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Hi. I am a new member here. I took these pics about a month ago, when I was visiting Oregon. They are exactly as they were taken. I have never tried editing photos before. As I said in my introduction thread, I have always had an interest in photography, but I have never shared my pics with anybody. Anyways, here they are. Let me know what you think.

I don't have the luxury of just bringing my cmaera to a photography store and was just wondering just how hard cleaning a sensor is. I haven't taken off my lens since i bought it, which has been about 9 months. Even though i haven't been switching back and forth from lens to lens i can still see some dust on my sensor in some of my pics. When i get a new lens(which will be very soon), i plan on ...

I'm in the process of buying a few new lenses. One of them will be the 50mm f/1.8 and the other will most likely be a tele. I've seen hoods for both lenses that i'm looking at. I was just wondering if you need a hood for certain lenses.

I name this picture as "Waiting...". I saw this part of the tree trunk yesterday at the park and had a strange feelings about it. And ...... it seems like it was waiting for his prey. ...... but he was staring at me .........

wondered down to the marina near my house today. ended up getting some cool shots but i kept going back to look at this one. lemme know what you guys think!

Hi everyone! I have to write a 5 page paper on photography for school. It can't be a history or how-two, and i feel I'm left with little to no options. Any thoughts? I dont even know where to start.

one of my friends was nice enough to let me take pictures of her today, here's some of what i came up with. any suggestions or anything for next time i do something like this? (sorry if these are inappropriate in any way, i wasn't too sure) 1. 2. (kinda dark i know :/) 3. all of them were lit by 1 sb80dx shot through an 18x26 softbox only post was converting raw to ...

ISO: 200, A: F/4.4, S 1/256 ISO: 200, A: F/4.4, S 1/256 on a side note: those seedpods actualy explode with great force when disturbed when they are ripe and can throw the seeds over several yards. If u ever see these things and there are small children around tell them to go pick some of those pods and get some candid shots of their reaction :P oh yeah, the sap from the leafs ...

Here are a couple photos I took this weekend on our hike. How is my editing? I know part of #2 is 'blown out'...how do you prevent that (besides shooting at a different time). Does it totally ruin the photo? 1. 2.

Hey guys, real quick question. I just ordered the Canon 70-200L f/4 USM non IS and am going to be using it with my Rebel XS. Do I need a Tripod collar for it or should it be fine just being supported by my Rebel mount? I don't want to damage the mount. Thanks in advance. : )

Just wondering if this is normal or if I should be seeking help. It seems that I am obsessed with my new found hobby. I am taking my camera everywhere, just in case. Every where I go I try to think what everything would look like in an exposure. I am constanly on these forums reading tips and looking at photos. Yesterday I sat out on my deck in 30 degree weather for 1 1/2 hours just ...

Went looking at computers today. I really like the Mac. What are your thoughts as far as doing things with pictures?

Ok, now that I realized that my desired Canon Rebel XSI is a bit out of my price range, what would be a good DSLR in the range of around $500?

I'm in the process of buying a few new lenses. One of them will be the 50mm f/1.8 and the other will most likely be a tele. I've seen hoods for both lenses that i'm looking at. I was just wondering if you need a hood for certain lenses.

So, my girlfriend went and met a photographer a few weeks ago for her very first photo shoot. After seeing the pictures this photographer took and of course seeing how much it cost for us to keep only 7 of the pictures, I decided that it didn't look all that difficult and that I would give it a shot. We walked down to the water and I played with the camera until I figured out how to take a photo ...

Hey again guys, still a noob here, and I really love waterscapes. Any C&C on these few are welcome. Shot with a D90, 18-200mm lens @f/22, etc etc. Sorry there's no EXIF, they're single RAW HDRs. 1. 2. 3. 4. I know there's a shadow on the last one, but I can't be bothered didging/cloning i out as it would take sooo long to do right. Thanks for stopping by.

Congrats Chris! I was just there 7 months ago, I know how you feel! Even had the whole "mama had complications" thing going on, except mine was after we got home. Congratulations!!

Here's my first attempt at 'panography.' I'm sure it wasn't invented by Mareen Fischinger, but it seemed to be popularized by here. Then again, I might be wrong o.o I kinda messed up. I resized the Portrait shots as I would the Landscaped ones, I shouldn't have. Maybe next time I'll resize by percentage. http://flickr.com/photos/31077549@N07/3018765754/

What I found this morning in the grass between the ponds.

I wonder if anyone can help me. I have just started photography and I'm still finding my way around my camera. I have been asked to take photo's of my girlfriends touch rugby team and some action shots this week for a website. I tried using "sports scene" mode and all sorts of different settings but all my pictures came out blurred. The games are in the evening so they play under flood lights but...