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wrwight:
So, I plugged my flickr once before on here, but that was a very general type thing. Now I'm kind of looking for specifics, though I'm still being rather unspecific.

Here is my photography site
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrwight/

And more specifically what I consider my Top 10:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrwight/sets/72157627419168286/

If you have any experience in the visual arts, and would like to give me feedback, I am in desperate need of it. I've been doing this for a little while now, with only a little bit of feedback, so I'm kind of at a point where I need some criticism.

Thanks,
William R. Wight

dr. nervioso:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrwight/6163811408/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrwight/6005294463/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrwight/6163273041/in/photostream

My 3 favorites

I looked through the first few pages, and I'll be honest, it was quite dull. It was mostly scenery and most of the photos just looked plain touristy. I suggest you either learn how to make your photos more dynamic, don' let it sit there. Like use different angles, zoom in, zoom out. Or you could switch your focus to humans/animals. That may allow you to get more interesting and dynamic shots.

Also, I'd recommend you go to a photography class. There are a lot of things that go into a good photo, and I've found you can only really learn what those things are by studying and practicing.

wrwight:
Thanks. I'd like to take a photography class, but don't have one available to me right now. I plan to look into one whenever I can though. I enjoy pictures with people in them, because it does seem to make the picture more interesting, but choosing a subject is something I've struggled with before. It will help my pictures a little when I can afford a new lens, 'cause right now all I have is the 50mm f/1.8 lens that I bought, so zooming in and out is a no go. A wide angle lens would be fantastic, and I think it would add some of the dynamic you're talking about, and a telephoto would allow me to get some points of view that I'll see but am not able to get with my current lens, but a lens can only do so much. Studying and practicing are what I am doing now to try to improve technically and artistically. The internet is a great resource, and I'm doing my best to avail myself of it, and take notes, so I can go back later and see from a technical perspective what worked and what didn't. From an artistic perspective though, it's a little bit more difficult, so I do appreciate your feedback.

pwhodges:
To appreciate what can be done with just one standard lens, study the photographs of Cartier-Bresson, or other photo-journalists of that era.  While zoom lenses and other things have hugely increased the possibilities of photography in some respects, they have not in any way replaced our ability simply to look and see.

(PS  I've not looked at your photos yet, as I am away from home, and my Internet connection makes wet string look good.)

Elysiana:
Are these edited or SOOC (straight out of the camera)? Your beach photos are tending toward blue; check your white balance and warm it up a bit for those shots. Are you shooting in manual or auto?

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