My first picture - Your Comments please

[aravindk]

Hello all,

Here is my first experiment with my new digital rebel.
Can someone assess this picture? I would grealy appreciate your comments and suggestions to improve the picture.

http://www.pbase.com/image/23513719

Many many thanks.

Aravind.

[CyberDyneSystems]

No suggestions from me,. but DAMN! thats pretty nice for your first effort with a new camera! :D

What lens? the 18-55?

[dn7elson]

Image and focus is quite nice.

OK, I'll bite on this....cloth flowers with clear glue as the wetting agent?

[Leighow]

Looks like a lovely image ... the camera seems great ... makes me wonder what the "perfect" rose image would say.

HOWIE

[aravindk]

CyberDyneSystems>

Yes, indeed. The one that came with the kit.

dn7elson>

Yep, it is a fake flower. Also the lighting was not natural. It is a household 200 watt bulb. The camera is just two days old, and am too lazy to go out and get a real flower to shoot. May be I will do it soon...

Thanks for all your comments!

[barnold999]

thumps up to:
*EXCELLENT job with the photo, you seem to understand the camera, that is great!

thumps down to:
*Color correction in photoshop, it just needs to be a little, um, brighter.
*Be less lazy and get a real flower :-) hehe

[k-j-m]

Very nice! Very red (but that's a good thing)! I agree with Brent, a tad more "oomph" in the color would make it awesome. Good job!

kjm

[aravindk]

I agree that the color could be improved. Since the rose had little droplets on it, I wanted to give it an early morning effect. I tried adding more brightness while keeping the lighting, but couldnt get the right mix I guess. Anyway, I'll keep trying!

Thanks for the comments!