Tips always welcomed...still a long way to go

[nightOwl]

Hi all,
I have not posted any new pictures in a while and figured I better start practicing before my snorkling trip in Nov. So here are some of the latest pictures. Any feedback and tips on making the better are greatly appreciated. I am limited with an Olympus C-770 and some Rayon snap-on macro lenses, but thats all I can afford right now :). I am still trying to get the hang of the f-stop settings and getting my white balance to set properly. Even using a tripod I am finding it hard to get the camera to focus on the exact area i want to take a picture of but i will keep trying. I tried to clean the glass before hand and cut off all the pumps, but some debris is still in the pics.

http://inlinethumb38.webshots.com/23077/2338779120048177406S600x600Q85.jpg
Purple/Lavendar Mushroom

http://inlinethumb06.webshots.com/20933/2071517580048177406S600x600Q85.jpg
Acro

http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/19571/2803659850048177406S600x600Q85.jpg
Feather Duster

http://inlinethumb47.webshots.com/22830/2342142050048177406S600x600Q85.jpg
Green Pocillopora

http://inlinethumb52.webshots.com/22067/2956630110048177406S600x600Q85.jpg
Zoanthid polyp


Thanks,

Henry

[Brian24]

I think your pictures look great. They are very nice as if they belong in big frames on a wall.

[nightOwl]

Thanks Brian,
I am trying to get there. I need to break down and buy a new camera. I want my pictures to be a little more crisp but that means a new lense as welll...lol. This hobby is such a money pit...lol.

Thanks,

Henry