I'm new. I need help and I'll love you for it.

[gomantis]

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/14.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/13.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/12.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/11.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/10.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/09.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/08.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/07.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/06.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/05.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/04.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/03.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/02.jpg
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http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/gomantis/01.jpg
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I appologize for the formatting. Any suggestions, comments, likes/dislikes are more than appreciated. if you hate them all PLEASE tell me and let me know what sucks. I really would like to progress with my photography so any help would be awesome. thanks.

[alexchang1985]

Hi gomantis~my favourite photo will be 3,7 and 12. I like the colour composition in that photos. As for [7], theres a eye in the photo right? look pretty scary~ I quite like 12 too, the greyness in that photo look just right to me. The rest is alright to me but some seemed out of focus.

p/s: I am new too. I hope my comments make some sense. Overall keep up the good work~

[alucard]

i like 2 the most. very nice. could you tel us what kind of camera you use.

[DrugstoreCowgirl]

5,6 and 10 are out of focus, the colores are great on them and so is the lighting. I think on 10 you might have toyed with a longer shutter speed and moved the camera, big tip when useing a slow shutter speed get a tripod trust me, it'll be a lifesaver. Great job on playing with the center of the images btw. Your doing great more practise and I see great things for you sweetie!

[gomantis]

Most were taken with my Canon Eos Rebel Ti (film) and 4, 6, 7, and 8 i used a Canon Power Shot S1 IS (digital).

[minolta]

Hey gomantis,
I really like your stuff. I love picture number 2!!! To my mind, it is the best one of all your shots. It shows that you have got a great view: The idea is awesome and the composition, too. Such a picture is more valuable than others, because nobody has comparable ones. It is a kind of singularly. Do you know what I mean? For example picture number 3 is also nice, but a picture with a sunset or sky formations you can find in every photo-community.
Another question: Where did you take the nice nature shots?
Keep on taking photos...because I'm curious to see more.

...minolta...

[gomantis]

hey thanks for the comments.

The nature shots are from Mexico (Portrero Chico) and South Texas (Big Bend National Park).

[Vulgar`]

What's with the 8th picture? Giant brocolli exhibit?

My favorite is the first one, to improve, you should take pictures at public places, returaunts, candlelit jazz clubs, places with color - I can tell you would have a way with capturing a live scene as opposed to a singularly set photograph.

Keep doing you

[gomantis]

wow...it does look like a brocolli...haha i should take that one down.

[Vulgar`]

Hey, brocolli is healthy.

[DarkMuse]

1-4 are great I really have nothing wrong with, the motion of the girl on the horse was captured very nicely no blur on her or the horse, good work!

5- Cactus is just a little out of focus, for plant life close up I recommend a macro lens.

6- WAY out of focus!!!

7- The infrared sensor is a little blocked out by flash, try getting the shot in an evenly lit room with no flash.

8- Great picture great composition colors work well together and get the viewer's attention effectively, nice work.

9- This one is WAY too close up too fuzzy and the depth of field is all wacked, try backing up and zooming in watch your focus!!!

10- The idea is good, but I would move more to the right so you don't see the other mountain in the background and try a less cloudy day, the colors are so washed it just looks very apathetic and dull.

11- Decent composition, would definitely look nicer if you upped the hue and contrast in Photoshop a little (Make it more rich, not so washed and dead)

12- Nice pic good overall composition good work!

13- Not bad but I can't tell what your focal point is and pic overall is out of focus.

14- Good idea but try a better angle of the cactus so you can see perhaps other colors or values of the plant, again wait for a bright day your colors will come out better and richer!

What Kind of camera do you use (sorry if this was forementioned somewhere in the thread) brand? type? I racommend you study the handbook for your camera also and try to understand the concepts of focus and depth of feild thouroughly, also study up a little on the rule of thirds and, if you wanna be unique study up on the rule of fourths (MUCH less commen then rule of thirds). I look forward to see some more of your work, practice makes perfect! (one more thing, use good colors (For vibrant colors best to shoot on a sunny day), never have a picture dull or washed out unless it works best with the shot and feel of the pic!) ;)