1st time digital shooter

[ga_repoman]

I thought about this for a while and now want to know if these are worth a crap or am I jut wasting my time and money in this hobby.....
Be very Critical in your comments please let me know ...

Thank you all in advance for you time and comments
Trying to be a photographer
James

[GCRollo]

Wow Repoman... Don't approach the subject of photography so Black/White (Bad Pun Intended)... It, like life, if full of tones of Grey.
If it's something you enjoy for yourself, then yes, it's worth the time and money.
Learning photography is a process, and should be enjoyable one... Enjoy the Journey My man... For god's sake, have fun!;)

As for the images... The second image doesn't do much for me. But I really like the Lighthouse.

Welcome to Photography and The Forum!:D

[tlc]

i would prefer a landscape shot on the lighthouse - the crop is just too tight. the second one has lens flare and is basically just a 'snapshot'

nice washed out tones on the black and white though, they go good with the lighthouse (normally i prefer more constrast) :p

[ga_repoman]

thanks for the info and yes I do enjoy the act of photography
I find it calming and relaxing
I do agree I also like contrast and am thanking of shooting thur a filter to increase the contrast (was thinking of a#25 red )
Color photos are cool and all but I really enjoy b&w the color shots are for the wife mainly
But as for the landscape try this picture

[GCRollo]

This shot is much, much better... it tells a story.
As for the filter, if your into doing landscape photography, you should look into a GND filter setup for best results. (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=242746)
Also, any colored filter can be duplicated in Post Processing (PP) using the software that came w/ the camera, or Photoshop (PS). So save your money.