new to this- any advise??

[chelsea.a]

1.
http://chelsea310.smugmug.com/Flowers/chelsea/i-RjvKknR/0/M/logan-002-2-copy-M.jpg

 

[AgentDrex]

What did you use to take these photos? They are both underexposed...

Understanding-Exposure

 

[tirediron]

According to your EXIF data, you were in 'full-auto', odd that the images, especially #2, should be so under-exposed. Did you process these in any way?

 

[chelsea.a]

about the flower #1.. it was taken with my Nikon D3100, in macro mode.