Opinion wanted - Landscape Photos

[graphite]

My wife and I are going to be going on vacation to the U.K. in December and I am just learning how to take landscape photos. Is there anything that would make these photos better as far as composition, color, etc. I'm kind of giving myself a crash course so any help is appreciated.

1. Nikon D5100, Tamron 10-24, 1/160, f/6.3, ISO 200, Program Mode, Approximately 6:00 PM MDT, Auto white balance and some color tweaking in Lightroom 4.1.


silverlake by graphite_subaru, on Flickr

2. 1. Nikon D5100, Tamron 10-24, 1/250, f/8.0, 10 mm focal length, ISO 200, Program Mode, Approximately 6:00 PM MDT, white balance and color adjusted in Lightroom 4.1.

silverlake by graphite_subaru, on Flickr

Also, if anyone has a guide or information where I can start with architectural photography it would be appreciated.

 

[480sparky44 43]

Both are smashing. The only thing I see 'wrong' is the purple corners in the first one.

 

[Overread19 7]

I'm not a fan of the strong vignetting that I can see in both photos. It's somewhat too strong to the point where its a noticeable effect and its something I wouldn't enhance in editing to such a strong degree if you want it; and would ideally remove from the shots if it were me.



Also moved topic to the landscape Gallery

 

[MLeeK]

Sky looks fake in the first. Otherwise they're gorgeous shots!

 

[LaFoto]

With beautiful landscapes like these, you can't really go wrong, other than treating your photos wrong, like applying too heavy a vignette!
AND you can easily place the horizon in the middle, but you wouldn't do that, would you?

 

[Designer]

Also, if anyone has a guide or information where I can start with architectural photography it would be appreciated.

Books, I guess. I once took a seminar with Julius Schulman and bought his book, but probably any good reference book on the topic.

Also, review some good architectural photography examples and really study the shots.

I'm guessing you won't have a tilt-shift lens (most people don't) so do what you can to minimize lens distortion.

Before you spend a lot of time shooting a building, look it over carefully to try to analyze it from an architectural point of view. Then move around to get the shots that the building needs. Get some overall shots and detail shots as well. Use the notation menu to note the building name and location.