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Hi folks I am a new member (I mean like bought a camera on saturday and took my first photos on sunday new!!) So here I am posting my first efforts and I hope some of you guys will give me your opinion and tell me where I am going wrong. Looking forward to your comments (be gentle with me) Jim
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Old 11-16-2009, 11:51 AM
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Welcome Nice work for the 1st day out with a new rig I like the perspective of the 1st one and the 4th and I like the way you have found the little building hiding in the woods Keep shooting
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Old 11-16-2009, 12:55 PM
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Very nice work for the first day out!! My favorites are the last two, but the first two are promising, too. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 11-16-2009, 01:15 PM
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These ae nice photos!!!!TFS and welcome to DPS!!!
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Old 11-16-2009, 01:17 PM
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Hi and welcome! Those are nice shots - I think you capture mood and lighting very well. Can't wait to see more.
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Old 11-16-2009, 01:19 PM
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WELCOME to DPS
I love the first and last photos of your set...those are really lovely.
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Old 11-16-2009, 01:28 PM
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Welcome to DPS. You have a beautiful set of photos. Are you sure this is your first day out?
One suggestion (and not everyone will agree with this): on the first shot, beautiful as it stands, if you lower the camera slightly to remove all of the sky, I think the effect would be really great. You can also accomplish this by cropping the sky out in post processing. One great photographer, Elliot Porter, took essentially all of his photos without sky. I do NOT agree with this point of view, but I do think that your photo #1 really lends itself to that technique. Used selectively, his no sky approach can be quite exceptional.
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Old 11-16-2009, 01:33 PM
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Welcome to DPS....
Very nice shots....I love the first, fourth and fifth pic best.....keep coming back and posting.
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Old 11-16-2009, 01:39 PM
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Old 11-16-2009, 01:40 PM
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Hi and welcome! Great images, you captured some lovely scenery. I think my particular favourites are the first and last. Can't wait to see more.
 

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