New to this

[Chaser]

Hi, I just got home and found a friend at my door, So I took this and was hoping to get some C&C, what can I do differ next time Thanks

[Loupey]

To me, the image is rather "textbook" - meaning something you might see in a science book. Most of the major parts are easily visible. Has merit in that regard so it depends if you intended to shoot it like that.

From a nature photographer's standpoint, the shot is too stilted - compositionally, lighting, pose, color, and background. Next time, look at it for a while. Walk around it, get under it. Find something that invokes a "that's cool" moment within you before you shoot. Don't worry if you don't see it - sometimes it occurs only when the lighting is just so and the specimen is behaving just right - in other words, shots will not often materialize even with the best of subjects.

Keep practicing and keep posting. We're here to help.

[DLB1973]

Thanks for the input Loupey. Your comments are much appreciated and thanks for giving me some ideas for shooting the next time I am out.

Here is a picture of my wife on our honeymoon this last weekend.

I feel there is too much whitewash? over the left side background of photo. I have Google Picasa so I am limited as far as editing. Oh well, I like originals. This was shot in RAW with a D80 camera with 55-200mm VR lens (only lens I have right now).

Thanks in adavce for your C&C

db

[Loupey]

OK, I'm confused - who's who?

Chaser/DLB1973 = one/same person?

[paulnj]

cute spider