Yes, I did read your post. It said your shot was not straight and part of the view was not worth shooting and so on. I replied by suggesting that you not shoot what you don't like. Composition is essential to good photography, so why put up a shot that isn't straight? Why not learn to straighten it before you ask for comments? Why cut off a building when the result is an odd, uncomplimentary composition? Why not choose something to shoot that hasn't got such problems?

So far, I have made several suggestions on this forum. Nearly all the responses have been defensive. It can be a lot of fun to critique and improve one's photography, but if the emphasis is on protecting the ideal one has of the shot posted rather than to see the actual shot, which so often needs serious work or outright deletion, then we won't seem many comments other than, "Gosh, Martha, that's just a wonderful shot to show off your talent!"

an example (not my pic)

If I've ruffled your feathers let me know and I'll not say another word.

These are great captures as records of what you saw, but as photographs they won't accomodate you if you want images to show off your skills. First, they are not sharp and must be tack sharp unless the motion in them is meaningful. Second, the environment is missing. A blank sky is not helpful to your composition unless the subject fills the frame and has impact and great light. The last pic of the bird and the dragonfly has some humor, but there is no story, no sharpness, flat light, and no environmental interest. Keep shooting, you are on the right track!

Shoot what you love, not what you dislike, unless you really dislike it to the point of hating it. This pic has nothing going for it with its tilt, boring sky and common architecture that is not welll-placed in the frame. Every town has tons of opportunities for delightful pictures. Go forth into alleys and onto busy sidewalks and see as if you were seeing for the first time in you life. Surprise yourself!

This not a picture of trees but of sky and its reflection. Get a lot closer to the trees if you want them to show you color and not not be overwhelmed by a bright sky.

While this scene is attractive, it isn't really in good light when you took it. The colors are muted and the sky is uninteresting. You have a tilt to the left. The viewers eye is led into the picture by the trees making a "V" but there is no reward there, nothing to give interest. You weren't lucky this day with the light!

Hi, might be good to crop both top and bottom. The little bit of sky doesn't add and detracts a little from the subject. At the bottom, the rocks intrude upon the subject of the photo with their light color and negligible interest. They are also out of focus, but you could leave a third of them in the pic. Indeed the slow shutter speed used without a tripod has put the whole scene out of focus. While you obviously wanted the water to look creamy, the structure and trees show that the camera moved. Your composition is good overall, however, so your "eye" is working just fine! Just make sure the main subject is sharp when it should be as in this case. You might want to make the vertical dimensions closer to what most monitors can encompass without the viewer having to scroll. Closer to 700 than to 800 px.