Hi Griff,
1st tip, leave room for the subject to enter or leave the frame; looking at the pelican it`s beak is butting right against the edge of frame, it would look much better had it been more to the left.

2nd tip, Sharpness matters, always use the highest shutter speed you can, remember you can up the ISO to 400 without any noticable difference in noise levels in reasionably well lit scenes. Focus on the subject; in image 4 it looks like you have focused on the water drops behind the bird.

3rd tip, pay attention to the background, in your last 2 images there is a reflection of a pole, and quite a lot of weed, far to distracting.

4th tip, don`t be discouraged, practice really does make a difference.

5th tip, if posting several images for c&c, number them, it makes it easier to refer to specific photo`s.

Hope the above helps, of course other more worthy people may have better ideas.

Davex.

Is this the most banal set of postings ever?

Particularly like no2, any PP?

Quite an accolade, it was the K20 review on this site that eventually persuaded me to get one, and have been very happy with my choice, other reviews for the K7 have been good, but slightly muted, the TR review realy does show the excellence of the K7. ah well, might as well start saving up. Thanks Amin, i think

Davex.

The latest issue of Amateur Photographer (5 Sept) suggest doing this as a method to correct JPEG white balance, methinks it`s just another way to crack a nut.

Davex.

This is Thordells version;



She did not want to post it without my permission. Am happy for anyone to play with any images I post for C&C, seeing other peoples take on things helps me learn.

Martin, that is brilliant.

Many thanks for the time you both have taken, have definately learned something here, am off to practice.

Davex.

Please do Martin, am still learning with powerpoint and would be interested to see your take on it.

Davex.

Thanks for that Jackie,
will have a go tommorrow, when I have some time.

Davex.

Thanks Jackie,
The problem I have is that my wife loves this image and wants me to do a large fabric print.
I agree with you, it does lack a feature, perhaps the views above may help to change her mind

Davex.

Anybody had any experience of these?