I’m at a disadvantage here because I never took a photography course; I can’t evaluate a phot objectively. But here are a few with qualities that I like to see in photos.
You most definitely do not need a photography course either to take photos or to evaluate them. A good photo is one which communicates emotion and/or knowledge, whichever is relevant for that particular scope, to others, and above all to the photographer themselves. So go for it .
Agree 100%. Personally, I find having basic knowledge in artistic composition helps if you really want to purposely take aesthetically pleasing shots, however, it’s really all about what you think looks good. :)
Often times, I just take shots for the IDs, and only after evaluating them for their aesthetic beauty.
I usually don’t strive to take artistic photos, just as close as I can get and in focus - difficult enough. ;-)
But sometimes they do turn out better than I had anticipated.
This is probably my all-time favourite. I saw only some wing glistening in the sun and first thought it is an ant-lion, but it was an earwing stretching its wing.
Still lots of room to grow, most of the pics I like its more something behind them than the pic itself. If I had to choose on a different day my selections would probably be quite different as well.
There is some dirt on the lens. But otherwise I kind of like the composure of this. This photo I took to help people who reported seeing birds resting high on trees in situations like this, but seemed skeptical when I said its likely a Paradise shelduck. But they often rest in trees around here.
I was quite happy with how this whio turned out, but it was also really cool to get to where this pair was, and have them happy to chill will me taking photos off to the side (Even if in every shot its clear they are watching me).
Completely blind on this one, I was trying to get some semblance of the underside of these mushrooms with my iPhone. I stuck my hand down and took the photo and wandered off without even looking. I get back to the car and realize I have some sort of fantasy children’s show set instead!
I do like landscapes. The granitic rock forms huge rounded boulders, and I like dark green of the Tecoma stans bush in th eforeground. Beautiful pictures on this thread!
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