To ask what you think of these photos?

[WannabePhotographer]

My username says it all, I love photography and would love to be one one day. Please give them a second to
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Talent definitely does not shine through at the beginning. Like a PP I know someone very successful in their field which is singing.
I've been to every performance of theirs. They were bang average for a lot of years. Specialist training and again , very middling in their cohort then suddenly, a professional job and all the support that comes with that and now they are flying. Its work ethic and perseverance

Thanks, thanks a lot

Clearly I don’t even have a basic aptitude for it

Because people saying things to be nice are just doing it to be kind

You must not be discouraged ... you become good at anything with practice and experience. Carry on taking pics and hone your style. You will look back on these early pics and see how much you have progressed which will be very satisfying.

And what about using the settings? What did you shoot the attached photos or was it on auto?

You did A level photography. What grade did you get ?

I have posted comments like this on threads in the past and they got "reported".

I love the one of the row of houses and I'd stick it on my wall in a frame.

Is that you Brooklyn?

Some posters really just lack tact and think because it's a forum they can just post hurtful stuff because they're safely behind a screen - WRONG. They're just showing themselves up for being 🔔 ends.

Op there are whole coffee table books/insta accounts full of this style of photography, don't be downhearted. I like this style

Remember the rule of three.
Frame frame frame (your subject)
Think outside the box

Talent can be learned. No one came into the world holding a camera and an award.

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Hmmm.

Op has received a lot of advice and constructive criticism, yet isn’t really giving anything back apart from one big pity party. Not sure I see the point of this thread.

Ah, I take it back then because the effect works very well!

Is this Tenby?

Echoing others, these are poor I'm afraid, OP. Weak composition, uninspiring subjects (the bus stop one is just bizarre) and technically inaccurate - this isn't a 'hazy feel', it's out of focus.

I do think that is it's something you enjoy, you should practise though. Nobody is good at something immediately.

I like the bus stop one!

I used to date a photographer that took pics like these. He's now just had his third book published.

I really like them. Couple of them need a little bit of improvement perhaps but you've got a good eye for spotting 'interesting' things like pops of colour or something quotidian against a natural backdrop.

Oh for heaven’s sake! Get a grip and stop wallowing in self pity. Are you not aware that many successful people had to shed blood, sweat and tears to get to the stage they were successful.

When you say you studied it at A level do you mean you completed the course and took the exam and got a good grade? If so, you have a strong foundation to build on. A level is not Mickey Mouse. So, there's no harm in doing some classes to hone your skills - a day course, night class, even a photography holiday.
Don't give up after a few critical comments if it's something you love. It's hard to see our own work objectively. I used to think I could draw but eventually realised I was above average but not brilliant. I still draw.

OP is there other stuff going on for you at the moment?