Hi, introduction and a couple pics from this morning

[bigtlilodd]

Hi, I'm new here, somewhat. I've been lurking around here for a long time and decided to finally post a pic or two. brianc intrduced me to this site, as I've ridden with him for some time, when he lived in Abq.

The Albuquerque International Balloon fiesta just started and I just bought an Olympus C7070. So I've been playing with it.

I also am "new" to photography. I am not going to count my one semester in high school, because that was 20 years ago.

So here's a couple pics and critique them as you wish. I'm wanting to learn alot.

[Old Timer]

Welcome to PR and Viewfinder as an active participant. As you know if you have been lurking is that it's a friendly bunch that's welling to help you improve your photography any wasy that we can. I like you spent about a year and a half as a lurker before jumping in with post and pictures. Your first images are very nice with some great color. Very cute youngster in the first. I think you well find that folks here on Viewfinder will be somewhat reluctant to critique. The critique forum on the other hand is a great place to get input for improvement. Welcome and post often.

[bigtlilodd]

Thank you. That youngster is my little girl. Took me about 20 tries to get a shot I liked. LOL I was chasing her to get a good shot and a gentleman came up to me and said "If you have email I have some great shots of her while you were chasing her" And he did. He was shooting a canon EOS and had some great shots.

[Old Timer]

Well she is a real cutie and you did a good job working her into your image. The C7070 in a nice camera and one that was in the running when I bought my first digital camera. It should give you plenty of images that will be post worthy.