Insence lighting

Im Bob, a 16 year old high school student and I just started

photographing. If you have any comments or tips Id really appreciate

it. This photo's from my visit to Chiangmai, Thailand this past

summer at a Buddhist Temple.

You're 16, you just started photographing, and you bought an N80? That's a heck of a way to start. Nice picture, though--the diagonal lines are very strong. I wasn't there, of course, but the background looks intriguing; I would like to have seen more of it. Be careful about using your zoom lens--just because you can zoom in to 70mm doesn't mean that you should. Everyone who gets their first zoom lens instantly thinks that the tightest possible framing is the best. A looser crop would be interesting to look at, partly because I think the diagonal lines in the ceiling could be more emphasized.