first pic posted with dslr looking for feedback

I hope I did this right, never mind the dust and the speaker wire. Thanks

A simple scotch tape to hang the wire could have made this picture. Don't give me your "never mind the speaker wire". Picture don't work that way. If it's in the picture, it's impossible NOT to see it.

your right, I should have picked a better one. Is the exposure and stuff ok though? My bad

Exposure looks OK to me, depending on what your going for. The flash seems to wash out the bronze of the statue, could be warmed up a bit, of course this is just my opinion.

Hi, I wasn't going for any effect, just playing around with the camera in the house. There isn't any bronze in the sculpture. I shouldn't have used the flash with the lights on inside. Got it. 1 more tomm. Then no more til the weather warms up. And the rest will be outside with more interesting stuff lol

thanks,.

Well I am one lazy dog but even I dust objects before i photograph them and i too would go for a little warmer. But this is the way you learn. I am sure you will improve rapidly as time progresses. Just keep shooting.

I see in this photo that you, like many with a new camera, are anxious to use it and see what it will do. You have to this point learned how to get a picture and post it in a forum. Next step is to improve your subjects and composition. Play with the settings and be critical of your results. As you look through the photos on this site and some other photography sites you will see what you like and what you don't. That will give you something to try to repeat yourself. Shoot a lot, critique a lot, and then work on improving a lot. Personally, I am in that phase in my learning curve now. Ha! Have fun with your picture taking. The digital doesn't cost to play like back in the film camera days, so play. Ha!

Thanks for the encouragement. I will keep on truckinig. After the first pic I don't think they can get much worst. By warmer do you mean turning down the exposure or doing work in post production? Or adjusting the white balance settings?

You can play with your white balance in camera and see what results you get (good way to learn about it) or in post, depending on your program, mine is labeled color temperature.

I must be better at macros. I hope, again testing. I did take one more but it's for tomm and it's not a macro

Does it pass?

As you get into the craft you'll see that a few things are basic, like focus, exposure and depth of field. Comments on the basics are helpful and understandable. Just about everything else is personal opinion, so is worthwhile to hear but may not be a fact and require a change.

Ok, food for thought. Thanks

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I must be better at macros. I hope, again testing. I did take one more but it's for tomm and it's not a macro

Does it pass?

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OK. Found it. The general idea is one pic per thread in the Photo Critique and Photo Feedback forum, so that may be why it did not receive any specific comments. That way all the comments are about one image. If you want feedback on this image, would be better to start a new thread. You can also start a thread in the 365 Daily forum if you want a place to add more of your own photos in 1 thread.

The image of the car needs less attention in the foreground. Set it back from the edge of the table. The edges are distracting. Other than that it looks good.

First photo: as mentioned, I'd pull the speaker wire out of the way. If using flash, move the subject further away from the wall because there are harsh shadows created on the wall behind it. Possibly get a little lower and shoot it level rather than from slightly above.

Second photo: I like this one better. As mentioned, move it away from the edge of the table. Had you done that, you may have gotten more reflection from the car on the table, but the reflection is cut off. Definitely like the fact that you don't have the harsh shadows in this as were in the first.

Good first attempts. All of us have to start somewhere. If possible, can you reshoot the car--just move it back away from the edge but try to stay the same distance away as you did in this photo. And be sure to use the same lighting. Hopefully you will get another reflection. If so, try moving the image within your frame. By that I mean try having the dividing line of the reflection be smack across the middle of your photo then try it again having the line be 1/3 from the bottom of your image. Zoom, zoom.

you lost me there lol, thanks for the advise and it is the only way to learn. I'll try that down the road. Practice is all I need. The elephant will be put to rest. The only elephant's I'll be taking pics of are the real one's

I like the elephant sculpture and would clean him up and try some different settings; maybe close to some natural light by a window, without the flash, etc., You might be surprised what you can come up with. Keep at it!!!

the pictures are fine but something id like to suggest that you take with you on your journey to learning photography. a half ass job is a mindset. so stop it while youre new. dont show any picture with a "dont midn the dust/speaker wire" you make yourself look bad and shows you couldnt put a slight effort into making a simple image look proper. take this with you forward. there are enough mediocre photographers that plague the net and world. you could have shot it with a smartphone and put it less effort.

next time, clean the statue. rub some polish into it to bring its luster out. get the flash a bit off center (if you have an off camera flash, which u should since theyre very cheap) and tape the wire out of the way.

its also a bit disrespectful if youre looking for advice and help from us but couldnt be bothered to put in a little effort on your part. its a back and forth respect to one another.

to me, the exposure is off because the flash shadow is clearly shown and looks..well.. amateurish. we all need to start somewhere but learning how to blend ambient light with flash is an art.

it all sounds harsh but its a work ethic you should implement moving forward. never do a half ass job. thats what instagram and facebook is for.

Thanks, rocketman122, your critique was last but not the least important. I've but on my study hat and will try to put my best pic forward. And yes the truth hurts.