An attractive composition all around. I like the lights in the distance and that beautiful dawn sky. I don't know what aperture you used, but a slightly smaller aperture (larger number) might have brought the foreground light into better focus. I like it the way it is, so that is just a suggestion. It is a very appealing image.

I like the way you have chosen where the light falls, it makes the statue appear as though it is floating in air. It also draws the eye to it, making it the main focus of your image. Your exposure is very good for the varying light conditions, too. You have detail in the shadowy area, and yet are not over-exposed in the lighter part. Well done!

Personal preference is an interesting thing. I for one, just as soon have images like this without anyone in them, unless they are there naturally. I do like straight walls ordinarily, but in this case, I also like it as you took it. The walls seem to be enclosing the viewer. Nice shot!

This is lovely, and I am impressed with the way you handled the exposure. As to the blue sign....I can see both sides of the argument. I rather like the spot of color in an otherwise brown composition, and because it is street photography, I think leaving it is appropriate. Artistically, perhaps it could be cloned out, but I don't think it would actually improve the aesthetics of the image.
Nice work!

Skies are sometimes just like that....we have the same issue here in Maine...sometimes they are so light grey they are colorless. In this case, I really like how the steel grey sky echos the grey street. Nicely done! The bracketting suggestion is a good one, I often take one under exposed and one over exposed by just a stop to see which looks best. Replacing skies is never a good idea in my opinion, the light in the photograph will look unnatural when that is done, and it's almost always quite obvious.
Nice shot, and much less noise in this one. 4 stars!

The composition and colors in this are beautiful. There is some noise showing up in the buildings. This can easily be remedied using a noise removal tool. It happens a lot in digital work, and is just one of those basic editing techniques which you will learn soon. Great job on the binging out the light in this.

You are getting very good at these night shots. This is quite beautiful. It would benefit from a VERY slight clockwise rotation as the shore seems to tilt to the left a bit. Nicely controlled exposure.

I like this one a lot. The golden tones of dawn just creeping in at the base of the building, the perspective, the road leading us into the frame..all good! I think making it lighter would destroy the mood.
Excellent work.

This is a beauty, and has a nice piece of history attached to it. My one critique would be to clone out the piece of building on the right edge, or if your program doesn't allow that, to crop in a bit closer to eliminate it. Great point of view and fine composition here.

As stated above, the largest pear is a bit too close to the edge of the frame. I like the diagonal composition, and the depth of field does not bother me at all. What was your aperture setting for this? I really like the colors against the blue sky. My only critique is in the nearness of the subject to the edge.

Not only is the perspective wonderful, whatever you did for editing is brilliant. The fading, almost mono effect is extremely well done, and serves to draw the eye right to the vanishing point.
Shortlisted.

I really like the inclusion of the walker in this. It gives a sense of scale and also sets up a good balance with the statue. The diagonal shadow adds to this well done composition.

A great find, and an alluring subject. I will email you a couple of versions, removing the rock on the left. To me it draws the eye out of the frame. The lighting on this, and the exposure is quite nice.

There is something so beautiful about that Mediterranean light. It has a value all its own. You used the shadows to excellent advantage in this one, and preserving the blue sky adds a touch of specialness.

This shaft of light falls in just the right spot, very near what is called the golden spiral. You have kept a lot of detail in the dark, and yet the light area isn't over exposed. This is difficult to do, and you have done this very well.

I like the skin tone in v4, but the processing in v3, except for the color of her skin, which has a green cast. Perhaps you could erase the effect from just her face.
She has a very convincing pout, she looks quite put upon

I like the composition, and that hint of rainbow. I would suggest trying to put it on a layer, choose multiply, then back the opacity down until it looks more like you saw it. You can bring a lot of color and depth out that way.

Beautifully done mono, and the reflections are superb. I would like to see this done in portrait format, cropped just to the left of the trees, eliminating the poles. By putting the trees in the "golden sections" position I think it would make an even stronger composition. It is a very lovely scene.

Thanks for uploading the original. It is so much easier to critique if one can see the difference. I think your color shift really helped this. As to the dark foreground, it doesn't bother me, in fact I think it adds depth to it. If you did want to try to lighten it, you could select just that area using magic wand or lasso, and then try either a curves adjustment or histogram adjustment just on the dark areas. I'm afraid if you did it on the entire photo, it would wash out the sky too much. It is already quite light in the midground. Your light looks quite natural, and the framing helps also. Nice job!

I like v1. As a suggestion, you could selectively choose the sky and then use a noise suppression filter. This would eliminate the grain (noise) in the sky. I like the mono and the composition very much.