Essex Water Mill and Ford

[ladysue]

I took a few pictures at Alderford Mill. a water mill at Sible Hedingham, today. There is a ford there and floodgates. Comments and criticism appreciated. I am just learning and appreciate the help on here.Thanks.

 

[Dimitri]

As you own a point and shoot camera (not that it is bad, we all have to start somewhere), I would (if I may) recommend to concentrate on seeing the smaller picture. Great big vistas are a bit hard for a p&s camera to handle properly with the use of filters.
There is landscape work to be found in a smaller scale, start from there and very soon you will be able to recognise and handle (easier) the larger picture. Here are some examples...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3621/3413539267_89dd45fd43_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3569/3400055738_8e084e482f_o.jpg
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/2627888799_0f90010062_o.jpg

All the above images, can be very easily achieved with a p&s camera as your don't have a great depth of field or vast differences in Dynamic range to play with. Just use a tripod which will slow you down and make you concentrate more on the subject. It will make you take less but better images. Finally, make sure your images are simple and uncluttered, less is more.
I hope I am being of help.

 

[ladysue]

As you own a point and shoot camera (not that it is bad, we all have to start somewhere), I would (if I may) recommend to concentrate on seeing the smaller picture. Great big vistas are a bit hard for a p&s camera to handle properly with the use of filters.
There is landscape work to be found in a smaller scale, start from there and very soon you will be able to recognise and handle (easier) the larger picture. Here are some examples...

All the above images, can be very easily achieved with a p&s camera as your don't have a great depth of field or vast differences in Dynamic range to play with. Just use a tripod which will slow you down and make you concentrate more on the subject. It will make you take less but better images. Finally, make sure your images are simple and uncluttered, less is more.
I hope I am being of help.

Thank you. That is very helpful. I posted those images because I was not sure whether the pictures with less in were better. I like the one with just the water myself but wasnt sure about it.I have looked at all your images. I do have quite a few similar ones- I like taking pictures of stones myself.I really appreciate your comments.
Sue