Having so recently practiced slow shutter shooting, I just couldn't resist when the carnival came to town. No, I did NOT run away with the carnival. Instead, I spent an interesting hour hanging around after dark taking pictures.

The first was taken at f/14 with a shutter speed of 30 seconds and sensitivity set to 100 ISO. I love the deep blue of the sky and the motion of the lefthand ride compared to the stillness of the righthand ride.

The second shot was taken a little later, with an aperture of f/10 and a shutter speed of only 8 seconds (same ISO). I thought it was cool how many ghostly fairgoers turned up, because of the movement of the crowd past me. Doesn't it make you want funnel cake and a corn dog?

While I was taking these pictures, I was reminded of something. When I snapped shots, and checked them out afterward on my LCD viewscreen, I couldn't always tell if they were in focus. I would have been better able to tell with a bigger, more high-res LCD viewscreen. My D80's LCD viewscreen is quite good — noticeably better than my D70's was — but not as big and crisp as the one on that Nikon D700 I tried out. If you have the money to spare in your budget, consider a larger viewscreen a worthwhile step-up.