea' ... me

I agree - the first photo has some interest at first glance but doesn't hold up. The tulip-nose, and the rather boring-ness of b/w quickly sink it. The woman's eyes above the flowers are kind of interesting.

The second photo is very pretty - but so totally generic that it's sadly a throwaway for most folks. Very nice, very pretty, but totally un-memorable. If there had been something else of interest in it, someone in a rowboat, something...

The OP is asking for comments and criticism and that is great. So much more encouraging than the folks (in some forums) who post dreck and everyone chimes in 'nice!' and nothing ever improves.
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Not one duck, squirrel, seagull, pigeon, flower, or statue photo posted in 4+ years.

Now I understand the problem.

The woman on the 1st photo is my wife, the 2nd photo is from my awsome kayak trip.

It is very difficult to critisize them by myself, because I love my wife and still remember my feelings on that day of the trip. When I look on that pictures, they inevitably wake up the thoughts and I see and feel not what independent observer would see and feel.

Thank you.

P.S. It took me a while to see the "tulip-nose". =)

OK, we have the story. The story is that you love your wife. Now tell me that story with a picture. Keep in mind that I don't know you or your wife. Think about how you are going to tell that story before you shoot it.
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I agree. The sky is empty and un-interesting. There is a nice reflection in the water there, perhaps moving the camera about 1/3 toward the right hand side and 1/3 lower would make it more interesting.

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Your 2nd photo has nice colors but could use better composition. To much of the photo is blue sky with nothing in it.

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The 2nd has too much sky and I would zoom or walk closer to the tree in front of you. Or use the reflection of the water for the shot IMO.

The first is fun, what about crop so its just eyes??

ZAnton said:

I find them very cool, on of a few of my fotos (among thousands), which I really like.
Have posted tham on a photo-site, but they had no comments, got zero "like".

I don't know what is wrong with them. Wrong colors? Bad composition? Boring in general?
So I will be thankfull for any kind of critisizm or comments.

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