Landscape reflection

I have had my new 450D for a few weeks now and ventured out in the snow today to try and take some pictures...

This is probably as close as I will get to a self portrait but would love some feedback and pointers on how to improve.

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First one is just wonderful! Having the ball centered works for me in this one...good conversion, nice a crisp reflection...nothing too harsh..I like it.

Hey, nice shots. Did the same thing while my girls were out playing. The BW one is very very good. Like it much better than color version.

That's a cracker of a shot.
Like the first most personally and you can't tell you are holding a camera (well at least i can't) which is good.

Great stuff

I prefer the first as well... Great Job!

I love them both, very creative!

Tank you for the comments, I prefer the B&W image too, my wife prefers the colour.

I am not sure if I am surprised at the amount of learning I am doing with my new camera, was shooting with an S3 almost exclusively in Manual mode for about 3 years prior to moving to a DSLR and things seem to be much more complex. Although the quality of images on the rare occasion I do get them right are far superior to what I was achieving previously.

Cracking shots! I like both but I think the bw edges it.