My D90 and How I Use It.

I have had my D90 for about 3 years and as time goes on I keep discovering all kinds of things that can be done with this camera. The lenses I have are Nikon DX: 85mm Micro, 18-105mm and 55-300mm. I also have a Nikkor AF 85mm f/1.8. Of all of these I use the 18-105 the most.

While I have always enjoyed photography it was most useful to when I was involved with model railroading. Over the years the model railroad faded and I became more involved with the camera, but only as a part time hobby.

I picked up a Canon G3 when they first came out and that was my introduction into the digital world. After a few years I realized the G3 was not going to do what I wanted I started looking at DSLR and ended up with the D90 and I have no regrets.
Everything was going along just fine in my mind and then..... Then I found you people, you Nikonites (said with great affection):smile-new: and I realized just how much more I want/need to learn. This is by far the most informative place I have been to regarding the Nikon camera and I have been reading at a feverish pace and at time get a little over whelmed by all the information. I can' thank the forum members enough for sharing their knowledge.

A bit long winded here so I'll post a few photos and please feel free to let me know what I'm doing right, wrong and how to improve.

UP train: Nikon DX Lens 18 - 105, f/6.3, Exp. 1/640, ISO 1000, Exp bias 0, Focal 105mm, Meter - Spot
I forgot to change my ISO setting back to 200 and was shooting at 1000. I'm getting better, but this is one of my biggest faults, not checking to make sure I'm at the lowest ISO setting for the lighting.


BNSF Train: Nikon DX lens 18-105, f/9, Exp. 1/500, ISO 200, focal 80mm.


Sun Rise: Nikon DX 18-105, f/4, Exp 1/800, ISO 500, Bias -2 steps, Focal 26mm.


Flowers: Nikon DX Micro 85mm, f/1.8, Exp 1/2500, ISO 200, 85mm.

All nice shots. And I see what you mean by not keeping an eye on your ISO.

Encouraging words, thank you.

As others have mentioned in these forums, at times it can be a little overwhelming to keep up with all the settings and for me the ISO is the one that gets left behind, but I’m getting better.

I have mentioned that forgetting to adjust my ISO is my nemesis, well I have found a helping hand (no not a post it note as suggested in another thread).

While exploring some options on the camera and not finding what I was looking for, total and absolute desperation set in and I started reading the manual. ::what:: (I know!!) :flustered: I found that I can replace the image count with the ISO information. It has been a huge help and already saved me several times.

It happens to us all. I've been doing this for years, and make money doing it sometimes, and guess what? I still forget to switch settings in the heat of the moment sometimes. Luckily, I always catch myself after a shot or two, but it does happen. (Especially at festivals that are indoors/outdoors and it's easy to walk between the two - or where there is a ton of shade and then open field.)

Good shots, nevertheless.