Many thanks for your extremely helpful comments
Really gives me a lot to think about and to work on.
The dead white space was bothering me too, although possibly mostly subconsciously so its nice to have it pointed out clearly so I can be aware of it in future. I suppose part of the problem with my evening walk photos was the fact that the light wasn't particularly interesting from a photographic point of view and also, due to the nature of the scenery in that neck of the woods there is not a lot in the way of 'views' as such so inspiration can be a problem.
I guess this presents an interesting challenge to work with, i.e. how to make the most of just my eos m's 22mm ( 35mm equivalent) lens in less than obviously photographically inspirational situations whilst keeping in mind the rule of thirds etc. . (Maybe just put it away until inspiration strikes?)
Here's another three shots I took that evening. the first being my favorite of them all, but again that dead white space.
The second of the mushroom has a very obvious dead white space problem that I was consciously aware of and bothered me, tho I still quite like the shot.
The third scene of the heather, hmm, not sure about this, its pleasant enough as part of a set to give an impression of an area but does the shallowish depth of field add anything to this scene?
IMG_2720b by
blazingstarre, on Flickr
IMG_2731cs by
blazingstarre, on Flickr
IMG_2734c by
blazingstarre, on Flickr