Yaquina Head lighthouse

I'm really begining to get interested in photography. Any

suggestions would be appreciated. Marta

I must second the suggestion for slower film and a tripod; also the suggestion for more careful framing. The biggest problem (to me) is that you've cut off the top of the l-house. The symmetrical treatment could work, but it seems (to me) to want a bit of sky up there to breathe in.

Slower film and a tripod would go a long way toward eliminating the rough appearance.

I would suggest you to use a slower film. Faster films shows a coarse grain.

You should also consider that too much simmetry usually is not appreciated. You should try to break it - there is the well known "third rule": just imagine dividing the frame in three parts, both vertically and horizontally, and put your "interest points" on the boundaries.

In this case this translates in adding some space to the left or the right of the lighthouse.