Critique this for me.

[HedgehogFromHell]

Hi guys,

I've had my Sony A200 DSLR for around 4 years now and think that it might be on it's last legs (It's been everywhere the Army has sent me in that time and now seems to have a focusing issue and has trouble picking out detail) - Took a few photos after not having touched it for about half a year.. Just looking for critique on the images to help me get better. They havent been post processed, just uploaded straight to Flickr.

I've been looking at the new A37 to replace the A200. Anyone got any hands on this body?


Untitled by Co1856, on Flickr


Untitled by Co1856, on Flickr


Untitled by Co1856, on Flickr


Untitled by Co1856, on Flickr


Untitled by Co1856, on Flickr

[toasty]

The last one is by far the best of the bunch. I'd be tempted to crop it to remove some of the right hand side but nothing more than that.

Being as harsh with you as I would be with myself, I'd ditch the 1st 4 as they have no real points of interest, are slightly blurred and keep snapping.

[actionjack]

Agree with above, the last picture is a cracker.
Keep snapping.

[Jayyylo]

I'm definitely not an expert but in the 1st picture my eye is drawn to the centre of the frame because of the contrast between the black and white colours. Even when I'm looking at the focal point in the cat's eyes I can almost feel my eyes wanting to move across the picture and I feel 'restless' looking at it.

I do like the last shot. It has much better composition.

[kman]

last one for me. its sharper and your drawn straight to the eyes which make a connection with you the viewer.

[HedgehogFromHell]

Cheers guys, thanks for the help!