The physical use of the camera is not the hard bit.
It’s the behaviour of light and colours, and how your camera can or cannot deal with it.
If you are really new to “Proper” photography I suggest the first thing you get to grips with is Exposure value. 2nd concept is Depth of field. (EV and DoF are related for certain types of pictures you may wish to take)
If you understand and use these two, you will be able to set the camera up for taking the shots you want.
EV on Wiki. There is a good EV table on here too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposure_value

It worth what anyone is willing to pay.

Personally I like it and would have been proud to have seen and to have taken an image like that.

+1 exactly!

The simplicity makes it perfect.
The composition is beautifully balanced.
And as it’s all natural, the straight lines make it unusual and rare.
I would have it on my wall. When the whip round reaches 4.3M!

And, I once said to the Artist of a minimalist painting at the Liverpool Tate “That’s easy, anybody could have done that….even I could have done that” to which he said “But you didn’t and I did”.

Nikon D60 is an excellent starter! (Assuming the price is right of course!)

If you are coming up from a phone, I imagine you will have a lot to learn about photography?

My canon 450D is in its 3rd year now and I am wondering if getting it serviced would be a good idea?. If so where is good to have it done and how much would it cost? I have cleaned the sensor a couple of times but can still see a hair through view finder, however it does not show on photos and it can be slow focusing at timeson different lenses otherwise its OK.

The other part of the question is my 18-55mm lense has lost its autofocus facility and I am considering getting a 18-200mm lense. I have around £200 to spend and wondered what anyone here would suggest is best and is it worth it or should I replace my 18-55mm one at some point?.

Sorry, only just seen this thread. My 450D is also same age as yours, I got it on the release date of the unit (Same week). My 18-55 has ALSO lost the AF facility, about 2 months ago. I never liked that lens anyway, I have some other nice Canon (Zooms) lenses and the lack of sharpness on the 18-55 was clear to see. I reckon the AF problem is related to the switch on the outer barrel. I may just try and get into it and see if there is a loose connection.
Nowthen, I’ve done a lot of research into a replacement “Walkabout” lens, and the 18-135 doesn’t come out the best for the sharpness all round (But these tests take things very seriously and 99.9% of the time, users won’t even notice the flaws highlighted by a lab. test).
I will be getting the Canon 17-85 IS USM (Euros 329) but if you are stuck to £200ish then you’ll have to go for the 18-135. Or a Tamron 19-35 F3.5. Both the 18-135 and the Tamron are in the shops here at Euros 299……..so you need to save a bit more or go for a reputable 2nd hand.

….old enough to remember the heyday.
But I didn’t know (Until today) that his left arm was deformed due to a break which (Through poverty) had to be left to mend on its own. The deformity apparently was a perfect shape to make his Left hook even more accurate and powerful.
RIP.

IMO I would not trust Ebay with such rare items. One scammer and you’ve lost it (The scam where he sends the money, you send the item, he complains to Ebay that it is not as advertised, Ebay returns his money then claims it from you. So, scammer has the product AND his money back, you’ve lost both. Rare, but it has happened.
Need to be independently valued by a Militaria expert?
This lot (No pun intended!) seem to specialise.
http://www.autographauctions.co.uk/

There doesn’t seem to be a sure-fire method of avoiding the middle man 15-20% apart from selling privately – which “Could” take months.

I wonder if it is still able to triangulate if you hide your IP address?
I’ve just downloaded S/w that gives me a UK IP addy, so I can get to watch BBC Iplayer / ITV player etc. Works too.

I’ll check my Sophos notes – I use their Enterprise for my anti V.