Hey guys! Just gotten my Canon 400D last week with a Sigma 18-50mm f2.8. Here are some of the first few shots I took with the camera. Comments and criticism welcomed. Thank you!

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This post has been edited by viNcee: May 26 2008, 11:43 PM

loved the 2nd pic...dunno why but 1st pic, the background very distracting n bright...

Thanks!

I think it's probably cause of the thick brown thing on the top right corner of the photo.

color not very vibrant but I like the bokeh effect
and the photo is SHARP

so sweet and soft...

i like the 2nd one.........

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Hey guys, thanks for all the feedback! I guess the first one is quite phailed

Lesson learnt: Pay attention to the background and make sure its not distracting the viewer from the main subject.

ya have to pay a lot attention viewing ur viewfinder..
no1 comment about ur 1st pic because of the colour not bright enough and its too soft.. compare with ur 2nd photo...
its consider very good for starting...

keep it up, post more photo, it will help u improve...

Thanks for the comments Yea, I realize I'm always not paying enough attention to the viewfinder. I now consciously remind myself to look into every detail in the viewfinder before fully pressing that shutter button.

I want to shoot and post more also but nothing interesting to shoot at home

#1 has better angle i find, in fact could improve further. good attempt!
#2 has better contrast. angle not nice.

Thanks for all the comments so far Got a few more shots to add.

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Actually not that happy with them but do advice on how to improve. Thank you!

Edit: Forgot to number them.

This post has been edited by viNcee: May 16 2008, 01:22 AM

#3 seems out of focus, or i should say, i dont know what are you focusing for #3?

This post has been edited by keith_hjinhoh: May 17 2008, 06:14 PM

Was trying to capture the pattern of all the leaves leading into the branch. Maybe should've used a smaller aperture?

This post has been edited by viNcee: May 16 2008, 01:23 AM

#4 is a good effort but you probably need more contrast between the subject and the background. At the moment, the subject is too similar to the background.

edited: noticed the wrong number

This post has been edited by zio: May 16 2008, 01:40 PM

4. is nice

Thanks zio and 168257061 for the comments. Really, really appreciate it

Here's a few more shots of some vandalized and stolen public property.

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As usual, do help me to improve. Thank you and have a nice day!

among the four i think the last one stands out of the bunch..the first 3 are very normal snapshots...keep up the good work!!

PS: i am not encouraging you to follow the sengetism trend

1 , 2 , 3 is abit tight...
#4 is just nice again

Thanks! Haha. Sengetism nice ma I think it makes photos of ordinary objects that little bit more appealing and interesting


Thank you for the comments A bit tight means I should leave more empty space around the subject?

Will be going to Langkawi this wed. Hopefully can get some nice shots

This post has been edited by viNcee: May 27 2008, 03:05 AM

Shots from the Langkawi bird paradise. Comments and criticism welcome

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More shots to come. Still in the editing process

Thank you!

This post has been edited by viNcee: May 28 2008, 12:23 PM