Thanks, guys. I checked out all the links. These are the kind of photographs I used to take with my manual Pentax film camera. The pics currently posted on my site were taken with my new digital "point & shoot". Need I say more? I'll scan in a couple of my older prints and I'd like your opinions on those if you please. BTW-Tim, beautiful! Shyrell Melara Melara Family Photography Preserving Precious Memories... http://shyrellmelara.tripod.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Holmes" <w8tah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > Shyrell -- I would tend to agree with Lawrence -- i would go for a more > muted background -- When i photograph flowers, i tend to use a very > short focal length and blur out the background almost totally > > If you like, check out www.w8tah.us and follow the links for Photography > -- The site is a little rough right now, but there is a gallery of > flower pictures up there that you might enjoy > > TIM -- _______________________________________________ NEW! Lycos Dating Search. The only place to search multiple dating sites at once. http://datingsearch.lycos.com