Howz it Sledger, Its a Nikon S3100, so im not sure i can change those settings, but will defiantly try it

Thanks for the comments and advice

Quote Originally Posted by sledger View Post
Nikon produce many dozens of models in various product ranges, which model have you used?
Saying "Took them with a Nikon" is like saying "Made this in Xara".. Nikon, like Xara - is the company name.


It is a mistake to think that professional photographers don't post-process. They generally shoot RAW and process in ACR or Lightroom (or Aperture)
Letting the camera process your JPGs is almost as bad as it was taking your film to a 1hour developing shop.

If you camera has Av mode (aperture priority) try this instead of Auto or P (program)
Your first photo above could have been much nicer if you had set the camera to Av and opened the aperture right up (lowest F number) as this would have blurred out the background leaving the Bird of Paradise flower isolated as the main subject you intended.
See ► http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vRYsSPa321...ise+flower.JPG