Good set; keep watching for beauty among the mundane.
Really a good set. Particularly strong portrait and good mountain peak. The Diner shot is a good story teller.
I particularly like the one of the whole herd with the rider standin on the horses, a good choice of lenses and distance to show details of the front horses and activity in the rear.
I like old buildings and street scenes, so the images where the building details were made less to feature the sky, I would also like more details. Your use of people tonaturally be in a picture are superior to those to those where the photographer has waited for people to leave, and far superior, as art, To lines of people staring at the camera, or even a person.
Landscapes are sometimes still, but alway subject to change I think your shots with diagonal lines are superior to the few with horizontal lines; a very nice set.
All of the pictures suffer from centering the subject. In the first shot, everything is centered, maybe shoot from an angle to break up the static props. In #2 and #3, perhaps add a prop and use them to place your subjects at the "golden means' positions, and fill the blank spaces left by a lone figure in the middle of a rectangle. I agree that the bright yellow background was an unfortunate color to dominate the frame. A bit more distance between you and the background could minimize the unevenness of the paper. Don't be afraid to move into your subject and not necessarily show the whole figure.
This is advise for "next time." If she was squinting, try to provide her with a darker are to look into. But, if, as I suspect, the apparent squinting is from her looking at you, I would like you a little higher, resulting in a more full eyed view, and less bright sky. The full-eyed look may be accomplished by asking her to look above the camera, but maybe at the cost of a stilted "pose," rather than the natural look you have achieved.
No 2 Has the more observer look to it. I agree with those who would like a little more light on the guitar. The overall effect is that of a musician involved in his craft, and an observer who photographed the scene in motion. No 1 seems to be a subject responding to a direction, and no 3 is a snapshot of a guitarist with his instrument. No 2 is a good result, with or without the light correction. I don't object to eyes, but, in this case, they should not be interacting with the camera.
Going against the tide I choose 3 & 4, with the nod to 4, because they require less explanation. Three requires "Whiskey distillery in Versailles," 4 requires: "Versailles." They both depict probably the reason for the town and it's identity: corn country and we make whiskey out of the corn.
Almost as sharp as Ansel Adams.
I must join the likers of # 3, great contrast & composition.
Nice photos, particularly the canal shots. Don't be afraid of the crowd shots, they add to the sense of the shot.
Nice set, keep the camera out during rain.