[hip]

As for your shots Hip, I like them. One comment I would make is that there doesn't seem to be enough depth to them. They look a little flat. When you are shooting a bird in the distance, try to open your apeture up a little more to only focus on the bird and blur the background. That will separate the two and trick the eye into believing that there is more depth then there really is.

Thanks for the tips Trevor, I'm still a rookie right now so I'm just shooting with the preset fuctions that are on the dial. I look forward to learning more about using the manual functions of the camera. With my shaky hands, I'm just happy to get a decent shot without a tripod when I have my zoom on! Most of the photos I posted on flickr have been cropped, sharpened, and brightened somewhat, the shot of the owl has not been touched at all! All tips and comments are welcome as I really want to keep getting better, and I don't know ANYTHING!