Alright, I haven't posted, again, in a while; for trying to learn how to take portraits. So, I'd appreciate the help and any pointers.

Sunlight Portrait
Colorful Portrait
Rocks and Portrait

And a random portrait:
(any tips on editing any better?)
Double Take

I love the summer! My mother's roses are finally full bloom; so naturally I pull out the camera!

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Yes, everyone takes pictures of flowers...I know. But, I thought these were nice, so I wanted to share them with you!

Flowers
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Wow! It has truly been a long time since my last post! Oh, how I miss the photography. So, I'm back! ^^

Okay, I must explain my experimenting...
Portraits really haven't been "my thing." I preferred taking shots of everything else, so I've experimented with portraits recently. So, I
photographed my best friend...

Comments and tips are welcome!

Blue Skies and Moon
Garden Bench B&W
Garden Bench with color!
On Top Of The World
Look!
Hiding Among the Ivy
Closer Views

My dad and I went "pooch walking" a while back (january 7th). And it was really interesting because we saw some Bald Eagles...
Fork in the Road
Interesting Trees
Eagle warning: its not the closest shot...
Another Eagle

Today my dad and I went hiking up on a mountain- I got a ton of pictures! When we were up on the cliff though, my poor dog Max got his paw stuck in a trap! It was so  sad. It's a good thing my dad was there to get his paw out. But Max is actually okay- no broken paw or anything! It's like nothing happened!
The Trail
Cliff Tree
Mini Waterfall
Boulders
Mountain Peaks
Barbed Wire and Weeds

My dad and I went for another "pooch walk" a few days ago and it was a perfect opportunity to try out my new camera! Yay! It's a Canon Rebel XT so if you guys have any pointers, please feel free to help me out!
Autumn Colors of Gold
My Dog Max
Tree Reflections
My favorite macro!

Yesterday, my dad and I went for a walk by the bay with his dogs. Usually there is snow outside, but there isn't. It truly shows that autumn is here, (and it still felt like early autumn being around 70°). But anyways, I took along my camera and got some nice shots. Please tell me what you think!
Lone Tree
Hidden Resting Place
Wooden Bridge
Berries by the Creek
The Pond
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Streaks of Red
Walking with the Pooches
Leaf in the Sand
Thistle by the Bay
Thistles

My cousin got married earlier this evening. I got some nice pictures of the scenery and the beautiful cake that they had.

Garden Entrance
Garden Chairs
Garden Wall and Flowers
Wedding Cake
Cake Closeup

Okay, yes I am just another person who took pictures of flowers...but come on! Seeing double?

Stems
Roses
Red Rose

My NEW texture attempt-this one is in focus! Lol...heh...

tell me what you think! suggestions are welcome!

Clover

Okay, here is my attempt at texture...tell me what you think...(they really arent the greatest but ...I tried).

Ashes
Rose

Over the 4th of July, I went to Reno and watched the fireworks and went to the chicken wing festival- it was a lot of fun (but I still missed home)

bridge over the Truckee River
that same bridge
Silver Legacy Hotel
fireworks

On June 17th, there were fireworks. And they were a lot of fun to watch. It had been like 4 years since I have gone to see a firework show. AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT! (even though it did take us like a half hour to get there because my brother was driving and he "needed" (decided) to go and get some gasoline for his car...) But it was really worth it! They made me excited for the 4th of July, but I'm going out of town...so I'll try to get some other neat pictures...

by the way: they're not the BEST quality...and I'm not that great at holding a camera too still but they are the best that I have...

Wow! That was gorgeous!

I was in my room and I noticed the golden lighting and so I looked out my window and saw the sunlight shining on the mountains. So I made a MAD DASH outside with my camera! Wow that was worth it! I was outside for about a half hour with my camera taking pictures. Hope you like em!/sunset1//sunset2//sunset3//sunset4//sunset5//sunset6//sunset7//sunset8