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nice pic! very sharp. are you using macro lens?
Thank you :)
I wish, it's just the 18-55mm kit lens from the d3100.
I want a macro lens though, once I upgrade my camera I suppose :p
I have a Nikon DSLR as well, and that 18-55mm lens is an excellent all-rounder! I probably use it more than any of the other lenses I've accumulated. I even bought a dedicated macro lens, but it's a bit fiddly to set it up, so I use the 18-55 for documenting projects and miscellaneous shots far more than I use the macro lens.
You should check out manual Nikon lenses. Not sure about D3100 compatibility, but on mine I can use anything that has a Nikon mount, so all the old F-mount lenses work just fine. You have to use the fully manual setting, which for me means a lot of test shots while I fiddle with aperture and exposure, but it's a lot of fun once it's dialed in correctly. Just don't forget to set white balance using a sheet of paper or something, auto white balance doesn't work very well with older glass.
The best part is the price to play; old lenses go for pennies on eBay, I've gotten several for the price of shipping plus a dollar. Pawn shops are eager to move old lenses out of their display cases, usually for ten bucks or so. My local camera shop has a case of old camera lenses, and I've bought quite a few of the old Nikon Micro lenses from them - no one is interested in them since they think they're just for film cameras.