Very crispy. I like this shot. Has a very nice perspective.

I had to do quite a bit of work with monochrome filters to get this come out as crisp and clearl as it is, so I definitely appreciate what you had to say about that aspect of the photo. Amazing how much time you can spend on a photo *after* you press the shutter down! Thanks a bunch for the comment, it's my first here.

And here comes the second:

Very, very nice and crisp.
What camera do you use?

Thanks fipsut! I'm using a Nikon D100 for most stuff, and a Sony DSC-P200 when I don't want to lug around the DSLR with me (which, to be honest, doesn't happen very often, I love the D100).

The reason this shot is so crisp and clear is that it was taken with a 50mm prime lens, and since there's no extra optics in the lens for zooming, an amazingly clear shot results. I love that lens, although learning how to "zoom with your feet" can be quite a challenge when you're just learning to use a DSLR like I am.

Sony DSC-P200? What a coincidence, I have that too.
What do you think of Nikon D50 (i'm intrested in buying that)?
Will the Nikon do better shots than the sony p200 (even with 1MP less)?

The Nikon D50 is a great camera, especially for the price. You can't go wrong with Nikon, as the lens selection is probably the best in the business.

As for picture quality, it's a very common misconception that it's entirely determined by the amount of megapixels the camera can capture. However, the truth is much more complicated and much less straightforward.

The DSC-P200 has a CCD size (the size of the charge coupled device that acts as the "film plane" where the actual photograph is imaged) of 7.8 x 5.32 mm. The D50, on the other hand, has a sensor size of 23.7 x 15.5 mm, a much larger sensor. Because photographic resolution has been traditionally measured not in megapixels, but in number of horizontal lines of resolution, increasing the amount of megapixels by a factor of four only increases the horizontal resolution by one.

So in short, when it comes down to it, the amount of megapixels have very little to do with the quality of the photo. This is why my D100, which is only 6 megapixels (because it was originally released in 2002) actually takes far better-looking photos than my P200, with it's 7+ megapixels! In fact, some digital cameras used in astronomical photography use very large sensors that only have about 1-2 megapixels of resolution, yet take photos with far greater detail than anything you'll ever be able to buy in your local camera shop.

Thank you very much. Everything is becoming more clear now. Slowly starting to understand photography. I hope my interest doesn't fade before I can afford my first Nikon.