I don't usually care for bird photos with feeders and houses,but in photo #2 the house is the photo.The bird adds to the charm of the house.And,that black background makes the whole thing POP.Sweet.I'll take one 8X10,matted please.
I was down there last year.hitched a trailer on my bicycle,threw all my photography equipment in the trailer,and rode the Shark Valley trail at dusk.I had to literally ride around alligators on the trail.I got some great light with the setting sun and with my bike I got to take my time and stop as long as I wanted.
Shark Valley Spoonbill
Ariel of gators at Shark Valley tower
I get Outdoor Photography and really enjoy the articals.I also get a magazine that I didn't subscribe to,but I recieve,called After Capture.This is a great mag for Photoshop people.you can check it out at aftercapture.com
Try to shot your falls in lower light situations.shot this on a rainy day.When I wake up and it's rainy that's where I go-right to the waterfalls
Hadlock Brook Falls
You shot it at the wrong time of day.LOL
Nubble Light
They ride snowmobiles on the frozen lake
Animals are a little too tight in the frame.They have no where to go in the viewers mind IMHO
If you want the photo to pop,morph the dog into a tyranasaures rex
Don't know the dynamics of the situation,but on #2.I think I would have moved to the right and tried to isolate that sailboat against the backdrop of that old stone structure.
I'm thinking about the hands.A little overexposed or the centerpiece or hook to the photograph?Not sure,any ideas
You should have brought a chainsaw along and removed that distracting branch to the right of the falls.Just kidding,nicely done.
Good Job.How do you get the greens to POP without screwing up the reds?
Sometimes right after it rains you can get some dynamic photos,Also,buildings and such are good candidates for HDR photos.
I feel it needs a little fill flash on the left side,otherwise I like it.
The white church is a little blown out.If you captured this in RAW,you can double process it for exposure to try and get the wood siding definition in the front of the church.I had the same situation last year.I enclosed photos to compare
original
double processed