My pics are all pants!

[vyberman]

Can anyone point me in the direction of a decent guide, or indeed guide me themselves, on how to take decent pics with my nikon coolpix?

I keep reading how much you all love pictures and so do i :)
Its only fair that i should post a few of my own, but they all turn out awful.

[Matt15]

Each digital camera has different settings and functions for taking great pictures in any environment.

You can either google your camera for how to's. There are loads of camera/photo forums around the world.
OR
Just play around with it in different environments and you'll slowly start to learn of its capabilities.

Some hints I've always found useful.
- Don't use flash if you don't have to. Flash is only there when there isn't sufficient light. Natural light is best or light even your aquariums T5 lighting always looks a treat. There's nothing worse than seeing somebodies tank with a huge flash across it making the tank look dark.
- Digital macros is great for taking closeup shots. But your object must be STILL.
- Play around with the eenvironment functions, you'd be surprised with how some of your shots will change.