My 2nd Set Ever!!!

Ok guys here goes my 2nd set let me know what you think...Im very new to photography. I have got my frst DSLR 5/25/08 and have been shooting a couple a day... These shots where taken in Jpeg Format... And have not been altered in any way. Please Hit Me With some cc

The flowers are very nice. Just a tad dark, so, maybe bump the exposure 1/3 of a stop.

The first bridge scene is nice...just wish the whole bridge could have been included, with more of the mist/smoke?

The last one is nice...except maybe crop/clone the bridge out, as it's not an important piece of the image. The smooth water is nice, and not blown, so, that's a plus.

I like them. Keep it up.

Hey inthedeck thanks for the great feedback...
With #1 Can i fix that in some photo editing program or would it have to be a re-shot
#2 i did what i could that water was moving really fast ad it was a rainy day haha me and my brand new camera would have got swept haha and its Fog...
#3what do you mean by blown and yea that bridge is somewhat of a distraction haha
Thanks again for the pointers i appreciate it greatly

I really like that first one, neat spot.

Thanks Dawn...
Hey i noticed your gear list...
Question? If i wanted to get a decent lighting kit for maybe portraits inside what would i get? my baby sister is prego and am curious as to if i should get one and if so what brand and price...

Thats really a tough question to answer since its not really that simple. If all you want to do is take photos of your prego baby sister, consider a fairly reasonable flash, get you a off shoe cord, etc. If you want to get into portrait studio work, thats an entire different ball game. One which can still be done with flashes and umbrellas, which are extremely portable, or strobes.

For sure, start here.

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/forumdis​play.php?f=35

Hmm id like to maybe get into it in the future what do you think i should start off with meaning which set of flashes or strobes...

#1.. there just seems to be a lot going on. The bridge, water, trees, fog, and the rocks. But to my eye, the rocks seem to dominate the shot, which is not all that aesthetically pleasing to me. Sorry. Maybe if you moved a few steps over and recomposed the rocks out, the fog, bridge, and water would all work nicely together.

#3.. agree.. that bit-o-bridge is distracting. I like the blurred water. I assume a slower shutter speed, but everything else looks pretty sharp (on my laptop screen). Did you use a tripod? I'm looking at the rocks under the water and can't tell if you used a polarizing filter. Did you? I can't get any EXIF data on your pics. What shutter speed?

#2.. can't say anything. I haven't even started to think about macros or doing these kind of flower shots. Looks nice to me. DOF looks good.

#1Like i said before if i would have moved over any more i would of had my gear all wet i was pretty close... i guess its just a bad angle then...
#2 Yea slowered shutter im not to sure but i had a F/28 i was just tinkering with it in av and i didnt use a polarizer i should have... i had one on me i didnt even think about it. howdo i add or for you to see my exif...
#3Thanks just some random flower i saw...

Thenicky wrote in post #5663444
i didnt use a polarizer i should have... i had one on me i didnt even think about it. howdo i add or for you to see my exif...

I'm not sure. What's your workflow? I haven't gotten into Photoshop yet, so I just open my RAW or JPGs using DPP. Do my WB and exposure adjustments, the do Batch Process to downsize and save as JPG.. and all my EXIF is embedded. I think if you then reopen it in something else, and then re-save it, you lose the EXIF. It's happened to me once or twice before, but I'm not sure why.

I don't know about the polarizer. It cuts the reflections on the water, and allows you to really see those rocks under the flowing stream. But I wonder if the reflection adds something to the flowing water? What do you all think? I should probably pick up a few filters and experiment with them.

Yea i did have the uv filter on on this shot though so maybe thats it.... but yea i plan to experiment with alot of things haha.

Really like the last, and as mentioned, the bridge can get the crop...

first really didn;t grab my eye.but thats me

The flower shot I played with.composition is good..just a slight top crop and some levels..just my take....:o

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Hmmm that looks better what did you do exactly... to my eye it looks like you darkened the background and maintainign the flowers color and vibrance...
and thanks for taking the time and editing my picture... the reason i dont is becuase i dont know how YET... CS3 is a little tough

I have the only editor that I want right now.lol.and thats the iPhotos on the Mac..doesn;t do nearly anything that others do..and I get confused enough with the daily grind to have CS3....trying to learn to take a photo that won't need alot of anything...I am also a fan of a dark BG.

Wells thanks again... i appreciate the comments...
and i hate Macs personal preference... keep in touch flo