new to the game

[Macaboo]

girlfriend bought be a camera for my birthday. im just starting to mess with it. check out my flickr and let me know what you think. im just startin so please tell me what im doin wrong/right. tips would be greatly appreciated too. thanks guys
http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/

[muzikman9090]

welcome and good start! the best way to improve is to just keep taking photos and trying new settings....and i see you're from chicago? maybe ill see ya around at some meets next spring/summer!

[AlexBG]

welcome and good start! the best way to improve is to just keep taking photos and trying new settings....and i see you're from chicago? maybe ill see ya around at some meets next spring/summer!

I agree with Muzikman .... the only way you are gonna get better is by taking pictures over and over and just practice.
So far you got a good start.

What kind of camera are you using?

[Macaboo]

thanks guys. and im hoping to go to meets. my car is not really up to par. a lil embarassed of it right now. but ill be there. i am using a nikon d3000 and just the standard 18-55 mm lense. thanks for the input guys i really appreciate it

[Macaboo]

added a couple more pictures! let me know what you think

[Macaboo]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6529073197_b09ba7eb6c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/6529073197/)
train b/w (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/6529073197/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6528636763_4c9923c3a5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/6528636763/)
graff1 (1 of 1) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/6528636763/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6423421755_4488977142.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/6423421755/)
illest (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/6423421755/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

some of my more favorite pictures that i have done

[403is300]

Looks like your doing great for starting out! Keep going, buy new lenses, buy cool gear, keep taking photos!

[Macaboo]

^^ thanks alot. nice to know im going in the right direction

i would like to shoot more car based photos any suggestions on lenses and gear for that? i just have the standard lense and a tripod right now. trying to figure out another lense that i could look into and cars and urban based things are what i like to shoot if that helps narrow things down. thanks for the tips everyone and check out my flickr. i have other things like drawings in there too. thanks again

[Macaboo]

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Richies hardbody (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829864342/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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Richies hardbody (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829864854/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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Richies hardbody (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829865072/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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Richies hardbody (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829865250/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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Richies hardbody (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829865700/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr
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Richies hardbody (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829865878/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr


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Richies hardbody (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829866246/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr


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Richies hardbody (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829866544/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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Richies hardbody (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829866822/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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Richies hardbody (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829867288/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

[Macaboo]

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quick shoot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829543326/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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quick shoot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829543432/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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quick shoot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829546750/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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[Macaboo]

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quick shoot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829546844/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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quick shoot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829547018/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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quick shoot (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7829548034/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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Friday Night Lights (chicago) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7764122750/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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Friday Night Lights (chicago) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7764125812/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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[Macaboo]

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Friday Night Lights (chicago) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7764126676/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr

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Friday Night Lights (chicago) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/68612390@N06/7764126860/) by anthonyderro (http://www.flickr.com/people/68612390@N06/), on Flickr


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[axela zoom]

nice pics dude!

[Macaboo]

^ thanks alot Axela