Pipes

[wattashot]

I took this with a Nikon D5000. Im new to photography and was playing around with the settings and found silhouette. It was next to a window so I was able to get good natural light to the left of it. Giving it a pretty cool image so I think. What could I have possible done to make this a better shot?

[buttershug]

I'm new too, so take my thoughts with a grain of salt.

In terms of composition, what were you thinking of as the focal point of the image? The result focuses my eye on the bottom left-hand corner of the photo, however I have a feeling that you intended for the pipe to be the focus. Asking myself this question before taking any photo has helped improve my results.

[wattashot]

Hey thanks for the point made..... the front pipe was what I was focusing on, however with the setting and the lighting on the picture it does look as though it was the left bottom of the picture. You brought a very important point to my attention though that I should focus on the main point of my photo.