Sun shone in on the breakfast table and, having a brand new camera (my first very DSLR) I couldn't resist trying to capture this colourful scene.

What could be nicer than a shot of espresso and fruit to get going on a sunny winter's morn?

Constructive criticism welcome.....especially stuff about what sort of lens may have been more appropriate, what manual settings I might try in this sort of situation etc or what editing might enhance it....have done some minor cleaning up of dust on table, but from memory, not a lot else. I have the iPhoto editor so far.

[eaglem]

Quite a nice shot, good focus and plenty of colour. Only criticism I could make is you are starting to blow out certain sections so something to consider on your next shots.

[slowpez]

Welcome to DSLRmania. Nice still life. I agree with EM about the highlights. Keep shooting and posting.

[snpsht]

Thanks for the comments.

It was much worse on some of the shots taken at the same time. Any suggestions on how I stop it happening, and/or is this why I am going to need to take the camera off auto (which will happen before too long)?

Kim

[charliezap]

Many times I use my camera on manual( just like the old days) where you set the speed and f/stops by what the light meter is indicating and go from there.Keep experimenting and good luck.---charliezap