A few shots from a beginner

[bdpAKAknox]

here are some of my shots from over the past month or so.
This is my first stab at photography. Im useing a Cannon S2 IS.

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Any suggestions and comments would be helpful.

[TheJ]

They look nice.

[jojotherider]

I like #5 but what is that purple thing in the middle?

#8 is nice also, but perhaps could've been better without the stuff in the foreground.

I'm no photographer, but that's how I see it.

keep up the good work.

Joel

[bdpAKAknox]

#5 the coast line shot. The purple stuff on the hill are flowers.

#8 ya i was thinking about cropping out the newpaper holders

[GeneralGeeWhiz]

The firetruck is a very nice shot

[bdpAKAknox]

thank you, thats one of my better panning shots. Hand held too

[TOOFAST88]

They look nice.

Plus one.

[nSj77h]

I really the bird on the fence one

[bdpAKAknox]

ya, that bastered is loud though. But he has a nest in my roof so ill wait till the babys hatch before i but a BB through its face.
Not really but it is annoying.

And i added another shot.

[Fahren]

how do you make your pictures look so much like the add shots for the S2 IS, i have that camera and i can never seem to get shots that clear.

[bdpAKAknox]

how do you make your pictures look so much like the add shots for the S2 IS, i have that camera and i can never seem to get shots that clear.

I just try to visualize what my photo will look like when its printed or on a screen. I can often find myself adjusting the shot on my camera because im thinking ahead of what it will look like.
Evenutally after alot of practice you just have sort of an eye for what you think looks good.
I took 2 semesters of a photography class in highschool so i guess that helps aswell. The best advice i can give you is to get out to new spot, try to shoot new subjects, and keep practiceing.

[cavallino333]

Nice shots. I have the S2 IS as well its a great camera.