Butterfly and zinnias

[CurtEastPoint]

NOT in my garden, unfortunately, but outside Atlanta in Rutledge, GA. They have 15 acres of sunflowers and tons of other flowers.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

1. really nice

You got the depth of field dialed in just right. How do you like the D300?

[Mira]

2. Ahhhhh- wonderful. Aren't you proud? I would be. Flawless. My highest praise.

[CurtEastPoint]

5. Thank you so much! If Mira likes it, it must be good!! :-)

Seriously, thanks!

[Mira]

6. Ha, ha. This is my cue to stop being so happy about so many beautiful photographs.

Well. Alright. Then.
But everything I said about your butterfly still stands.

[Celebration]

3. yummy and scrumptious

I love the combination of colors in this--so vibrant! I'm not all that much into minimalism--this truly awakens the senses.

[CurtEastPoint]

4. Thank you all. I love the Nikon D300 but...

There is still so much to learn. I have been 'bracketing' and shooting in RAW and this one was 1/3 stop underexposed and then just clarified and sharpened up a bit in Photoshop.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

7. I hear wonderful things about the D300

I shoot Canon myself, but that's just my investment, I don't get religious about it like some do. From what I've heard, the D300 has the bragging rights in its class right now, and I hope you enjoy it. I was trying 1/3 stop underexposure for awhile, but I've read conflicting opinions that advise overcompensating instead (which I had always understood to be a cardinal sin). I switched back to 0 exposure compensation, and with RAW files, there's a lot more latitude for that sort of thing.

Have you tried Lightroom yet? I've largely replaced Photoshop with Lightroom for workflow purposes. I'm not an Adobe salesman and I have no affiliation with them, but it's an amazing application, and is very capable when it comes to batch changes (a particular white balance for these 30 shots, a particular exposure compensation for these 5 shots, and a particular crop for these 3 bracketed pictures, and so on). I only occasionally open Photoshop now for specialty tasks.

Once more, it's a beautiful picture. Enjoy the camera.