so after owning the 40D for a month now...i finally got to go out and take some sample pics...still trying to get used to the camera...so far i'm loving it...also learning how to PP...

 

nice shots.

 

Nice pics! I esp like #2. Can't wait to get mine.

Are you using the 28-135 IS lens?

 

thanks..yes i'm using the kit lens but on the 2nd pic i used my 70-200mm f/4L

 

thanks.

Hey, you took down my favorite with the guard chair! Oh well.

 

no i didn't...must be imageshack...

 

Nice, drigo. I especially like the last two. The B&W came out well, and the composition of the third is very nice.

 

thanks...
dunno what happened to the 2nd pic...but here it is again...

 

drigo, any PP on the lifeguard chair shot? the color is SO vivid, it amazes me! Beautiful contrast.

 

thanks...i just sharpened it up a little then resized...that's all...i shot that pic with a 70-200mm f/4L...so i think the glass had alot to do with it...oh and it was shot right after sunrise...maybe the lighting had something to do with it too...

i really need to get photoshop or something...
i'm using a program called "picture it" from microsoft (i think) from 2001

 

^^Shoot RAW and use DPP that came with your camera. It's pretty good.

 

i just installed it last night...also i'm gonna start shooting RAW...i'm gonna load up on CF cards come "black friday"

 

Nice work, drigo!

 

thank you....
here's another pic i took with the wide angle...didn't come out as good as i wanted but i still like it...

 

I like.

 

Our bridge is so pretty...

 

isn't it? you going to the boat parade tonight?

 

Sure am. You? If so, you better come back with some nice pics, as my my lack of tripod/quality camera has screwed me numerous times.

 

i'm gonna try to make it...are they doing fireworks tonight? i went last night for the lighting of the christmas tree...they did fireworks...but it was very weak...i heard they were doing it again tonight...i also heard they were doing the "waterfall" fireworks off the bridge..is that true?


....and yes...you need to get a tripod for those night shots...

 

another pic i took today at sunset....nothing special...i just liked the way it came out...

 

I like. You are really good. How long you been shooting for?

 

thank you! let's see...i bought an XTi this past july then sold it and got a 40D a little over a month ago..so i'd say about 4-5 months...

 

Wow 4-5 months!?

Awesoem pics!

 

thanks...
it's a combination of help/tips from the experts on this site(thanks guys ),always reading Understanding Exposure,playing around with the camera,& finally just going out and shoot as much as possible...

 

nice stuff in here! my favs are #1 at the top (love the smooth reflection of the sun on the sand) and the parrot and then the silhouette of the palm tree. bridge is nice too.

 

thanks...
did you notice the green thingy on the 1st pic?(bottom center) i didn't know what it was at first then found out later that it was dust on my lens...

i should of posted these in your non processed thread since only sharpening & resizing was done...except for the palm tree pic...

 

I did see it, I thought it was lens flare from the sun. You know, you could repost em in there :P

 

thats what i thought too at first but when i used the same lens 2 days later in a different setting..i got the same thing but even more...
i guess i could post them there but you didn't say that framing was allowed...

 

Framing is OK!

 

reposting...