Initial Effort

[Headin' North]

O.K here goes.These are the first shots with the new camera.Elementary I know,but it's going to take some getting used to.Not to mention developing the artists eye and tech skills to get good at this.

Any comments/critiques will be much appreciated.

[Steve Foss]

Your exposures are excellent, and the composition is good. It's especially good to see that you've got enough depth of focus that the whole row of flowers in the first shot is sharp. And the chipmunk is far enough away from his background so the background is soft and buttery, which isolates and emphasizes the subject. I especially like the chippie vignette with the bark mulch and the purple alyssum.

If this is your initial effort, I say your learning curve is not nearly as steep as a lot of new digital shooters I've seen.

[floating minnow]

Very nice first set HN.

[jonny_redhorse]

love the deep colors!(I'm somewhat partial to images that burst with color).......looks like you're off to a great start....HN!...looking forward to more of your excellent images...jonny

[Headin' North]

Thanks guys for the kind comments and in-depth critique.Steve,my wife is very happy that you commented on the alyssum.She's the family gardner and noticed the same thing in the photograph.She's got a much better eye for art than I have.I might have to buy another camera.I think the Rebel XT would fit her hand very nicely.

By the way,I'm finding out that there'as more to this composition stuff than meets the eye... Pun intended,as bad as it was...

Thanks again guys.

[Headin' North]

One other thing;Next time I'll actually put some bird pics in the bird forum

[Dbl]

Really nice shots. I also like the isolated chipmunk shot. I won't be getting any chipmunk shots myself, I just trapped 15 in my yard, most of them were living in my house between the basement and main floor.

[Headin' North]

15! You must've been busy Dbl.I guess along with being kinda' cute,they're destructive litlle guys.Mine live under my garage foundation.I'll probably come home from work and find it collapsed...