Flying Flag

[KingJimmy]

Flying Flag - http://picasaweb.google.com/Jimmy.Humphrey/ArtzyFartzy/photo#5150650277073036770

Taken on a Canon S5 IS. Thoughts?

[jiminyClickit]

KingJimmy, Welcome

It's unusual to crop like that, because it looks random and does not favor the flag in motion. Is this straight from camera, or an edit?

On your other one, if the apple were in focus, that would be a good photo.

[KingJimmy]

Thanks jiminy. It's straight from the camera. I took the photo in a hotel parking lot where there was a big flag flying about 300 feet away up a hill. I zoomed in rather closely and used a macro focus on my camera.

As for the apple, I liked it myself when I took the picture, but upon closer inspection I noticed the marble coutner just to the left of the apple ended up in focus instead of the apple. I took the picture at night in my kitchen with just a clock radio light on outside of the shot. Any suggestions on how to make it more crisp?

Also, this was my first post here. Out of curiosity, how do I post an image directly into the post without just linking to it?

Thanks,

Jimmy

[jiminyClickit]

KingJimmy,

Here's a link to several photo host sites. Lots of us use Flickr; shop around for one you like, then go here:

Posting Pictures from Photo Sharing Sites (A visual guide)

for more help on posting.

Mother Nature makes the best crisp apples. Yours could use more light and a first definite focus (half depressed shutter) on apple front, then move camera over (keep finger on shutter release) if you want to include counter, then take photo.