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[brokenenglish]

alright so my name's rob, im 22, i live in south devon.

i've had a D-SLR for about a year now and experimented with it a few times but haven't quite managed to get the best out of it yet. i don't know if you can really get that from these pics or not but everything i take seems to come out very flat, quite murky, no real depth or detail. i think its quite probably me having got one of the settings wrong, im trying to get to grips with apertures, ISO, exposure lengths, so many numbers....

anyway these are a couple of my best ones, if you've got any tips then fire away. im looking to improve my technical ability and increase the variety of shots i can take. i think i have a fairly decent eye for what might make a good shot, i just want to be able to get the best out of the camera. cheers.

 

[Flash In The Pan]

Welcome to TP, Rob, you've some nice shots there, I love the expression on the dog's face in the second one

 

[Kerioak]

Hi Rob

Welcome to TP. Going by the shots you have posted I would agree that you have a good eye

 

[D.S.]

Hi there, nice pics!

What PP do you do?

Bumping up the saturation a bit in Photoshop (or Gimp is a free version) can really bring life into pics looking a bit dull.

 

[antc]

Welcome

 

[brokenenglish]

Hi there, nice pics!

What PP do you do?

Bumping up the saturation a bit in Photoshop (or Gimp is a free version) can really bring life into pics looking a bit dull.

You're right that does make it a lot more vibrant. I'll bear that in mind. Maybe i'm being an idiot but what do you mean by PP?

thanks for all your welcomes.

 

[D.S.]

Post processing, tinkering in photoshop, resizing, add borders and such like to get the best out of the picture.

Check out this thread - http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=68159

I'm no expert, only had my camera since August but picked up a load of tips reading this site.

 

[Tommo B]

Hi Rob. Pics are great! As suggested, little bit of PP & you're there. Welcome to the forum.

 

[Joe T]

Welcome!

 

[RogDen31]

Hello and Welcome

 

[Galaxy66]

Hi and to the forum

Is that your cavalier? I would sooooooooo love a tricolour

 

[brokenenglish]

Hi and to the forum

Is that your cavalier? I would sooooooooo love a tricolour

Yeah that's one of them, I have two. The other one's actually younger and a bit cuter but Oscar's the more interesting to photograph because he always looks thoughtful. And he likes stones.

 

[Galaxy66]

Yeah that's one of them, I have two. The other one's actually younger and a bit cuter but Oscar's the more interesting to photograph because he always looks thoughtful. And he likes stones.

I have two also, they are much better pets in pairs.

 

[mercmanuk]

Hi i like the last shot, nice milky look to the water, fresh and clean.

Regards Mark.