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[TheJ]

New to the DSLR world so I was hoping to get some feedback to see how I'm doing.

Off Watermelon Mountain in ABQ, New Mexico
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c240/ToothpickJ/WatermelonMountain-110-1024pix.jpg

Local Barn and Silo
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c240/ToothpickJ/038073009-1024pix.jpg

Local Bridge
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c240/ToothpickJ/026-1024pix.jpg

[eddarr]

I like the locations and composition of these, especially 2 & 3. Your are going to read this a million times on this forum. It is all about the quality of light. Each of these would be greatly improved by shooting at a different time of day. Especially the third one, the sky is completely blown out. Maybe crop the second one to get rid of the power pole.

These are good work. Keep posting and welcome to POTN.

[Robert_Lay]

I wasn't there so I can't be sure, but the color balance looks a bit too yellow to me - especially on the first two shots. The third shot is just plain overexposed in the sky area. It looks to me like you were shooting directly into the sun, which was almost directly overhead.
The first picture benefits from having a great landscape from nature, so it carries just from that and the good composition.
The 2nd shot has good composition but not enough of the majestic landscape comes through to carry it. So, a message or something out of the ordinary is needed. A person would certainly help (but not just standing around looking goofy).

[Simoli]

Love the bridge shot

[flipstyle72]

bridge would be my favorite if not for the sky as previous stated. nice shots though.

[Just Be]

Welcome!

Learn from the experts here and shoot a lot.

[joedlh]

I second the other opinions. One to add, the silo looks like it's leaning just a bit. Put a ruler on it in Photoshop and see if I'm right.

The bridge bothers me. This could be a dramatic subject. Different time of day would help, as some have suggested. Perhaps drop the exposure down by an f-stop from what the camera tells you. This would make it darker and moodier and maybe tone down the highlights on the wood and bring out more of the grain. I can see myself coming across this subject and trying different angles and failing miserably to capture what I want. It's a tough one. Maybe if you had a helicopter....

[blounty]

Hi, Welcome! Its great here! Loads to learn from lots of very talented people.

[Flo]

I like the bridge shot.crop the sky out, convert it to B&W.it looks kinda cool with a more heavy contrast.to me anyways.

[PETERSYMES]

No1 is nicely composed shot of some very serious scenery, some stunning colours in there.Unfortunately the sun is too strong and direct, great for tans but genrally bad for Photographs.
No2 doesn't do anything for me. Much closer with roof and material texture may have improved it.
No3. is an interesting shot but as others have said the sky is killing it, i also think it is crying out to be converted to B&W and a very tight crop into the bridge itself to take advantage of the bright light on the wooden boards could make a nice contrasty Mono.
Welcome to POTN.