First D-SLR shots...comments please (about 750kb of pics)

[havoc]

Hi all,

Thanks for advice so far. Here are a few of what I think are my best efforts (apologies, think they're a little bigger than 750pixels across), no photoshopping yet on any.

Any comments welcome - composition, camera use, and p-shop suggestions to improve.

Cheers,

Martin

PS - larger images (plus a few others) at this link (go to sub-albums):-
http://s101.photobucket.com/albums/m5












PPS - the Integra, I've just remembered, is with my A75 digital compact. Never mind, I like it!

[monkey boy 1]

i like the last two, the sunset one because there are some good warm bronze colours & a nice contrast between the fading light and dark. The last one because .... well, just because.

Anyway, the Orang could have at least smiled for the camera

[imperialism2024]

I'll take #4 in 20x30, please.

Aside from that photo, the others look a bit overexposed. It may do you well to either dial in -1 EV exposure compensation or get a D70

[havoc]

Thanks.

#1 definitely over-exposed...digi-compact on a (very) bright day.
#2 was tricky...didn't want to lose the detail on the car...any suggestions?
#4 I am so chuffed by, and #5 is one of those 'keep snapping and you'll get a good shot soon' pictures...that was about #43 out of about 80-90 pics of Orangs!

[lotusfan]

#4 is a corker, really nicely done

LF

[marctwo]

#4 is brilliant. Keep going!

[havoc]

So, aside from 4 being spot-on (it feels like a bit of a fluke...took so many on hols, just glad one came out so well), and 1 being over-exposed, what else could I be doing to improve #'s 1, 2, and 3?

[longers]

havoc said:

#2 was tricky...didn't want to lose the detail on the car...any suggestions?

One of these filters will help...... www.cokin.co.uk/pages/grad1.htm