I am not that experienced. I am using a canon xsi which I got for practically nothing a few months ago. This is my first experience in digital photography so I didn't want to spend a lot until I got a feel for what I am doing.

Thanks for the advice on using aperture mode. I think I will visit the same spots and shoot them in aperture mode.

We live about 45 minutes from New Orleans. The City Park provides a lot of photo opportunities. I have gone there and have taken a lot of photographs. I find that I am lacking somewhat in the quality I have seen on this forum, so I am asking for some advice. I am attaching a few shots I took in the park. All of them were taken with shutter priority. Should I be using shutter priority for this kind of photo? I don't get my feelings hurt when I am asking for advice.
Vince

F/4.5, 1/40 sec, ISO 400

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F/4, 1/400 sec, ISO 100

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f/4, 1/400. ISO100

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These are a few of the critters that hang around my yard. We live in a rural area, so we get a lot of strange visitors.

Just Sitting Around

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Just Hanging Around

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I accidentally discovered UHH while looking for somewhere to hone my very rusty skills. What a fantastic find!!! I hope some of my future posts can measure up to the great shots I've seen in the digest. I've been away from the hobby far too long. Digital photography is a brave new world for me. It is opening a whole new dimension in photography. I was used to taking what I thought was a great picture just to find that it wasn't too great when the print was finally seen. Now, I can see what I took on the camera LCD, and, even better, see what the finished product will look like on my computer screen.

I'm really glad that UHH is around. The photos I've seen have given me some idea of what good photography is about.

Vince