my photos

im kinda newb to photography, just bough my first camera, and im trying to make the photos with manual settings. its a Panasonic DMC-FZ7.
critics are welcomed, i wanna be better, but for that i need your opinion :D
in this pic i only changed the curves, and the levels, just to make it a little better.
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1...bigcity5on.jpg

this one is untouched :)
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/7661/church4wd.jpg

and here is another.
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3795/eye4ih.jpg

so dont be shy, say what you think :cool:

for your first few shots, they are quite good. although, the quality is a little grainy in the first and second photos. the third one is good, but its not a new concept, its been done a lot before.
all in all, nice work, and keep at it, you'll improve fast. :)

and how could i avoid the grain? :S maybe add some gaussian blur or some median to the pics? yea i know that the 3. one is a pattern, but i just had to make one with my own eye :D

Avoid grain by shooting at lowest ISO. Then you can use NeatImage. You can find a tutorial in Graphic Discussion.

wow mate ty, helped a lot :)

I don't like the 2nd one. The view is nice but it isn't very captivating for a photo...

The 3rd one is pretty nice, good view. Not JUST the eye.

First one is pretty nice, might look better in black and white =)