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Taken in France

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I have to agree. Faster shutter speed is a must for any action shots, I think you should also focus more on the dancer rather than the crowd/area around him. The urban streetscapes like gone tomorrow said, bland and uninteresting.

But the country photos, especially the one with the tree lined road, are both very nice.

Powinienes wzasc zdjencia Polski! Tam tesz jest bardzo ladne widoki.

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Thanks for the reply.

I don't really get what you mean by washed out skies, they look fine to me. About the lens flare, that's what I liked in the fountain pic, to make it look all sunny and lotsa light.

"polarizing or ND filters for the blown sky highlights (don't know if your camera has those accessories)." Don't get what you mean by this.

"Think about leading lines and the rule of thirds for landscapes." Not sure what you mean here either. Remember I'm new to photography.

I agree the urban road shots look a bit bland and boring.

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Well, thanks for the replies everyone. I'll keep shutter speed in mind, not sure if there's a way to set it for my camera but there's a shutter speed shooting option and that I have to focus on the main object.

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Washed out meaning overexposed. It's most noticeable on the tree-lined road shot, if you look at it, your camera metered the road area, which is darker than the sky, so the sky was overexposed. It's very common because cameras can't see the same dynamic range that the human eye can. This is why HDR's are popular now, because they allow for all parts of an image to be evenly exposed.

I see what you mean about the lens flare, I suppose it does give it "flare"

A Neutral Density filter is simply a dark-tinted filter that covers the lens and "fools" the camera into thinking that it's darker than it actually is. A polarizing filter is similar, but contains two polarizing pieces of glass which can darken skies and make them appear bluer.

Rule of Thirds - Wikipedia explains it best.

And leading lines are foreground elements in landscape shot that "draw you in" to the picture. Without eye-catching foreground elements, landscapes can look empty and distant. Look at your last shot of the terraces: the bend in the road at the front makes that entire shot work.

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Was it taken in Puicheric, France by any chance? I have a house there and it looks exactly like a road near there.

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I think it was on a road to Lyon

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Ah, OK - lots of the roads in rural France look very similar.

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really nice great job taking photos

Since you asked for some Constructive Crit, I shall offer

1: I really like this one for it has a dynamic feel due to the playing of perspectives with the lights, tunnel, etc. It gives a sense of being busy, while also being calm, waiting for the trains. I think it is kind of refreshing to see a subway "view" shot like this, that isn't a long-exposure with the people's motion blur.

2: The exposure of this one is perfect, but the composition is, to me, confused. I'm not sure of what to look at because there is so much to look at, but nothing is exactly eye catching except for the poster...In short: I don't know what you were trying to convey with this picture.

3: Again, as I see it, I don't understand the interest of this picture. Nothing really pops out at me as being of great interest. If you wanted to show the sign, I think it would have been better centered, as opposed to being offset as it is.
But, this is a suggestion for you, because there a VERY interesting element in this picture, and that's the middle window at the top of the picture. The reflection of the dead tree branch over the white flowers. This I feel, would have made for possibly, an amazing photo. IE: GO BACK THERE! TAKE THAT PICTURE!
Always keep your eyes open. I know you probably didn't even notice that while you were out there, taking that picture. I know I would have missed it myself. I know that I need to slow myself down and analyze what I am seeing for what would mak a great photograph.

4: I like it. It's hard to describe why, because I also feel that it is missing something. Sorry I can't be more help on this one.

5: I love this one! I am a nut who loves urban decay, and contrasts of new and old. So I guess that's where my love of it comes from.
Anyways, rusty fence is, perhaps slightly under exposed, but I feel; that is what makes this shot. It adds a slight darkness to the mood of the picture, in contrast to the bright new chain and lock. There is only one thing I would do with this, and that is crop off the top of the image, from just under the bracket on the drain spout on the building. The fence is the dominating factor of this shot, and I think it needs that extra focus. Leaving a bit of the building above it to give it a height boarder. I'd definitely hang that on my wall

6: 1 thing only that I don't like, is that light beam on that bird's eye. Unfortunately thats out of your control, but all else about this shot I love
The only thing I think that might have made this shot better, is if the background was a bit more out of focus, more "bokeh" as it called sometimes. I think that would help the birds to "pop" a bit more. Just something to try next time you have a situation like this.

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Wow man thanks a lot for the reply.

First I'd like to say that I was in a rush coming back from the surgeon and I just stopped for a sec to take a shot. I didn't really think about the shot for long which is why they didn't turn out slightly better.

2. Well the main subject is the poster/sign actually. I just didn't want to center it and wanted it to be at the side.

3. I agree that it was a bit too zoomed out, but too centered would be bad. Actually I never noticed the flowers in the window until you told me.

I'll be coming back the same way from the surgeon on Wednesday so I'll try to take that shot!

6. I'm actually lucky that I managed to this pic. My mom just told me about it when I was sitting in my room so I quickly grabbed my camera and snapped 2 shots. I didn't really have time to analyze it. By the time I was doing a third shot they flew away because my mom's cell rang. :swearing:

Once again thanks a lot, I'll try to keep your advice in mind but I'll most likely forget.