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This is a very cool looking building. All pipework is external allowing for easy maintainance. It is also made mostly of metal and has a very futuristic look to it. The elevators are all external and the only part of the original Lloyds building is a tiny part of the front wall.--
I recently went on a photo shoot in London for my Photography project on architecture. Here are some of the better shots.
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Amazing photo! I also have the Nikon D40, Not used to it yet haha, too many functions xD
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haha yeah me too, but as I said, not used to it, I'm good with macro photography, however it's tricky with the D40 because you require a better lense 
but you do have amazing skill with the D40 I love the exposure in your photographs, perfect.
Teach me
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One thing I would recommend is getting your hands on a copy of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom or another RAW image processing app.
In there you can tweak exposure, contrast and even saturation. In fact, I believe that the D40 has some processing functions built in but I don't know how to use those.
If you want to see what Lightroom can do, head over to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom killer Tips [link] and watch some of the videos to see what it can do. (I think it can make any image look good)
As for macro, I don't know much about it but I have tried using the macro function on my camera in the past (here is an example [link] )
If you are looking at buying a macro lens but find them too expensive, see if you can find a Canon close-up lens (canon makes them for both Canon and Nikon lenses). It will take your 18-55 mm zoom lens and will make it a macro zoom lens plus costs a fraction of the price of an actual 18-55 mm macro lens.
Anyways, I'm going back to school tomorrow
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Ah so if I find a canon close-up lense, how would I know if it fits in my Nikon?
How much was yours?
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I don't have one. Jessops sell one for £30 which should fit on the D40 (it has 52mm thread size anyway) here is the link (tiny url): [link]
If you do get one, check that it will work before you buy. I don't want bad things to happen
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hahaha thanks for the tip man!
I still dont understand this mm thing, I get confused, the higher the mm size... the... closer to the object it can go? or what I'm confused haha
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The standard lens on the D40 is 18-55mm. 18mm is the wide angle end and the 55mm is the telephoto end. This value is called the focal length. As the focal length increases, the more zoomed in the picture will be. For example, when photographing birds, the pros will usually use a lens like a 400-600mm to get in closer with the subject. How close you can go is defined by the focusing range of a lens. I don't know what range the D40 has. What a close up lens does is change how light enters your lens, which allows you to focus on closer objects. I should mention that close up lenses are just like regular filters (UV, Polarizing, etc) and they just screw on the end of your existing lens. The thread size determines what diameter filters you can attach. The D40 lens is 52mm thread size (I think).
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ah I see! wow that pretty much sums everything up 
how long have you been working with photography.
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About me? 
The dark room is fun though but mistakes are likely and sometimes whole films are ruined. There is no chance of that happening with digital tho
Anyways, how long have you been shooting stuff?
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well not long to be honest, there were times where I would do lots of photography, then other times when I didnt do any. however now I do a lot of photography now that I have the D40, however it takes so long to get to know how to use, I'm still very lost, I still have no idae how to take 4000 pictures in one second (Sure it can be done, it's a D40 hahaha). and yeah I also take a Photography class at college (it's a part of my national diploma in interactive media) and so far I am getting pretty good grades for the subject. the college I go to allows me to borrow the D70 camera whenever I want, and thats like.... amazing xD. so that's really cool! do you have like, a large selection of lenses? because by the looks of your work, you're VERY experianced in how you take photo's and what aparatus you use to take it (settings, lenses... etc.)
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The only special lenses I have are for a Pentax Spotmatic F (Screwmount) and consist of a 400mm telephoto and an 85-205mm zoom. Niether of them are particularly good and I don't use them often. They both have problems with the glass too: one has mould growing on it and the other's coating has broken down. They are also very slow, meaning that you have to use a long exposure (not good in winter). I would not reccomend them to anyone. The only other lenses I have are the standard D40 lens and the standard lens for the Spotmatic F. None of my images in my gallery have used the other lenses.
As for the D70, I don't know mutch about it. Does it output better pictures than the D40?
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I havent gotten to use the D70 much... But I highly (emphasis on the word highly) doubt there is much difference at all... As for lenses, I really don't know sizes, theres loads of specs using sizes for lenses and I don't know which ones are good, theres thead size telephoto size zoom size, I really don't understand it at all... I guess I'll catch on later in time.
but at the moment, I am very curious to know if the D40/70 can take a couple of hundred photo's a second...
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Probably not. The D40's frame rate is 2.5 fps. Not sure about D70
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oh.... thats really slow hahaha
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Cool. I got mine a few days after Christmas and I have only just had good enough weather to shoot in. I love the D40
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