Just bought a Nikon D40 and decided to try out some night shots. The lighting wasn't as good as I thought it'd be, but I tried to do with what I had. I don't really have any experience in photography but I wanted to pick it up as a hobby, so I figured I might as well get a DSLR. If you have any advice, feel free to comment.

 

Damn bro! Great photos. Your car looks good, nice drop, blacked out grille, tinted tails, shaved trunk, and i think i see magnaflows. 1st photo is your best photo!

 

Nice shots, hopefully I can pick up a dslr too this month

 

Thanks a lot! You pretty much hit everything on the exterior, even the magnaflows. Only thing you missed (really hard to see) is the black roof spoiler hahaha.

Thanks! I was skeptical about buying the camera, but I wanted control over the shutter speed and aperture. Once I saw how pictures were turning out, any regret disappeared. As of right now, I'd say the Nikon D40 is a great entry-level DSLR for those who want to get into photography but at the same time won't take it much more seriously than an occasional hobby. I'm sure there are others with much more experience with DSLR's though.

 

looks great-well done
practice makes better

 

Nice clean look. 1st shot is best by far.

 

i have a d40 as well and the quality of an slr makes a big difference. just curious what iso you had it set on and what aperature??? very well done!!!

 

Car looks great. Clean and simple.

 

sic photos man! awesome camera!!

 

Yeah, I was looking at the Nikons or the Canons...I really have no camera experience other than point and shoot, so this would be a nice hobby. Glad you like the D40, I'll keep it in mind

 

Looks good. use a tripod. They come out way better

 

for tripod.But for your first time,....nice shots.Clean car.

 

I did use a tripod womp womp, LOL. I'm still trying to figure out the best settings for night shots, practice makes perfect.

As far as the camera settings go, I was working in manual mode so I could learn what affects the picture.

For the first picture I believe the aperture was set somewhere between f/10 and f/16 and shutter speed set to at least 4 seconds. ISO was at 800 and White Balance was set to incandescent since there were yellowish lights around.

The last two pictures were actually taken first, I believe with a wider aperture (around f/5) and shutter speed also set to at least 4 seconds. ISO was at 400 and White Balance was on Auto. The lighting from that side of the car was a lot further away so the car isn't as bright, even with the wider aperture.

 

wow, pics came out great bro! car is very clean also...

 

what tripod did you pick up with the d40??? do like the height and is it sturdy and adjustable??? its picture time , and ill be doing a few mods soon so i want a decent tripod for my d40 as well.

 

Nice pics man.

 

Pizza

 

I don't have the tripod with me right now, but I wouldn't recommend it anyways because it wasn't the sturdiest when I had it fully extended. One thing I do like about it is how I can tilt the camera so I can take angled shots instead of the usual horizontal ones, so that might be something else to take into consideration.

Here are some updated pics with my other wheels back on.