Hi, Kathy -- I see you are already getting comments from all over the world. That's great. As you asked, I have gone over the images and selected for comment images that I think will be helpful to you. Welcome to pbase -- it may take a bit of time and practice to get used to all of its features. I
have a few general suggestions that can help make your galleries easier to navigate. You are sizing your "original" images much too large for the site. Not only will you eventually have to pay more money to belong to pbase because of a huge space storage demand, but your images presently can't be viewed as a whole without extensive scrolling or else by forcing every viewer to downsize each image by clicking on "large" under the picture instead of leaving at the "original" setting. When you make your viewer click on "large," pbase condenses the image, and it loses detail and brilliance. Images are always best viewed on pbase in "original" size for that reason. All you have to do is to make that "original" size easily viewable by resizing it in the "sizing" window of Photoshop or another editing program before uploading to pbase. (I think that you must have uploaded all of these India images just as they came out of the camera.) I downsize mine to 72 pixels "resolution", and then I resize the "dimension" of my image to 1000 pixels on its longest side. Photoshop will automatically size the smaller side accordingly. If you have any questions on this, let me know and I will try to help you.
You also should edit your images carefully before posting -- you have posted a number of images here twice. It might also be helpful to post a title for each picture. Just go to the edit page and type it in where it says "title." You can also add a caption, if you want, where it says "description." Right now you are posting the number the camera gives the picture, instead of a title.
Many of your images are also soft -- the problem is not focusing, but it's due to blur from camera shake at high magnification. When you use a telephoto lens, you must use the fastest shutter speed possible, and when you make your picture, instead of "pushing" the shutter button with your finger, you should "squeeze" it with your finger. Try to avoid moving the finger -- if you apply gradual pressure without moving, you have a better chance of stabilizing the camera and avoiding blur to camera shake. You also must hold the camera as if it was on a shelf. Grasp it from below. Never hold it in your fingers. (In a few of your images, however, your blur helps make your point -- there is a sense of movement to blur that can sometimes stress the idea.)
Where possible, I have included links to my own images of similar subjects, so you can compare and learn from the comparison. Good luck, Kathy, in future posts. If you have questions, let me know.
Phil
