Just guessing this might be your prob

@NecroPhilia, i think u need not to confuse af-s and auto focus area mode

Auto focus area mode is the one that u must choose single.

Choose the one that with flower instead of 2 kids star wars saber fight.

Thanks guys,this solved my problem.

Thanks to all that replied here for my problem also you all helped me a lot. paiseh,new to dslr =[

u need to tell us which is the problem? and which solution solve yours.. hahaha

yea.. i was thinking of HDR.. you referring to the DESA PARK CITY signage? or other signage? i was referring to that one wor.. cuz if i expose the scene correctly, that sign's highlight will overflow until the word desa park city is a smudge of white.. if i under expose the scene, then it's sharper..

p/s: i forgot where i set the focus point to.. haha.. this was taken at f/11.. altho with f/11, there is a possibility that i pre-focused at wrong area and the desa park city signage was not in the in-focus range.. haha.. i can upload the darker version of it tho.. XD

actually i was just telling her what settings to use when taking a landscape at night.. so i didn't really choose a good subject.. for a moment, i just felt the scene looked quite nice with the lights.. so i just fired away.. i admit i was careless and didn't find any story behind the shot.. haha.. thanks for pointing that out.. i think probably next time around i need to find a subject in the scene before taking the picture.. i usually shoot when feeling tells me to.. keke..

thanks for the comment.. will take note with the subject thingy.. and the answer to your question.. there was no subject in mind when i took the picture.. haha.. XD my bad..

another side question.. to make the signage sharper.. i would have to take few pictures and merge it right? if i wanted to get the exposure right.. otherwise.. i either get blown out highlights or i get dark scene.

my favourite focus is 3d tracking on d7000

do you use 3d tracking all the time ?

i've tried the 3d tracking in d700, what I says its so-so, not that nice,
but the upcoming in D4 one is awesome, and its smarter than the current generation one 

do you use 3d tracking all the time ?

i've tried the 3d tracking in d700, what I says its so-so, not that nice,
but the upcoming in D4 one is awesome, and its smarter than the current generation one 

3d tracking is very good if your background is uniform with single color, it will auto track the moving object within the 51 af points.

Want to ask the 50mm nikkor lens f 1.8g how much??? I saw 1 in shopping center is selling Rm460...Whats difference 1.8g and 1.8f??

Want to ask the 50mm nikkor lens f 1.8g how much??? I saw 1 in shopping center is selling Rm460...Whats difference 1.8g and 1.8f??

Sry...>< Newbie mah...>< Well price range for G is how much??

My body is D3000...><