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Thats what the sales advisors (also keen photographers) said when I was looking at what cameras to buy - he/she said stick to the "P, A, S, M" modes and just experiment. The second half of your sentence made little sense to me, so im about to google it!....... HDR photography looks like a great path to go down (for experimentation and fun) - thanks for that Red....Any of the pros here experimented with HDR images? Ok these are not HDR hehe.....There is a noticeable difference in the amount of detail you achieve though! Canon Ixus P'n'S Nikon D90, Exposure Time: 0.167 s (1/6) Aperture: f/20.0 ISO Equiv.: 200 Whitebalance: Manual

hi TJ! Kudos for giving it a good shot. Alot of us wouldnt even get this far This is just one small learning step to improvement when you try your next one. Thanks for sharing.

Me too, I love it!!! Pics are a must when you get it Plai......

Love the photo of the Redwoods..........Beautiful photos Philosopher.

@ philosopher: cool set up you have there, no wonder you take awesome photos. I guess I should have handled some of the more advanced cameras (like the D3) but I only tried the cameras within my "level" / price range..... Cheers Red (congrats on hitting POWERMAX) My dad actually gave me some sound advice, he said: "Son, harness the power of your new camera" - I felt like Spiderman at that moment I hope I can justify having such a powerful tool at my disposal....Im trying to figure out the capabilities of the kit lense (18-105mm 1:3.5-5.6).....Taking a wristie will be a challenge Do you mean enhance it using an editing software? I just put the camera on "scenic" mode, pointed out the window and clicked.....no editing apart from making it smaller! My laptops got an internal card reader built in....So I transfer them that way....still quite slow given the size of the RAW images....... Thank you! You have one too? Thanks PS - youre just being nice I admire your photos........esp that Paris photo. BTW whats a neutral density filter? Seems to add an interesting effect to the photo. There is a small button below the lense (on the D90 body) which gives a "DoF preview".......I have been experimenting with the P,A,S,M modes (changing the ISO, F stops etc etc).....But I need to take the camera outside for some better inspirational shots. Maybe this weekend. Thank you for your advice! I will upload photos for you guys to criticise over time I have been looking at Macro lenses, and I saw a Tokina 100mm F2.8 AT-X which takes some brilliant macros (saw samples on FlickR).....

Hahaha, cool thread - never thought of it this way! Only got the HBB at present, so $5 - 10K......

Congrats RED! Keep them coming. Great having you around.

I LOVE THIS THREAD!!! The photos are fantastic.......you guys have been to some beautiful places. Thanks for sharing your experiences, keep them coming guys.

Phew, a VERY happy ending! Ive had a watch come off the strap and I watched it fall to the ground (at this point everythings in slow motion)......worst feeling ever. But then again it was a hefty watch and didnt even scratch. Look after your SOH!

Just messing around a little Im having so much fun - have ALOT to learn though

Fantastic work FGD and The Zigmeister......scarily close to the gen Congrats Crockey enjoy wearing it.

Hey PS! Had to go through the settings to find it. It has alot of options...RAW, RAW + JPEG etc etc......I just selected RAW. What is the advantage of shooting RAW? Gives you more flexibility to edit the photo later? What about the image size - does that matter? D300 - Verrrry nice....Yeah they get a bit pricy after 8GB But I think ill be safe with 8 for now.... Thank you George! Need a good Macro lense and a watch hehe How are you?

I agree, that can be a downside, the D90 is a "little" bit bigger than the canon ixus I have been using Got to start building stronger neck and arm muscles...... Thanks PS! I dont think ill be coming out with masterpieces from the get-go, but with practice I have read about shooting in RAW! How do you know your camera is shooting in RAW? (Im still reading the manual). WOOOW, nice set-up!!! I really want the Nikkor 105mm..... Cheers Cats. Current collection of lense/glass was one of the major deciding factors for people when choosing a DSLR. Luckily I had a clean slate so flexibility of choice. Nothing wrong with Canons either....the D90 was just good for ME at this moment I have a 8GB Extreme III (is that enough?)

Thanks mate..... No pressure right? Funnily enough I dont have a watch to shoot at the moment My ones on its way back from Domi as we speak......Trying to get a tripod / light tent set up too.....and a good macro lense.........(expensive ) But the difference in image quality is almost instant! Even in "Auto" mode the image is sharper, more vibrant - I love it and cant wait to use it in all its glory! What do you shoot with?

Hey guys, Hope everyones very well as always. Posted a thread a while back about what DSLR to upgrade to (from a simple point and shoot), and wow I got an amazing response from alot of members (you all know who you are, so THANK YOU for helping me make my decision). So here it is: Nikon D90. It comes as a kit with standard 18-105mm kit lense....(I think it will do me for now whilst I learn how to use it and start to improve (thats the plan anyway). I must say out of most of the cameras I had in sight, the D90 feels the best to handle - very well built and solid. Currently charging the battery so yet to take my first shot......... Thanks again guys - youre all (PS: the photos below wont really inspire much confidence in my photographic abilities )

Me too, otherwise amazing! Youve collected some gorgeous watches

What everyone else said and much more!! Doesnt get any better than this! Amazing piece. Enjoy it.......

Very nice G!

Its built for the mesh!

URGH and I went and bought a DSLR Great photo!

Me too! Google Chrome........

Great thread guys. Would love to see more of these ice / black magics. Ubi your photos are fantastic, what do you shoot with? @ray0244: nice;y modded HBB buddy. Are the Kyocera bezels OEM?

I actually like it quite alot! Great inspiration.