Well, I am getting to know my 450D and just realized that I have not been using the 9 focal points correctly, DOH. I am always wondering why some of my shots are fantastic, while others are really bad!!

My questions is at the moment I am shooting in Auto and when I press the shutter down half way the focal points light up - they do not always light up - eg. I am taking a photograph of a person where do I put these focal points? are these the points that go on the eyes???

sorry if this sounds a weird question, it is hard to explain.

Thanks