More photos: different this time.






this one was out of focus but I loved the perspective





and this one I just liked because I like flowers and the drops =)

The first two pictures are out of focus. Theres no focal points and the entire image is soft. Same with the third as well, i honestly don't know what you want me to look at from the image.

#4 is the only decent shot, but the bg highlights are somewhat distracting. Good composition on the flower itself though.

Try reading some guides from here http://digital-photography-school.com/

I wish I had a tripod in those cases... it was really dark believe it or not... iso 800 and f4.2

This post was edited by irdesi on Jun 26 2010 01:09am

i really like thet first two
reminds me of sunset
and staying late after school

The first two are his worst ones...You had a good idea with the third one, just poorly executed.

hers =) and by the way how could I have executed it better other than wait to take it when there was more light?

This post was edited by irdesi on Jun 26 2010 01:45pm

1. Make sure your shutter speed is at least that of your focal length x crop factor (1.5x in your case).

The first photo's EXIF data



You want your shutter speed to be at least 1/60th of a sec. You shot a 2 second exposure. There is no way anyone can handhold something like that. Either raise the ISO, drop the aperture of use a tripod.

2. Make sure theres a define subject, you can do that with low aperture for subject separation or shoot it with a less clutter background.

3. Try using the rules of thirds. You can read more about it here. http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds

4. Correct your white balance in camera or in post processing.

5. Make sure your camera is level to the scene, tilting it is really for special effects and don't usually work for landscape shots.

6. Learn your cameras functions by playing around with it and reading the manual.

This post was edited by Eek on Jun 26 2010 02:30pm

Thank you!! quite helpful, I hope this next one is a little better?

Okies, new try:



took this today. Remember I really appreciate your help and criticism =) even if it's harsh. thanks

Look at all 4 corners when you take an image. The dark brown object on the top left corner is a distraction, so is the cropped off bell on the bottom right.

The image should have it's focus on the bells yet you metered for the background. In a situation like this, change the metering mode to spot or partial metering and meter of the bell themselve with roughly about -2/3 to 1 stop of exposure compensation.

Just a tip- If your camera supports it. Don't have the shutter button meter and AF. I have a dedicated AF button and my shutter half-pressed is for metering.

I focus manually . I like it better that way

btw why should I change the metering with exposure compensation? What I'm asking is how will changing the metering affect the exposure?