Oh my stars in heaven above, I can’t believe it’s real, but yesterday I got to go pick out a new camera!! The one I brought home is the Nikon – D3100 14.2-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera kit with 18-55mm VR lens. This is a) a dream come true, and b) going to mean a lot of study and c) going to take several thousand not very good photos before any of them start turning out right. But I’m willing to put in the time, believe me. 🙂 I’ve been poring over the manual, going through the Nikon Digitutor pages (screen shot below), and was happy to discover this SLR Photography Guide site from which I’m gleaning lots of good tips.
So here, not because they’re very good, but just because I want to keep a record of my progress, are the best of my initial attempts. These are edited some, too, because… it’s what I do. 😀
Pauline Holston
17 Jun 2011Nice pics….I would say they SHOULD be….for that range of a camera! You should be having lots of fun with it in the days ahead!!!!
nettie
17 Jun 2011They will eventually be. The better the camera, the bigger the learning curve (and truthfully, this one is NOT high end, as cameras go. It’s one of the less expensive SLR types). You wouldn’t believe how much more complicated it is than the point-and-click! 🙂 It *is* fun to be expanding my understanding of photography, though.
Carol in Oregon
18 Jun 2011Girlfriend! That’s my camera! I love it. Loveitloveitloveitloveitloveit!
When I went to PA for my uncle’s funeral, I didn’t think I had room for it, so I brought my old point and shoot. It was such a disappointment to go back to it.
I’d love to call you and talk through what I’ve learned (which, I promise, is rudimentary). I finally picked up a book from Amazon to help me.
nettie
18 Jun 2011Carol, any wisdom you can share will be deeply, deeply appreciated. I am thick as mud when it comes to things technical. (I got that from my Dad! :-D) What was the book you got from Amazon – and is it easy to understand (a lot of what I read on photography is over my head…)?