Comment and Critique?

[AirborneAngel]

Hey guys, I know there are a lot of experienced photographers who hang around these boards (both amateur and professional) and I was wondering if any of you guys could C&C my latest work.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/timothybradbury/3663733220/

and

http://www.flickr.com/photos/timothybradbury/3650282530/

Is there a better place to post things like this in the future?

 

[shady825]

Pretty nice.
The first picture your probably gonna hear somebody say the "rule of thirds".. You kinda have the flower dead center on that one.
The second picture: kinda noisy.
Check out "Noise Ninja" or any other noise reduction software.

But overall pretty nice.
Keep up the good work!

 

[Afterthecalm]

The second one is kinda noisy as the previous poster said. But I like the effect, noise can work in some pictures. But I'm not one to judge what makes a good picture or not

 

[AirborneAngel]

Pretty nice.
The first picture your probably gonna hear somebody say the "rule of thirds".. You kinda have the flower dead center on that one.
The second picture: kinda noisy.
Check out "Noise Ninja" or any other noise reduction software.

But overall pretty nice.
Keep up the good work!

Yeah, I did a bunch of different shots of this same subject matter (different compositions, etc) but surprisingly, the center weighted one was the one I liked best.

And I know the second one is really noisy, but I am currently traveling and do not have access to photoshop so I can't really reduce the noise.

Thanks for the comments!

 

[shady825]

Yeah, I did a bunch of different shots of this same subject matter (different compositions, etc) but surprisingly, the center weighted one was the one I liked best.

Thats all that really matters. With photography there is no real "right way" of doing something.. The pictures I take, I take them cause I like them..
What one person likes isnt going to appeal to everyone else you know...

 

[AirborneAngel]

Thats all that really matters. With photography there is no real "right way" of doing something.. The pictures I take, I take them cause I like them..
What one person likes isnt going to appeal to everyone else you know...

I couldn't have said it better myself.