My first post

[grantcarlin]

this is my first post so i thought i'd start it with a photo of mine.



im only 15 and just started getting into photography, hopefully making a career out of it later on in life.

i have many other photos on my flickr click here if you wanna check them out. i may post some more later on.

see what you think and leave me some constructive crits. cheers

[Abby]

I think your work is fabulous, keep going at it. You have a great eye. I love your bike shots and sunset shots in your portfolio.
Thanks for sharing them.
As for this picture I think that it's missing some contrast. The petal on the right is all lit up but then the center of the flower is really busy so I think that they fight with each other a little bit. maybe you could bring down the back drop to more of a white and then lower the contrast on the right petal to bring your attention the center of the flower?
But your picture, I think, is set up great with the center of the flower of to the side. Over all your work is amazing!!

[Sime]

Yeah, great stuff!... welcome aboard... look forward to seeing lots more of your shots.. this one above, great color... nice and sharp.. i'd personally try a slightly diff crop.. in fom the right a bit (get rid of that dot) and up from the bottom a bit to lose a bit of the strong, slightly distracting green to bring the focus back to the main flower bit.. anyways, welcome!... s

[phlyersphan]

Welcome! I don't think I would change a thing with this photo. Thanks for sharing!

[kelly]

15? really? WOW. Very nice picture!

[clockdoc]

Hi Grant,
Welcome to the group. Nice work for your first posting with your Nikon D40. It would help us greatly if you could post some EXIF data such as lens used, focal length, f/stop and shutter speed as well as ISO. I realize the data is available on your flickr link but it saves considerable time if it is posted with the photo. Do you have a particular area of photography to which you are leaning? I look forward to seeing more of your work posted here.

[xxpinballxx]

I gotta say I love some of the shots got there. Seems to me you are well ahead of the curve for your age. Great work! This shot is really nice..I like the composition but think a slightly wider crop might have given it a little more.
Hope to see more....and welcome!

[grantcarlin]

thanks for the comments everyone, all greatly appreciated.

im looking into sports photography, but anything would be fantastic.

i dont know how much EXIF data to put so ill just put all of it

Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 280
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV

Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 72 dpi
Y-Resolution: 72 dpi
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Date and Time: 2007:09:08 18:53:47
YCbCr Positioning: Co-Sited
Date and Time (Original): 2007:09:07 20:26:29
Date and Time (Digitized): 2007:09:07 20:26:28
Compressed Bits per Pixel: 4 bits
Maximum Lens Aperture: 50/10
Metering Mode: Pattern
Sub-Second Time: 60
Sub-Second Time (Original): 60
Sub-Second Time (Digitized): 60
Color Space: sRGB
Sensing Method: One-chip colour area sensor
CFA Pattern: BLUE GREEN GREEN RED
Digital Zoom Ratio: 1/1
Focal Length In 35mm Film: 82
Unique Image ID: CB02EEC461A2406FB12691284A9BC3D4
Tag::EXIF::0xEA1D: 4156
Compression: JPEG
Image Width: 1493 pixels
Image Height: 669 pixels