First good shots with my camera

[Maggie Sharp]

I'm finally using my Nikon D3000 on manual settings, and from that I've resulted in a few good shots. Here they are:


Red Rose


Sunset in New Norfolk, Tasmania


Rain drops on a rose leaf


Rain drops on a rose leaf (My favourite of the two)

Also, I was wondering if anyone could help me out, I want to enter my dog in a calendar competition but I can't seem to get the right colour quality when I photograph her, or any animals for that matter... Any ideas?

[jakethepig]

Hi Maggie and a warm welcome to DPS. You made a great start, these pictures are excellent. A lovely vibrant red rose and a gogeous suset. The water drops are so sharp in the last two. This is very nice work. Thank you for sharing them with us. I look forward to seeing more of your work. Enjoy your time here and have fun.

Dave.

[bascott]

Welcome to DPS Maggie! This is a great first post, love the colors and detail. You might want to post your dog's picture along with EXIF data, then maybe you could get some suggestions.

[Maggie Sharp]

Thank you, Dave and Brian.

Here's a photo;

And some further details:
F-stop:F4.5
Exposure Time:1/30 sec.
ISO speed: 100

See what I mean about the colouring??

[Tenzin'sMom]

These are just wonderful, Maggie! The last is my favorite -- love the composition. Welcome to DPS; I'm glad you've joined us here.

[Maggie Sharp]

Originally Posted by Tenzin'sMom

These are just wonderful, Maggie! The last is my favorite -- love the composition. Welcome to DPS; I'm glad you've joined us here.

Thanks, Helen!

[leonaashlee]

Maggie, WELCOME to DPS
These are really lovely shots Maggie, and a great selection too. The rose is stunning..your composition of them all is wonderful too. Great work and can't wait to see more.

[PrimeTime]

Hi maggie, welcome to DPS. Great job with your manual settings. You've gotten great exposures on all of these shots. There is nothing wrong with your dog photo, it just needs the levels adjusted in post processing. Not shure what processing program you are using, but if you bring up the levels tool and move the center slider to the right it will correct the issue. You could also use the curves tool by pulling the center of the line down to get the same result. Here is your pup with some adjustments..........

[xoxoMissAshlee]

Those are beautiful...I especially love the sunset.
Nice shots!

[SoxAddict]

Beautiful job. The last is my favorite too.