Canon EOS Rebel T1i / 500D Sample Pictures

The sun shines through a backlit tree while dark clouds break apart the bright sky. A sloping landscape provides the base for this shot.

The color of Spring is often bright/light green. This field is in a local State Game Lands - be sure to discover your local scenery.

So the kids have a little rabbit and you want to record the event. And you want something better than a snap shot. Here's what you can do: Pull out a chair, sit a white pop-up reflector on it. Attach a flash to the camera and position it into another reflector that someone else is holding above the camera. Bring in the subject and grab your shots. I completed the white background in Photoshop. Also note that the back of a hand was used - the back side is usually more attractive than the thumb side.

These Canada Geese on the bank of the Susquehanna River (PA, USA) just couldn't keep their mouths closed. Somewhat unusual is that I am below these birds.

The Adam T. Bower Memorial Dam (formerly known as the Sunbury Fabridam), located in Sunbury, PA and pictured here, is the longest inflatable dam in the world. It is inflated during the summer recreation/boating season and deflated during the coldest half of the year. Some debris needs cleaned off of one of the bags.
 
Colors in this shots are a combination of a setting sun (warm) and shade (cool). This 1/10 sec shot was taken handheld - thanks to OS a a stable (squatted) position.

As parents, our kids need to be a top priority in our lives - and this means spending time with them. Teaching them the love of photography will give you something to do together. What does this have to do with a mushroom? My oldest daughter finds them fascinating and loves to photograph them. We often do this together.

With only the sky and a field with uniformly growing plant-life in the frame, there are few distractions from the main subject.

A slow/long shutter speed stands no chance of stopping the motion of water over a dam - hopefully you get the feeling of the power in the water.

A stairway and flood wall provide a lot of straight lines going through the frame.

This goose couldn't even eat without talking.

A late-day sun sets behind this Spring-green grass.

The sunlight from the first and last hour of the day provides sweet (warm-colored) light for your photos. Add a few clouds and even a mundane landscape can come alive under sweet light.