Thanks Benjy! I have such a great future ahead of me especially with my new camera! By the way it was cool spotting a 650s as I don't see them that often.

Great to have the new camera, with all the spots you find it'll come in good use, can't wait to see more with it!

Your very welcome Ashoor!

Thanks Nurse Bella!

Awesome Mclaren! Great shot Ashoor,and congrats on your camera!

I have a 2008 Sony Cybershot...

LOL nice shot Ashoor! Ghibli for me, but only because I don't like the colors on the McLaren or GT.

Yep, you can either crank up the ISO to 800 or 1600 and it will come out fairly bright, but the noise will be a lot more noticeable. The best way to pull off good night shots (without the use of flash which only brings attention to yourself and distorts the colors) is to use a very low shutter speed (perhaps 1/10) alongside a slightly higher ISO (200 or 400 will give you pretty good night shots without bogging them down in too much noise).

So Manual Mode is even good for nighttime I assume depending on the settings. Anyways I got very lucky as the camera was already on sale for a limited time! You know I have such a bright future ahead of me now that this camera is in my hands!

Dang...I thought about getting the 18-55mm and 55-200mm lens combo package but it was a bit more than I wanted to spend. Sounds like you got a great deal though! The best way to get good at manual mode is to shoot like mad in manual mode and learn from all the mistakes you make; I got my D3300 less than a day before a major car show in Charlotte and screwed up like half of the shots because I didn't know what I was doing lol. Do you have a Flickr account? The quality is a good bit better on there, and it would be awesome to see more angles of this since there's really no limit regarding how much you can upload on Flickr.

Thanks guys! I got a 55-200 mm lens, Travel case, and a Wi-Fi Adapter all for free! However, I am just starting out with the stock 18-55 mm lens and don't plan on using the 55-200 mm lens right away. As a beginner of DSLRs, I'm using Auto Mode for now but slowly I am improving my skills and eventually will get the hang of Manual Mode.

By the way I went to Best Buy and the sales associate was so helpful that she explained everything for me which led to a pain-free experience! I also bought a polarizer filter just in case.

Yes, finally! Now your insane spots won't be hampered by bad photo quality

Nice shot! Congrats on your new toy also! What kind of goodies did you get? I bought a D3300 a couple of months ago and have been thrilled by its quality and ease of use, and I've been making do with just the stock 18-55mm VR II lens! Your most creative shots will come from full manual mode...once you figure out the right combination of shutter speed and aperture (and ISO) it's pretty easy to just leave it in manual. Usually in normal sunlight (like in a parking lot or something) I shoot at shutter speed 1/320 and aperture f/4 (or whatever is the lowest aperture depending on how far I'm zoomed in at), although if it's really bright out you might need to shoot at 1/400 shutter speed. During the day, keep the ISO at 100. If I'm shooting out of a window, I'll probably need a slightly slower shutter speed (either 1/250 or 1/200 will work), and panning shots will require a much slower shutter speed (try 1/50) and a smaller aperture (usually f/18 will work in normal sunlight).

Thanks man! I finally decided it was time to upgrade and it couldn't have been a better time to do so with all the goodies I got at no additional cost! This camera is amazing so far and am trying to play with it and explore all the different modes.

Very nice! I can tell the picture is much better quality.