Newb W/ pics... Garden in West Hartford Ct.

Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
edited September 17, 2006 in Wildlife
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Hello! New guy here. GLAD to finally find a Forum like this! I've got a lot of questions and I take a lot of pictures.

THese were taken in a Garden in West Hartford Connecticut, when I was home on leave. I've seen some of the pics y'all take.....You are all so far above my head I was getting dizzy when I was in the Lurking phase.

PLEASE! Be brutally honest! I can use all the advice I can get my hands on.

*whew* Here goes...
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  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2006
    Welcome aboard!!
    You came to the right place to learn!! thumb.gif

    I'm not one to critic anyones pics but......
    Not a bad shot.......just the background is distracting.
    The leaf at bottom left is a no no.
    I'd have liked at least the 1st row of flowers in perfect focus.

    Just takes a lotta trial and error.....been there and still doing that now and then! :D
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  • Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2006
    Kewl. I changed the pic when I was trying to upload more shots.
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  • GraphyFotozGraphyFotoz Registered Users Posts: 2,267 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2006
    Bayer-Z28 wrote:
    Kewl. I changed the pic when I was trying to upload more shots.

    OOPPSS!! :D

    Sent ya a PM on the sky pic you HAD up.headscratch.gif
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2006
    Some nice pics you have here.

    I like the 4th the most.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,957 moderator
    edited September 17, 2006
    The fourth is a nice image. I like the darkish background. It helps highlight
    the flower.

    Welcome aboard!

    Ian
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2006
    Good set of shots and welcome to Dgrin.
    Harry
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  • Bayer-Z28Bayer-Z28 Registered Users Posts: 392 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2006
    Thanks guys/gals for the kind words. I'm especially proud of the last two..

    We have soem wicked sunrises and sunsets. One of these days I'll get up earlier to grab some sunrise shots.
    Auto enthusiast. I drive a 2000 Camaro Z28. LOADED w/ mods.

    Camera: Nikon D80, 18-55 f3.5 stocker & 18-200 Nikon VR.... with a small collection of filters..


    My Smugmug.. STILL Under construction.
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  • kriyababajikriyababaji Registered Users Posts: 295 Major grins
    edited September 17, 2006
    Welcome aboard

    Here are some suggestions

    #1 The tree doesn't really serve a purpose. The sky is brillant, show the sky with nothing else to detract from it.

    #2-3 With a narrower depth of field you could have controlled the BG easier and brought more attention to the flowers. With flowers this beautiful they needed to be isolated more with a BG as soft as you could get it.

    #4 Cool

    $5 What attracted you to shoot these? Colors right? If you changed your angle (higher, abouve the flowers) you could have illiminated the BG (which just detracts from the flowers). From there you would have had to just decide what you wanted in focus for creative expression.

    hope this helps, shane
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