Old Well Pump

[twgray]

This is one of my very first shots taken with my DSLR. After having sat out most of the digital revolution, I am still getting the feel for everything, including the editing software and lingo. Woould be curious to hear some thoughts from others on here.

Canon EOS DIGITAL 400D REBEL XTi
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/500Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F14
ISO Speed
400
Flash
Off

[jughead]

Isn't it a bit out of focus?And I think you should pick another point of view that does not include that pipe in the lower left and those branches...
Move to the right and shoot from a lower angle and open the aperture wider (f5.6 maybe?) to blur the background might give a more interesting result,well that's my opinion...

[twgray]

I don't understand the blur, it doesn't show on my file, but when I post the html it does. Maybe I'm not holding my tongue right. Thanks for the input.