New Prime Lens

I haven't posted for a while, so thought I would make an effort to start again. I have been taking some photos recently, but instead of trying to play catch-up, I am just going to start again. I recently got some money for my birthday and wanted to use it to buy a 50mm 1.8 prime lens. After some advice and searching on the internet I finally purchased the Nikon 50mm f1.8G, as the focus works with my Nikon D3000. I could have gotten one a lot cheaper, but having to deal with manual focusing whilst concentrating on everything else was not worth saving the money over.

Yesterday afternoon I decided to try out my new lens and got out in the garden to see what it could do.



Not entirely sure what this plant is, but it seemed to take a nice photo!

The buddleja is now in full bloom

I am impressed with the bokeh effect with this lens

I was really pleased to see one of my passion flowers has finally decided to flower.
Only one flower so far, but there are a few buds waiting to open.

I am really hoping this prime lens will help me to improve my composition. Instead of zooming in on my photographic subjects, this lens will help me to move around until I get the photo I am looking for. It will also come in helpful with pet photos, as it should eliminate my need for a flash, unless it is very poor lighting.