Nice series. The stacked logs is particularly well done.
Many moons ago a photographer set up his camera on a scene and took photos during the day to demonstrate the difference in the photos because of the difference in the light at different times of day. It was an interesting exercise.
Would like to see the original. As it stands the art part of it does not connect with me.
I do not know what the original uncropped shot looks like but would like some more on the bottom of the shot. Like the great expanse of the sky. The different colors help balance the various elements in the shot.
Great shot.
The only suggestion that I would make would be to crop off a bit of the left side to help balance the shot. As it stands it is a bit weighted to the right side with the water fountain spraying out it's plume .
Great rainbow, what a dinner it would make.
I have the canon 55-250 and it seems to be a good piece of glass. Most of my sharpness issues appear to be the hand of the photog. That being said I recently upgraded to a 18-400. No complaints except it is heavier than the 55-250. Linda posted an excellent example, her standard work. I would suggest mounting the camera on a tripod and taking several shots at different focal lengths of the same stationary subject to test the sharpness of the lens then go from there. I would suggest a low ISO (100) and a middle setting for the lens f stop. As you get more experience the right answer may become more apparent.
Depending on what you want to do it seems to work OK. I use it but I am not a heavy hitter when it comes to PP. Most of what I do is a bit of color balance, exposure adjustment and cropping. Will handle both raw and jpeg.
Great shot. In the DL and zoom in the details of the white feathers show beautifully and not blown out. Rock on.
Great shot. I like the progression of the waves. The ship in the background is almost an afterthought. It would be even more interesting if the shot was moved down a bit to get more of the water in the foreground. Just suggestions for future consideration.
Based on what you present I would try for a B&W with high contrast. As is, to my eye, it appears to be just a snap of part of a building with little direction.