Getting there Shiny :) Good that you like using raw photos and aren't getting into the habit of piling filters on :) Maybe make a filtered one to make the colours nicer or the foreground stand out more maybe. When walking around, look carefully for pieces of good composition, like holes in trees and small windows. Not always making the centrepiece in the centre (ironic) like with the steps you took a photo of, maybe have the steps in the bottom right or turn you camera vertically and do a tall photo to make the steps look taller. As for the cats, cats are always photogenic and make cute photos, but try to move away from them if you are searching for more pro, photos. Cats aren't hard to shoot and you can't really get some good composed shots as they are always sleeping :P Keep it up :)