Plants - not Flowers.

[Cadira]

I have just bought my first camera and thought I would take part in the weekly assignments but would also welcome some critique to improve my shots as I am still learning the basics.

This is my very first assignment but i feel it is too dark but seemed to be the best one out of the ones that I did using different settings.



Camera: Sony DSLR A300
Date picture was taken : 08/06/2009
Shutter time: 1/125s
Aperture: f5.6
ISO Speed 100
Focal Length 70.0
Flash: yes
White balance Auto

Look forward to hearing some improvement ideas

[Gonzo13]

Cadira, first let's say congradulations on getting a DSLR. They are fun to play with. Personally I would have used a smaller aperture. I think that I would not have put the center of the plant in the center of the frame, maybe turned the camera so it wasn't facing directly into the center of the plant doing that would have made it so that the center was to one side of the frame kind of following the rule of thirds. It's a decent shot, keep it up.

[Cadira]

Thanks very much for your comments.

I am going to give it another go and I'll re-post the results

[Cadira]

I have had another go at this shot by taking on board feedback however i feel there is still something not quite right about this shot.

The original shot was taken with the plant positioned on a dark background and this one was sitting on a white background does it now look over exposed?



Camera: Sony DSLR A300
Date picture was taken : 18/06/2009
Shutter time: 1/125s
Aperture: f3.5
ISO Speed 100
Focal Length 18
Flash: yes
White balance Auto

Further feedback greatly appreciated