Intro and a few of my photos

[Fotografer]

I just do amateur photography, but I figured I'd get critique on it here, anyway. I'm using a Canon PowerShot A470 - nothing fancy, but it does the job. In fact, it does the job quite well, and photography is definitely one of my favorite hobbies. Most of my serious-ish photography is of my pet rats. Here are some of my photos:</p>
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<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/IYlovr/Not%20dog%20stuff/SirCharlesDay1.png" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>My new Venus Flytrap, Sir Charles.</p>
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<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/IYlovr/Rats/colatree2.png" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/IYlovr/Rats/colatree1.png" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>My rat, Cola.</p>
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<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/IYlovr/Rats/fizztree2.png" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>Fizz.</p>
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<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/IYlovr/Rats/zinctree2.png" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/IYlovr/Rats/zinctree1.png" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p>Zinc.</p>
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<p>The pic of Sir Charles is the first plant photo I've ever taken, and I'm extremely happy with it. <img src="http://thephotoforum.com/forum/images/smilies/winky.gif" border="0" alt="" title="wink" smilieid="124" class="inlineimg" /></p>
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