Excellent capture....excellent pp!

The flowers clash with the wall....shame on them. I expected more of them.

I bought the D7000 6 months ago....a little intimidating at first, but I'm impressed with it now. A little heavy but very durable. I do a lot of landscape photography which includes hiking and climbing so the all metal body was important to me. I did have to upgrade my tripod and head because of the weight. All well worth it. I havent done any portraits yet, so I have no advice for you on that. But when I was trying to decide I posted the question here and saw some amazing portrait results from others. It's a great camera....can't go wrong.

So cool!

1,2,6,8 and all the rest. Great shots.....Love the sleeping duckling... Best of luck to you.

Fantastic explanation...I learned so much. Just wondering...did you stack twigs so the flight path would be repeated? ;)

wonderful...love the colors and texture.

I had to upgrade my tripod when I got my D7000. My old tripod couldn't support the weight. Like you I do a lot of travel...I found the Induro. Love it. Carbon legs ...very lightweight.

Wow do I agree with you there - I shoot a Panasonic Lumix FZ18 bridge camera - not a Dslr but has lots of setting 18X optical & 4x digital zoom (which I seldom use) recently I went on a camera shoot with a group and I could not believe how large & heavy thier camera bags were for just a simple walking shoot of a historical town.

Yep, straps, lenses,caps, filters, hoods, extention tubes, brush, batteries AND a charger....tripod heads....gps? (next on the list)
unreal......and the mastercard bill to prove it. But what an awesome way to see the planet. Whole new level of gratitude!
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"Remember, the hobby is about taking pictures, NOT collecting equipment."[/quote]

Wish that would come up as a pop up whenever I google B&H

Love it....you seperated the background from the subject.....just lighten a bit......how do you like it?

Thanks for the info....I'm held up in the Charlotte, NC airport...got here at 9am only to find out my flight is at 10pm! Lots of time for tutorials and downloads...You just made my day!

Great capture....I love playing with shots like this in pp. I would probably increase the contrast a bit, play with the mid tones....have fun. Great start.

WOW...what a great pp tip. Have to try that. Have you upgraded to lightroom 4 yet? I just did...so now I'm touching up my previous "can't do anything else to this" photos. Will try your technique. Thanks

You teacher is right. If you get the chance....grab it. Amazing. Whatever you want is less than 2 hours away....no matter where you are. Seaside, mountains, high desert, rain forrest....amazing terrain. You can even get a desert shot AND the white cap mountain in the same shot!