Show pictures- Need lots of critique.

[pyropenguin]

So the time for our fair is coming up, and I'm entering a few pictures through my imaging class.

Here's what I have so far, any critique will help, be as blunt as you want. You wont hurt my feelings.

Other, not listed [Digital]

Other, not listed [Color]

Still Life [Color]

Portraits and Character Studies [Color]

Flowers [Color]

Still Life[B&W] (Not to sure about what to do with these, looks like they're missing something)

Scenic Views; Other [Color]

Any critique is welcome.

 

[ashfordphoto]

the last one with the palm tree - - probably don't want to crop off the top of the palm like that, try and frame it in the whole shot.

 

[pyropenguin]

Well that wont be an option- That place is about 5,000 miles from me right now.

 

[LongDucDong]

The boys in the water is a really nice shot. The palm is a bit too cropped, and the people are a distraction (IMO). The book shot is nice, but Id crop off the negative space on the LH side of the pic, and parts of the photo look a bit soft. I like the glasses image, that one works pretty well for me.

 

[EJBPhoto]

I love the boys in the water What if you considered doing something like this for this shot? This is very extreme- obviously you could tone it down- i just wanted the various effects to be obvious. I gave it a more interesting crop, upped the contrast, burned the edges (Rather poorly as well haha), did a little high pass filtering just for fun (and as I said... too much), and then sharpened just a bit. Point is... I would make the glasses shot more dramatic.

 

[pyropenguin]

Thanks guys, I'll mess with them in class and post up the results.

Any other ideas?