Hi, let me introduce myself.

[PSA]

I just joined a couple of days ago to get advice about buying my [excited]VERY FIRST CAMERA,[/excited] but I'm really startin' to dig on this place and thought I'd make myself an official member by introducing myself. So, hi, I'm Ellen!

Okay, I am posting these pictures in both galleries because, while I'm a noob just wanting to introduce myself and what I do, I'm also interested in serious critique.

I picked 5 pictures because it seemed like a good number... the first two were taken this winter when my mom bought a digital point and shoot and a began seriously monopolizing it. =D I got so much into it that I got a (high school type) internship at a photo place where they sometimes loaned me an SLR. I've shot about 5 rolls with that now, trying different things. The two night cityscapes were from the roll where I was trying long exposures and the pansies are from the last roll i did, which was my first attempt at cross processing (and I wasn't sure what the colors would do - for some reason I thought they would print as negatives. what a surprise I got!)

These are all as they came out of the camera, no filters, no editting except to crop (which I may have gotten carried away with on this first one...)

 

[ZacKrohn]

Very nice work...I was allways suprised with the point n shoot shots I was able to get from my dad's digltal camera

 

[PSA]

thank you! yeah, it just is frustrating to be at the mercy of the camera like that. that's why I'm finally getting a REAL CAMERA. I'm excited.

 

[Patrick]

Welcome!

BTW
Nice shots!

 

[Huminaboz]

I love the neon lights one, it's very... cozy.