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It has been a very long time since I have posted here but I thought I would share some shots I just got a few minutes ago. They are taken with a Nikon D90 and various lenses and settings. I have some of with the speed6 in it but I am going to edit those a little bit before I post them...

Well the city fireworks were cancelled for this evening but some of the locals set off some fireworks. Fortunately I had my camera set up and I was able to get some decent shots. The city should put on their display tomorrow night so I will update this thread tomorrow with more pics...

Well my new interest is in off camera lighting. So I have been doing a lot of reading on the strobist site. So here are my first attempts at lighting a black car while trying to balance the ambient light. 1) First a shot of the SRT8 without a flash to give you a better idea of the effect...

I went downtown this weekend to see if I could come up with some interesting shots. I ended up taking several long exposures of a fountain in a small park and some light trails of passing cars. I am pretty happy with how they turned out and I am getting more and more ideas on new things to...

A storm went just north of town tonight and I just peeked outside and saw the show. So I busted out the tripod and my camera and shot away. I couldn't wait to try out my new camera. Comments welcome. Info: Nikon D90, Nikkor 18-200mm lens, 125 ISO, shutter and aperture varied, adjusted in...

Well I finally got around to getting some new shots of the 6 with my brothers charger. Ive had the 6 for about a three weeks now and I absolutely love it. I have no regrets in trading in the GT for it. Anyway onto the pics. Little bit of info: Nikon D40 Nikkor 18-200mm lens Aperture priority...

Im getting a subwoofer installed this weekend and I can't decide on which subwoofer to get. Im looking at a rockford fosgate sealed box and I can't decide on the 10 or the 12. A 200 watt amp will be pushing it. Heres the 10 Rockford Fosgate® - R1L-1X10 The 12 Rockford Fosgate® -...

A Mazdaspeed 6 that is. It was about time for a change and although the stang has been good to me over the last few years I wanted something newer and more refined. This car is an 06 and has 30,000 miles on it. It's AWD, turbocharged and a lot of fun to drive. I will get much better shots...

....but the car, according to carfax has been wrecked twice. I know the previous owner and the last accident was a fender bender. The front right was damaged but has since been replaced and repainted. I drove the car the other day and absolutely fell in love with it. I can get it for a good...

My brother and I went out for the annual cruise night here in Abilene, so I decided to take the camera out there and see what kind of shots I could get. These are my best shots. For those that are interested they were taken with a D40 with the 18-55mm lens at f8 and a shutter speed of 60th...

Well I went out to a local lake and set up my tripod and waited for the show to begin. I wish I would have taken my telephoto lens with me because the fireworks were a little further away than I thought. All shots taken with a Nikon D40 with the following settings. F8, ISO 200, Exposure...

Here are a few new shots with the D40 and a new 50 mm f1.8 lens. This 1.8 is such a sharp lens and I would highly recommend it to any Nikon user. Comments welcome.

I came across this forum and I thought it had some great information that everyone could learn from. So get out there and take some more pictures.:beer: If anyone has any more tips than feel free to add them and help everyone out. http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=417604

This storm just came through Abilene so i frantically set up my camera and tripod and snapped away. I came out with about thirty different shots with lightning in it but these are my best of the night. Enjoy. All shots taken with a Nikon D40 with the 18-55mm lens. I had a very high f number...

This video was shown on AOTS the other day and I thought it was hysterical. Thought I would share. http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1815712

I got my Nikkor 55-200mm VR about a week ago and ive wanted to test it out. Yes i know that it was a bad time of day, but my nephew was with me and he wanted to go take some pictures. These shots were taken with a Nikon D40. Comments welcome. And here is a fun shot I took the...

He traded his Harley truck on Saturday for a SRT8 charger. So we cleaned and waxed it yesterday and did a quick photoshoot. The car has under 20000 miles and is plenty quick. Enjoy. All shots were taken with a Nikon D40 and a 18-55mm lens (except the Harley pics..crappy camera used). The...

Well the final season premieres tonight. Any other fans on this site? Thoughts on the show. I personally cant wait to see what happens next.

UPS just dropped off a new toy.....I cant wait to try it out. Its a 55-200mm VR lens.:banana: Here is a bunch of shots of it with the camera With the hood on. Hopefully Ill have some new pics this weekend.

A lot of people have been requesting photoshops or HDR-ish pics so here is a free alternative to Adobe. Its called Gimp and Ive been using it for a little while now. Its freeware so its not going to try and sell you a better version. It seems to be a pretty stout little program. Thought id...

Here are a few shots that I just took. It was a clear night sky so I busted out the D40 and tripod. I set the shutter to bulb and took a few pics. First one was set for about 22 minutes. My first try and I didnt really like the result of this one. There was some extra light from a...

As I have stated numerous times in the past few days I just picked up a Nikon D40 and have been using it a lot. I love this camera. Well Sunday night a thunderstorm was coming through so I quickly grabbed my camera and my tripod and set up. I just set the camera on bulb and pointed it at one...

Well I just got my Nikon D40 on Friday and I have been real busy. Ive probably taken four or five hundred pics. Here are some of my best. some were taken with a tripod. My brothers trans am and my GT are pictured. Enjoy. Comments welcome. These were taken at the local Zoo as you...

So i just got my D40 on Friday so I have been taking a crap load of pics. Went by the Mitsubishi dealer and this was on the showroom. Never seen one in person thought I would share. Sticker on it was 38K. Oh and I will post up pics of the stang and my brothers rides (Harley truck and trans...

Ok, so im buying a D40 next weekend and I want to get a good tripod. I don't want to spend more than 150 dollars for it. I will mainly be using it for night photography, landscapes, and automotive photography. Can anyone suggest some good tripods. Ive read that manfrotto and bogen are...