Focal length and filter exercises

A closeup of the toy's face at 55mm macro.

A 200mm shot of sculpture atop the opposite building

A macro shot using the 200mm lens at 145mm. The ability to narrow down the focus with the long range lens renders the background window pane that is 2-3 inches behind the bee-doll in a blurry way to give more prominence to the focused subject.

An exercise on applying filters. Above is the original macro photo shot at 55mm. Below is the same photo with Red enhancement filter applied, which is one of the camera's inbuilt postprocessing options.

Helpful links on digital photography and the D60

Nikon's own D60 tutor site with entry level tutorials: http://www.nikondigitutor.com/eng/d60/index.shtml

A nice and helpful blog I encountered, maintained by professional photographers. Here's their online book on basic nature photography:
http://www.cameraontheroad.com/?cat=102