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I wouldn't want to get anyone's hopes up here. This is a simple photo I took while trying out my new Micro 40mm f2.8 lens. It's a great lens but you need to work a lot to get control of it. This was supposed to be a simple photo of a butterfly to find out how everything worked but then came...

Photography is in many ways a matter of luck. You happen to be on the right spot at the right moment and snap! you have the photo of a lifetime which can earn you a fortune. The vast majority of us will never know this pleasure and have to make do with lesser efforts. Most make do with a...

I took this photo this morning and am quite happy with it apart from the fact that the bee's wings are invisible. It was taken at max aperture f5.6 at 1/500th and ISO 100 in full sunlight. Since I only had a split second to change something, what could I have done to get the wings in there...

I took this photo a few days ago but only had a chance to look at it yesterday. Couldn't post it here until today due to the 24 hour rule, though it has been in my gallery since yesterday evening. Macro-photography has always been one of my passions but never had the material to do it. I'm...

I"m a recent arrival into the world of DSLR though I used an Olympus OM2n a number of years ago. For the past 15 years I have been using digital compacts, more to register the fact I was on the scene of something than anything else. Since I was a child, I.. have dreamt of taking close-ups of...

I'm planning to buy some new lenses in the next few weeks but for the moment I am looking to see how far I can push the 18-55 VR kit lens. I took this shot yesterday as an experiment. The flash setting was wrong, set to shutter opening rather than closure, resulting in forward ghosting which I...

This morning I walked outside and discovered a sight I have not seen for many years: a weather balloon floating over the village where I live. In days gone by (and perhaps even today) there would be people calling the police to report a UFO. I took a few photos, just for the record, but it got...

This may seem a strange title as a large percentage of the population has a camera and regularly takes photos. But is this really true? I took up photography at the age of 8 when I won a Kodak Brownie 127 in a competition. There were 8 potos on eah reel and in the next 10 years I must have...

Still experimenting with my brilliant new D3100. Took this photo yesterday evening and would welcome your comments. I'm now trying to move away from the auto modes D3100 18-55 VR at 35mm, VR off. Shutter Priority mode. 1/40th sec, f5, ISO 3200 Original format NEF Perhaps not very inspiring...

This is one of my early efforts after getting my D3100 a couple of weeks ago. I will be delighted to get your views on it. Nikon D3100 18-55 mm VR lens 55mm, VR off. Auto close-up mode + flash 1/60th, f8, ISO 100 Original image cropped, dust reflections on bee removed and image slightly...

Hi! I got my first Nikon a week ago, a D3100 with the 18-55 kit lens. After using an Olympus OM2N until 15 years ago, I have been limited to compact digitals until now. I suddenly had the desire to get a decent camera for a change and my birthday was the ideal opportunity to take the plunge. I...