Originally posted by Devon:
how do they make their pics so bright n nice looking?? mine
all looks so....
[b]dull 
[/b]
yo reeny~~
for the type of cam u are using (point and shoot rite?) it's almost
impossible to get "those" type of shots.
let's just say ur shot. u shot it in pretty harsh sunlight?
possibly close to the middle of the day? (shadows are very harsh
and short). such shots are hard to get "nice" becos the sun is way
way strong, washes out the colour, and the shadows are very
distinct. try to shoot when the sun isn't as harsh. as for the blue
sky, many photogs use a polariser which (without technical
explanations) is a filter that makes "skies bluer")
now, if u do shoot in the evening, in theory the sky is still
brighter than the ground. that's why u'll have problems exposing,
if the ground is bright enuff (properly exposed) the sky will be
too bright (over exposed). if the sky is just nice, the ground will
probably be too dark. this too, can be fixed with a filter called a
ND graduated filter (basically a "pair of sunnies" for the camera
where top half is darker then the bottom half). that's why i say if
u are using a p&s it's gonna be almost impossible to shoot
"those" type of pics since u prob can't use those filters on that
cam. but.. there's always photoshop!
to be honest, photoshop can be a digital photographer's "bag of
filters". can try around and see if it works.
hope this helps ehhehe.. not that i can shoot this exact shot any
better than u, trust me! 
