Proud owner of a Nikon D40X and a D3200 with a 300 mm VR lens :) I am an amateur-photographer with a preference for shooting from the hip; so I basically never carry a tripod... I will have to get into that when I get serious about taking nighttime pics. None of my pictures have been manipulated - not only because I am not really good at photoshop, but also because I believe that I either take a good pic or don't. The only formatting I perform is maybe cropping images or making them sepia, B&W or increasing the D-lighting. I appreciate comments, feedback and recommendations :)