Hello all,
This is my first post here.
This forum has been recommended to me by a friend (posting here) who I consider very talented.
I just got my first gear not a week ago, upgrading more or less from iPhone so there is a lot to learn:P

And after that one week, my friend challenged me !
I picked up the most silly thing I could think at the time and said "Sure ! McDonald's Food !"

Below are the 2 pics we took.
I am not saying yet which one is which but would like your honest feedback.

Cheers

Welcome to Fred Miranda, ffab!
Nice shots for impromptu challenge..

Welcome to FM ... FM ROCKS !!!

One taken by each of you?

I'm guessing yours is the first, his is the second. I prefer the second.

Mr.Bean,
This is correct on the premise
However the guess about who shot what was mistaken, BW is my shot.(with 50mm 1.4D)

As I am still trying to understand what makes a good pic, I'd like to know what people like / dislike.

Side note: since I don't know yet how post process pics, this is basically the jpg out of the box. Just resized and a bit trimmed.

Lightroom or Photoshop Elements are pretty good to get started with. Learning what makes a good photo is something we all strive for. There are lots of good resources to help you along the way. Picking up a copy of Understanding Exposure might be a good start. Michael Freeman has some great books as well on composition. Welcome to FM - Paul

+1 @ B&W

pinball_pw, thanks for the tips.
Will get my hands on LR and that book.

cheers
F.