Dear All

With it being a little too windy and rainy to explore outside today, I've looked around in the house to produce these first monochrome images. C/C very appreciated..

Twigs_1 (1/[email protected] & Internal Flash - Lightly touched in PS Elements)



Twigs_2 (1/[email protected] & Internal Flash - Again, lightly touched in PS Elements)

Hey Chris,

I think I explained myself incorrectly.. I didn't mean to reposition items, etc but to clone out such things as shadows or distracting parts..

Sorry

Thanks,

Phil.

Dear All,

Ok, the moment of truth.. Having been playing with different exposures and Shutter Speeds, I've attached my best two images for your opinions. I welcome the constructive criticism..

"Flower on Window"


1/350 @F4.0

"Candles on Window"


1/180 @F8.0

Both of these images have been touched up using Photoshop Elements. I feel that with the flower, the Window might be distracting..? Once I get more confident with PS, I can start moving things around..

Hey, I'm in a similar boat. I'm picking up all my new kit on Friday but won't get a chance to fire off a few shots in anger until Tuesday at the earliest - I have to spend the weekend fitting a shower and tiling a Room!

Oh well..

I'll post an image on the "your photos" area when I can. I'm sure it'll raise a smile or two

Hi MX Veteran,

Nice to see that I'm not alone out there.. Sounds like you've had quite an adventure.. I think the only thing I can do is learn to walk before I run!

Hi Clarky,

Thanks for the message. I know I have good kit.. I just got to learn!

Thanks to you both for your support..

Phil.

Dear All,

I thought it best to quickly introduce myself.

Having been away from the film SLR area for about 16 years, I recently began to get excited about Photography again. Having looked hard into What Camera to begin building myself up on, I was strongly advised to go for the K10 over the competition. Besides this, it was comfortable to hold - Something I was always taught..

Having come from film SLR, I can already appreciate what different apertures and Shutter speeds can do to an image - I just have to remember, that's all! I'm going to be shooting most in jpeg format to begin with before moving over to RAW (and this is where I think I'm going to be needing some help!) I'm certainly not used to post-processing

I've been looking on the Forum for about a month now and gaining a lot of inspiration from everyone - I cannot explain how excited I am at getting behind the viewfinder again.

I'm getting my new Kit on Friday next - the K10 (with the 18-55 Lens) & Battery Grip along with the Sigma 70-300 Zoom/Macro Lens.

Once I get comfortable using the K10, I'll start posting the occasional image for opinions, advice and learning..

Anyway, that's me..

With kind Regards,

Phil.