Zoo Pics

[SDFISHMAN]

Playing with the camera at the zoo.
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[seareef]

Wow!!! Great pics Justin!

[johnc]

nice! What kinda camera?

[SDFISHMAN]

Still trying to figure out the camera.

Camera Nikon D80
Lens Sigma 105mm Macro

[The_Gryphon]

I own and recommend the following books:

Complete Digital Photography by Ben Long - This book is laid out and reads like a college textbook. Really good resource for why you would use certain camera settings and just about any other "why".

The Digital Photography Book Volumes 1 and 2 by Scott Kelby - This book is more fun. It reads as if Scott Kelby was right next to you teaching you how to do stuff. By the way, he's a Nikon fan.

The Moment it Clicks by Joe McNally - This book is better left not purchased, but at least looked through. It's basically Joe McNally showing off his skills and explaining why and how he used the setting he did and took that particular shot.

Last, but not least, I can't fully endorse this yet as I have just recieved my materials and only took a quick look. New York Institute of Photography short course. It's less than $400 and it's all distant learning so you go at your own pace. You receive text, audio cds, weekend photo project dvds, and a slew of other nice features. Well worth checking out.

The other books I have are mainly Canon 40D books.

[The_Gryphon]

Oh ya, you should check out

Nikon D80 Digital Field Guide by David D. Busch.

I have the field guide for my Canon 40D and I think it's great.

[SDFISHMAN]

Thanks I'll have to check them out. I need to get a better lens for shooting distance shots.. The macro isn't cutting it..

[SDFISHMAN]

Went to the Wld Animal Park today to try out my new lens.
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[The_Gryphon]

I must be the bad guy again. Which lens? LOL, if I bug you enough you'll start including what lens you are shooting with. Very nice looking shots. Want to see a cool effect, next time you go, shoot that water scene again except this time, take the picture in shutter priority mode and on a tripod. Set the shutter speed to to about 2 sec., the camera will auto set your aperture, use the lowest iso you can. You'll love what it does to the water. Oh ya, make sure you're shooting at dusk or dawn so the light isn't too strong. May have to take a few shots and play with the exposure a bit to make sure the shot isn't overexposed or even underexposed. Use your camera's timer, don't take the shot with you pressing the shutter or you may get a blurry photo.

[SDFISHMAN]

I was using a Sigma 70-300mm 5.6. Take the picture in shutter priority mode ?? Where is that?

[The_Gryphon]

http://www.nikonusa.com/Assets/Digital-SLR/25412-Nikon-D80/PDF/D80_brochure.pdf

On the .pdf, scroll down to "Automated Digital Vari-Program and Exposure modes". It will show a picture of your mode dial. Look for the "S". OR, I guess I could have just said look at your mode dial on your camera and look for the "S". As far as how to actually set the settings on a Nikon D80, I do not know. I'm a Canon 40D fan.