I bought a new camera, a Canon Rebel XSi. I'm learning how to use this type of camera. I've never had a camera like this before. I need to know what I could do better so that I can learn to take better pictures! 

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Here's a composite of the full moon, and Mt. Diablo at sunset the next day.

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 I didn't care for the background in these so I PSed the shots.

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So, I went back to Valley Forge at sunset - to the same spot, in fact, and took some more shots. The sun was behind the arch, which meant that the skies were spectacular but the arch is utterly underexposed. (I really need to get a lightweight tripod and  learn HDR.)

But I did grab one shot that was, literally, golden:  sunset2

Jumping back a few days, last Saturday I had three different photo assignments; I took a 30 mile bike ride through rural Pennsylvania to shoot the leaves; I stitched a few together to get this:  Leafy_Panorama and I got lucky when I shot this:  GoldenLeaves and this:  pumpkins

Afterwards, I had to run to where my son was performing in a martial arts exhibition. The main shots were all quite boring, but after it was over and I was laying (exhausted) on the ground, I managed to grab this:  MartialArtists

And after that I had to run to the state park, where I had promised to take some photos for my astronomy club. Again, the portraits of the girl scouts and the astronomers were all quite blah, but just before I took them I shot:  sunset1  trimaran

I hope you like them!

Shooting a flying bird is tougher than I thought, you have to adjust your lens very quick or it will be flied too close/far. I guess I prefer to shoot peoples instead of birds.

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(crux del condor, colca canyon, peru)

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 Hello Everyone,

 I'm new here. I hope you enjoy my pictures.

Thanks for looking!

Ange

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I've seen them fly around and have been stung but never come across a  wasp feasting

While I was there a  Calf came by with the momma.

I really wasn't out for photo shooting that day but just going to pick up this   Little Guy

He didn't stay awake too long but took a  Puppy Nap

seems i shoot enough that i upload to the computer, pick a couple of immediate favorites to work, then forget about other shots i have.  on occasion, i go back through the files and find some things that are worth looking at once again.  this time, it happens to be covered bridges.

indiana:   bridgeton_ 

virginia:   covered_bridge_1_ 

maryland:   covered_bridge_md 

any photoshop gurus have a helpful comment or suggestion about a better solution than I managed from my first LA Zoo Cats post ( a couple of days ago)??  Maybe my fix was fine...it just looks a bit off 2 me.

for this round; the eyes have it...last of the cats: 2008_10_08DSC_0254  2008_10_08DSC_0422  2008_10_08DSC_0425  2008_10_08DSC_0401  2008_10_08DSC_0403  2008_10_08DSC_0577

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 Saw this Shoebill Stork and the colors were just amazing let alone the strange look of the bird.

What do you think?

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I went with my friend and her boys to pick pumkins at a farm in my area! I took my camera, wait I always take my camera .. :)

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Ica Sanddune, Peru