Newbie...Please C&C

I am new to this forum and to digital photography. Here is a portrait that I took a few weeks ago..Please C&C...I can take it

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I don't think it's horrible....but it does look like his face is OOF. I'd like it better too if he were smiling. Keep up the good work!!!

Thanks...I will keep trying :P

Here is another...... Please C&C

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i think they are both very good
i like the composition and the mood

Thanks......By the way they are both my kids...It makes it hard to criticise when they are yours...

nice shots!
I like the expressions of the kids in both pictures.
they seem wise beyond their years

a couple of points:
First picture is definitely out of focus. If you look close you'll notice that the tree is slightly sharper than the boy's face, which means that your focus point was even before that.
You could always use software to sharpen the image a bit.

Also I would cut a little bit of the top of the image because there's not much there.

clockwars...I see what you mean about the focus. I will keep working on it. Thanks for the pointers.