Originally Posted by
Chelseablue
Firstly, welcome to the site,
As to composition there are certain basic rules. And thats just it, they're basic and rules, for me, should be broken. All I will say is you've made a very promising start and I like the duck (see comment). Read the tutorials here and you're also on to a good thing. There is also a very thoughtful discussion on what makes a great photograph in general discussion.
Good luck
Mark
P.S. As you're on flickr, join some groups and post images there.