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Notting Hill Carnival 2011

One of those thing you have to do once and never again. I braved the heaving masses of wild herds and managed to eke out a few shots from this year's carnival, an absolute zoo. Wading through the swamp of beer cans, deafening music and burning jerk chicken took my friend Zuzana and myself hours. The carnival itself was replete with the usual kaleidoscope of colours and music, and most people seemed to be having a good time, gyrating themselves practically into the Earth's core.Mindful of being mugged, stabbed or shot, or all of the aforementioned, I took just my humble old Nikon D40 DSLR and Nikkors 18-200mm and 50mm F/1.8.All images were shot RAW and converted to JPEGs. I must say, despite the D40's age (2006) and limitations (burst speed, no aperture dial, awkward menus), it's a decent little machine and the 6MP CCD sensor gave me some rich RAW files to play with. 

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One of those thing you have to do once and never again. I braved the heaving masses of wild herds and managed to eke out a few shots from this year's carnival, an absolute zoo. Wading through the swamp of beer cans, deafening music and burning jerk chicken took my friend Zuzana and myself hours. The carnival itself was replete with the usual kaleidoscope of colours and music, and most people seemed to be having a good time, gyrating themselves practically into the Earth's core.

Mindful of being mugged, stabbed or shot, or all of the aforementioned, I took just my humble old Nikon D40 DSLR and Nikkors 18-200mm and 50mm F/1.8.

All images were shot RAW and converted to JPEGs. I must say, despite the D40's age (2006) and limitations (burst speed, no aperture dial, awkward menus), it's a decent little machine and the 6MP CCD sensor gave me some rich RAW files to play with. 
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DSC_0042 Capture Date: Aug 31, 2011 12:17 AM
Camera:NIKON D40ISO Speed:200Exposure:1/4000 secAperture:f / 2.8Focal Length:50 mmFlash:Did not Fire
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The main carnival route.

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The main carnival route.
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Wondering what all the fuss is about!

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Wondering what all the fuss is about!
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THE EAR!Aug 31, 2011 01:31 PM

great set of photos well done .

Sebastiaan BloemhoffAug 31, 2011 07:23 PM

I am shooting a wedding next week with my D40.
Packing a 50mm 1.4 G lens.
Seeing your pics gives me some hope again lol.
I am seriously nervous mate!

Awesome pics !

spheadSep 1, 2011 01:48 PM

Awesome photo's from the Humble D40!
Well Done...

Luv my D40Nov 6, 2011 04:25 AM

Very sharp with amazing colour, will be hanging on to my D40 for a long time to come regardless of the latest cameras on the market.

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