My first DSLR camera

First , i want to introduce my only gear set that i always use to capture an image. This is a standard factory gear, and i haven't an ideas to brought a newer gear for many reasons (the one and only reason is about the cost :P ).

Based on "that" reason and some quote that i ever heard, i try to optimize the maximum option to use this standard camera.

My camera is Nikon D3000, and honestly this is my first DSLR camera. As an amateur i don't wanna waste my money to buy another gear before i can use this standard camera perfectly. Here they are "my only gear"

As you can see at the picture, there are no tripod (i broke my tripod stand in my trip to Medan , so i can't use it any more :(... ).

Tripod is the important stuff to completely your practice, because it helps you at low light photograph and make your images far away from opaque. The other stuff were surely important for you to have is a camera bag, and much better if it's a waterproof bag. This is a sample bag of mine .

There was another option for camera that i've hunted exactly were included on my budget such as Canon EOS 1000D. But i prefer more on nikon product. This Nikon D3000 was bought at the end of the year of 2010 which is more expensive rather than the first time launch, plus it was discontinue camera at the time.

Well it seem familiar for me to use this nikon D3000. In my opinion , this nikon looks well for me and make me confidence to bring and use it every where.

Here they are some features that nikon D3000 built in :

Nikon's 10.2-megapixel Nikon DX format CCD sensor.
Active D-Lighting.
Sensor cleaning.
Nikon EXPEED image processor.
Camera assisted "Guide" mode.
Nikon F-mount lenses.
i-TTL flash exposure system without built-in wireless control.
File formats: JPEG, NEF (Nikon's RAW, 12-bit compressed)
3.0-inch 230,000-dot resolution fixed TFT LCD
Continuous Drive up to 3 frames per second.
3D Color Matrix Metering II with Scene Recognition System.
3D Tracking Multi-CAM 1000 autofocus sensor module with 11 AF points.
ISO sensitivity 100 to 1600 (3200 with boost).

(For better review, you can visit dpreview for nikon D3000 at http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond3000). These are some images i have created for the first time i learned with my camera.

Original resolution : 3872x2592
Shutter Speed : 5 sec
F-number : f/4
Picture taken : 2011:01:17 18:51:13

Original resolution : 2896x1944
Shutter Speed : 1.6 sec
F-number : f/5.6
Picture taken : 2010:12:29 18:23:45

Original resolution : 2592x3872
Shutter Speed : 0.004 sec
F-number : f/10
Picture taken : 2011:03:20 17:08:41

Original resolution : 3872x2592
Shutter Speed : 0.005 sec
F-number : f/5.6
Picture taken : 2011:04:03 07:30:08

you can compare for those picture, actually for the time i was created. It was not bad for me as an amateur :p , and after i,m often to use this camera, it was getting better and better. It isn't matter how expensive your gear, but improved skills are the matter is

So, my conclusion is more often you practice with your camera, the more better images you can produce.