thats really pretty

thank you again, im happy with these

thank you. Im working on getting good pictures and less blur. Little by little im learning

The sun was down, so I quickly went out to take pictures of the columbine in my yard. This morning it was a little breezy an the flowers were moving too much for a good picture. So I tried again this evening.

I know and get very frustrated. I see the pictures some of you post and they are so clear. Mine usually are not. i did not have a tripod with me and some of those I just used automatic and not Manuel. I didnt want to mess any up as it was so beautiful there. A couple of the bluebells I just lowered the camera and used the little screen to view the image, probably did not hold still enough. There is so much Idont know about taking pics but im learning. Does one need to use a tripod all the time to get those really clear pictures?? I really do not want to set up a tripod every few feet or so. I dont have a light weight one.
Also on that day it was dark and dreary,damp and had rained earlier and not a lot of light - so the blurriness was probably due to needing to use a slower shutter speed. I think i was using 800 iso. i just kept clicking away

Our daughter took us on a beautiful Mothers Day little hike along a path thru Wolfcreek preserve in Slippery Rock PA. A peaceful and tranquil place. I gave my camera a work out. It was cloudy and rainy , but very beautiful.

Love that picture. Really cool

yes I agree about the read"Dummies" book for my camers, its much better than the manuel. I also have purchaced a couple photograph books for DSLR Im getting better at manuel exposures,mostly of flowers and trying birds . And watching some you tube videos. Its fun to try to figure it out.

i dont have a flash except the flash on the camera (Canon 5i) will that work?

Thank you all so much for all the ideas , I will have some playing around to do for the next week or so. Some of the info you guys mentioned is a little too technical for me, but I will keep trying, I will post the info on the exposures in a day or so. thanks again

Can I bring you home with me and show me ?? :-)

ok, i will check that

Thank you Bob, but how do I get a sharp focal point? I am new to photogaphy and learning mostly by reading and taking a lot of pictures and playing around with the exposures. I dont quite i understand the little lights in the eye piece for focus - the little squares in the view finder. I cant figure out how to use those. thank you for replying so quickly!

Just want to ask yu experts about pictures I took of some of my flowers today. These are of some mini orchids i just got recently, they are on a table in front of a large window. The pictures turned out good in my uneducated opinion. but the backround is too bright. What kind of backround would make these better, not so bright? i am basically happy with these pictures and am still learning about exposures. I have a Canon EOS 5i a for these I used a 17 - 300mm lens. i dont have a macro lens, just this one and a 135mm and a 50mm. I am interested in macro but close ups are ok if i can do it.
What do you think? Good enough for Nat Geo, or Better Homes and Gardens, Birds and Blooms???

Neat pictures! I liked the one with the puffy throat,