My first efforts after stepping up to dSLR.

[thegman]

Hello to all forum members and thank you for letting me join. I have recently moved up to dSLR from csc in ''auto'' mode and I am trying to learn as much as I can. I am amazed at the quality of photgraphs I see each day on the forum. I have attached a few of my better efforts and would appreciate all your comments. I am not sure which genre I prefer so I am constantly just shooting at everything



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#2

#3

#4

#5

[Digital]

Welcome to CiC.
You have some very interesting images posted. Keep up the good work.


Bruce

[Stagecoach]

Gerry, welcome to CiC. A good varied series of images all of which show you are managing the exposure and focus well.

Grahame

[travis4567]

Welcome Gerry. Very nice images especially #1.

[rpcrowe]

Welcome to the most friendly photo forum on the web. All are nice images but, I agree with Travis; #1 is my favorite...

[deetheturk]

Hi Gerry,and welcome to CiC,nice images,#1 is my pick also Troon looks very different since the last time i visited

David

[IzzieK]

Hi Gerry........welcome to CiC. I too prefer #1, but like #3 and 4 too...anyway your intro post is very nice. Congratulations for stepping up to a DSLR. If this is your first effort, I must say you got a good eye for composition...

[John 2]

Hi Gerry, just to be different, I like 2 and 4 but a good eye and a nice set.

[thegman]

David, thanks for you comments, if only Troon did look like this. These shots were all taken during a recent visit to Antigua.

[Shadowman]

Welcome to the group.

Nice images.

[thegman]

Thank you Bruce :-)

[thegman]

Thank you Grahame

[thegman]

Thank you Isabel for your comments, I have read many of your comments and find them very constructional

[thegman]

Thank you John, hopefully more to follow

[thegman]

Thank you Travis, I also done #1 in B&W just to experiment

[thegman]

Thank you Richard, I really liked this as the little girl looked so happy singing and dancing outside her house.... I just feel a bit awkward doing street stuff?

[bnnrcn]

Welcome to CIC,I like your images,waiting for the others

[flashback]

Welcome Gerry.
To me flowers is flowers and birds is birds, the story is in the people. To that end I like #'s 1, 4 & 5.
#1 is great, maybe a tighter crop because the interest is with the two kids.
#3 is great as is. Hard not to smile when I look at that image.
#5 is also great. Interesting thing about street photography, you capture a moment in time and it's up to the viewer to interpret the image. I don't know if they are a couple, or just two random people, are they angry, upset, annoyed? Dunno, that's what makes the image good, the not knowing.
Great shots all (okay, even the flower and bird.)

[thegman]

Jack thanks for your comments:
#1 the children were happy playing unaware I was there
#4 also makes me smile as both these young ladies are so full of life, and to get them together was a real bonus
#5 the old guy was being hurried along, much to his displeasure by the look

I'm enjoying the street photography most I think, less manufactured or posing, more natural. I just need to get over the fact I feel intrusive. :-D

[patrickjohnson]

Great work!You have captured some awesome images.