Beginner, please take a look

I just started really doing this as a hobby, please let me know if Im going in the right direction. I have a Canon Powershot S5 IS. Please give me some tips on composition! thanks

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To me the qst shot is OOF (out of Focus)

The 2nd shot the focus is better but the focus seems to be more on the green fuzzy stem than the bug to me. Still a good shot


The 3rd shot to me may have been better if the apature was open more to blur more of the background.

The 4th has much better focus to me even thogh the subject is kinda boring... Again if the apature had been opened more then the dull blue sky may have not been such a blank void.


Good work and at least you are getting use to your S5 and have a willingness to learn more.

Thank you for the help, Im just now reading some photog. books to figure out which settings produce which results. This is more technical than point and shoot!

Yeah I am in the same boat. I just got my DSLR in NOV last year and Have been trying to read up as much as possible. LOTS of great info here on the site.... I am trying to shoot at least 300 pics every weekend for the last month or so. Keep at it!