dano1

Hey all,

This was my first time shooting fireworks. I'd like to know if

there's anything I did wrong, or if there's any photo editing I could

do to improve it.

The image was shot in Raw (Sony ARW) and I used UFRaw as I'm currently

on Linux. Exposure time was 8 seconds at f/5.6 at ISO 100. I went

manual exposure on this one.

Thanks,

Dan

Thoughts? Opinions?

Thanks, Dan

This was taken at my neice's baptism earlier this month. The woman

holding my niece is my sister, who is the child's aunt.

Comments appreciated,

Thanks,

Dan O'Connell

Hey all. Of all the non-family photos that I took at the beach house

this last summer, this one is my favorite.

The two boys out in the water are my two oldest nephews, they will

both be 9 soon. They went out there to wash off after a day playing

in the sand.

Dan O.

Hey all. This is a photo I took last Thanksgiving at my sister's

house. My eldest sister was playing the piano that night, so I set up

the tripod. I used a lens I got off eBay for $18, which was all I

could afford at the time.

I used the shutter cord to release the shutter and hoped for the best.

Timing was crititical, as I was using about 1/8th of a sec for

shutter speed. The only light that was shining directly on the

subject was the light for the sheet notes. There was a small amount

of ambient light coming from the kitchen.

I developed in in D76, but alas, I was new to the whole develop thing,

and left a lot of marks on the neg. I spent a good hour retouching

the photo, trying not to alter it.

Hope you like it,

Dan O.

Hey all. Maybe it's just me being an amatuer, but I really didn't expect to get ratings of only half the maximum.

What could be improved with this photo? Is it the sharpness? Is it the fact that the subject is a simple pepper plant?

I really thought that this photo was excellent in regards to light and shaddow. I also thought the composition was pretty good, especially the way I kept a shallow dof, and an almost plain background.

What can I do to improve?

Thanks,

Dan O.

Hey all. I took this photo in my father's garden around the time of

the golden hour. I realize that the whole plant isn't sharp, but I

really don't see a problem with that. What's important is that the

part that I focused on, the top leaves, are in focus.

It's one of the first images off my new Maxxum/Dynax 5. I really like

the thing.

Well, let me know what you think,

Dan O.