Playing With the New Toy

Time has been scarce to do anything lately, but I did get some time in today to play with my new toy - a Nikon D40. Since I'm new to SLR cameras of any kind, I decided to get the Nikon D40/D40x Digital Field Guide to supplement the manual that came with the camera.

I kind of fell in love with the examples of IR photography in the back. Since I still only have the lens that came with the camera and still know nothing about filters, I read up on how to duplicate the effect in photoshop. This is my first attempt, post processed in Photoshop from a photo of the front yard facing the street:

It's not perfect, and I'm still learning, but wow - I think I have a whole new appreciation for black and white photography. I think I might need a bigger SD card.