New pictures from Holland

[ucddyan]

Hello Everyone, I've been working on this photography thing and I've tried to take a few nice photos on my vacation to Holland this Christmas. I was wondering if I could get some feedback on these 4 pictures in terms of composition? They're SOOC.

1. Not much I can do about the speed limit sign on the canal. 1/800 sec, f/8, ISO 800

2. 1/125 sec, f/4.8, ISO 200

3. 1/250 sec, f/4.2, ISO 200

4. This is a canal that froze over and got dusted with snow, the pole in the middle is a sign for boats. 1/1,250 sec, f/8, ISO 800

 

[Blitz55]

Not sure exactly why.
But I like the rope photo.

I think it just might be because of the snow on the rope.

 

[LINYBIMMER]

I think the sign in number 1 IS the photograph. I like it, a lot. Why would you shoot at iso 800 if you could take that picture at 1/800 f8?

 

[ucddyan]

I think the sign in number 1 IS the photograph. I like it, a lot. Why would you shoot at iso 800 if you could take that picture at 1/800 f8?

Because I'm not that technically advanced at this point and I didn't realize the camera was at ISO 800 until I checked the EXIF data. I was in manual mode consistently for the first time playing with aperture and shutter speed, but I tend to forget about ISO in general since it's not right at my fingertip and I must have cranked it up the day before while shooting my nephews indoors (I usually only remember ISO when I have trouble in low-light and want to get a faster shutter speed). I know it's another thing on the list of stuff for me to focus on as I get better, but right now I'm trying to focus on composition and getting a nice photograph instead of a simple snapshot.

Thanks for the encouraging feedback everyone!

 

[eccs19]

Overall, I don't think you did to bad. One thing to watch out for is your horizons. They are not straight on the first & third. Forth one is hard to tell because of the lay of the land.