Carnival in Sint-Truiden, February 2024

I like photography. Here a series of photos I took with my NikonD5300 with lens Nikkor 18-300mm during the carnival in my hometown Sint-Truiden. I like them, although I sometimes have troubles as the photos are sometimes too dark, and with up exposure they can sometimes by too light. But, better mastering my camera and lens will likely improve my "wow" factor when straight out the camera. 

Here a few pictures, all taken with my Nikon D5300 and lens Nikkor 18.0-300.0 mm f/3.5-6.3.















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