Have to say I like the first one Damien, not so sure about the second one
Bit too much editing in the bottom one for my taste
BTW, bought myself a new D300 to go on holiday with last week
54 point auto focus is amazing (I thought it would be wank)
Quality at the higher ISO numbers is **** unreal, the quality at 1600 / 3200 ISO is something I thought I'd never see
Nikon > Canon at the moment no doubts about it, theres many a pro swapping to Nikon, even noticed a Sports bod using nikon at Pompey last week
(Nikon are currently offering to buy some pro's canon kit and swapping it for Nikon FOC)