Natural lighthouse

Nice photo. I would have moved the lighthouse further to the left side to centre it between the two vertical clouds. Also, get rid of most of the foreground foliage, that is, crop it out as it adds nothing to the lighthouse and sky. If you could shoot this again, waiting 4 hours or so would improve the light hitting the lighthouse.

Hope this helps.

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Ok, I'm gonna give you some advice based on assumptions here. :) Jeremy says your photo is 1600x1200, which is a typical camera resolution, your description says this is your first digital camera. This leads me to believe that you're new at this and sent the image that came out of your camera without resizing it. But you state you have a 4mpix camera and 1600x1200 equates to 2.1mpix. So, if I was right about you sending it straight from what the camera gave you, you've got the resolution set down on your camera. Don't do that. If you absolutely must save storage space, increase the compression. Don't ever knock down the resolution.

If I'm wrong, then just ignore me. :)

As to the photo, it's pretty, but lose most of the greenery. Maybe keep a touch on the bottom for a splash of colour, but crop most of it out. Next time, get the subject a little farther away from the center. It's not perfectly centered, which is good, but it could use to be a little more over. I think part of the problem is that the cloud that sticks up combines with the lighthouse as the subject, and then it _is_ centered.

Overall, though, it's a good shot. Just needs a touch of work.