I am very new to photography. I bought a D-90 in June and have been trying to learn it the best that I can over the past several months. I know it's "practice, practice, practice and more practice" and I really enjoy taking photos. I haven't really opened myself up to any critiquing, besides friends and family who always are gracious, and would like some feedback. I don't know that there is a market for these types of photos, but I've been doing quite a bit of reading on composing photos and trying to "tell a story" with each one. I think these are a couple of good representations - all taken during a camping trip in Colorado. Of course, there's no shortage of beautiful scenery to photograph there ...
Let me know what you think, how I might better compose, if I've overdone any processing, etc. I use NX2 as well as PhotoScape and Paint.Net for different features. I can't afford PhotoShop and hope to pick up a copy of Lightroom soon. I've included a black and white version and a color version of the fenceline. The color is nice, but the B&W really reminds me of the "old West", and to me, that tells a more interesting story...