Christmas Cat
by djayk

Comment by MaryO:
Very cute! Like the DOF and the softness for this image.

Christmas Cat
by djayk

Comment by tjbel05:
Beautiful christams kitty.

Girl on Horse
by djayk

Comment by cornettcag:
The scattered reds are interesting - mane ties, girl's hair, sleeve button, lips and earring.

Christmas Cat
by djayk

Comment by KarenNfld:
This is adorable!

Girl on Horse
by djayk

Comment by option:
I think it looks pretty good, maybe move her head off center a bit. She has a very calm look to her. If you shoot it again, try to get her to smile a little more. Im not sure if that would improve it, but its something to consider.

Reggae Holiday Portrait
by djayk

Comment by bood:
nice horse shot

Reggae Holiday Photo
by djayk

Comment by djayk:
Thanks, I'll give it a try!

Reggae Holiday Photo
by djayk

Comment by Jutilda:
OK - first of all I'd play with levels and/or curves, to enrich the horse's tones. The red is nice and vivid and he seems a touch "dull" in comparison. Also, play with brightness and contrast. I think with those three things, you'll have a winner!!!

old barn
by djayk

Comment by djayk:
Thank you for the comments. These are what I need! I did get PS Elements and am trying to learn it. This one WAS brightened!Yikes! Anyway, I usually crop tight with the camera and then more. Today I shot this and was so busy trying to "fix" it, I forgot to crop. As soon as I posted it, the trees on the left yelled out "Ha! We are here!" I may have dust, my lenses are about 15 yrs old and have never been serviced (formerly used with F90). I will keep plugging along and I do appreciate you taking the time to comment, useful ones, too! PS WHat is sensor dust? I posted another photo of the same barn, is it any better? Also, this is Nebraska, everything is Flat! Pretty, in a flat, rural way.

Message edited by author 2006-11-01 17:49:18.

old barn
by djayk

Comment by alexjack:
HI Donna, thought I'd offer my 2 cents here. I saw your Train pic and thought it was great - good eye. But some of the same problems are here too. First, there is obvious sensor dust in the photo - that needs to go. Second, the colors are drab, you need to invest in some editing software, even Elements can do wonders. Photoshop of course is best. Levels, Hue/Sat , maybe some sharpening all would help. In camera cropping is a problem, with the building on the L - that is a big distraction, the power lines on the right are too. You may want to consider a polarizing filter, the sky is very flat. Finally, here is the most important point, keep shooting, you've got a great eye, just need some work on the stuff above, which honestly is pretty easy and you'll really progress. NIce job, keep it up.

Jack