Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC #25

<p>Hi all,<br>

So many great images so far<br>

Tom Mestrom very interesting individual where did you find him?<br>

Alejandro very nice photo I like the statue<br>

Janne nice bike I always wondered how they stop?!<br>

Matt Laur great angle super shot<br>

Don Harper very nice shot<br>

Indranil interesting landscape<br>

Gary this is something that should be printed and framed very nice photo.</p>

<p>Anywho I didn't have time to shoot this week so I will just use the image taken last week.<br>

I promise to shoot something next week.</p>

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<p>Flag Retirement Ceremony in Buffalo, NY's Forest Lawn Cemetery.</p>

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<p>This guy has been hanging out with us for about 3 years now. </p><div></div>

<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3631893941_26fd0582e6.jpg" alt="" width="473" height="500" /><br>

Toulouse, France</p>

<p>A rose after a day of rain.</p><div></div>

<p>snap shot with D700 + 300 f/4 + 1.4X TC </p>

<p>Well..............it's time for some nice wine, and sit back and look at this great collection of photos!<br>

Jose, I love images with wet streets after rain...great shot!<br>

Ton, as always, excellent and interesting. Who is this guy and where did he get that wound in his right axilla...veteran?<br>

Rene', very nice swan!<br>

Mikhail, what a cool shot...bravo!<br>

Brian, nice shot! Every week you tempt me with that Sigma 150-500.<br>

Lil, a gorgeous shot! I'd give a lot to connect that lens to my D300 for a day!<br>

Matthew, beautiful! The 500mm Ai-P seems to be an awesome lens. I'm holding out for the AF-S VR f4...someday:-)<br>

Joe, a beautiful image of your mom...very nice!<br>

Chris, another winner!<br>

Lex, I love it! I don't care if it's your feet or a wall...the verse says it all!<br>

Dieter, superb! Great shot! Great focus!<br>

Ken, your shot is mesmerising! It is an optical illusion as you scroll through it...very cool!<br>

Kent, great work with the 600mm and the towel! Nice shot!<br>

Justin, a photojournalist's dream...very moving and well done!<br>

Hamish, simply beautiful!<br>

Pedro, quite intriguing, excellent light work!<br>

Ray, it's a white-breasted nuthatch:-)<br>

Susan, frog house rules!!!<br>

Lester, wonderful! I can hear the notes from those experienced hands.<br>

Monika, I can't think of anything appropriate...your image WORKS!<br>

Dan, I love your black and white shot! It's a classic!<br>

Phil, nice shot...you'll love the lens!<br>

Matt, you are the light educator of PN! It helps to have a willing light stand:-) And, I'm going to have to learn what dragging the shutter means. Beautiful shot!<br>

Don, Wow!<br>

Jeffrey, wonderful water!<br>

H. Ting, an excellent classic shot! Great conversion!<br>

Mitch, I love it!<br>

Gary, as per your usual excellence...well done!<br>

Darren, it's hard not to love your shot...what a beauty!<br>

Indranil, congratulations on a gorgeous HDR!<br>

Jerry, you should put up the heron. There is always room for more birds:-)<br>

As always, there are many excellent shots here. This is a great way to spend Wednesday!<br>

Thank you all!<br>

And now...some wine!<br>

Dick</p>

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<p>I grow weary of constantly praising this thread for its outstanding images. Can we please have some real stinkers next week?</p><div></div>

<h4>Once again, I almost forgot it's Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC day! Great work from everyone this week! I didn't have any photos I was really pleased with this week, so here's a quick black and white conversion of a photo I took last week. This is a regional train in Philadelphia approaching a station. <br /></h4>

<p><img src="http://img2.tar.hu/neinsteinadam/img/38278584.jpg#3" alt="" width="700" height="469" /></p>

<h4>Nikon D80 18-135mm (kit) lens @ 18mm, 1/60 f/9.0 ISO 400 handheld<br /></h4>

<p>Matt, I get it now...<br>

<a href="http://www.photo.net/wedding-photography-forum/009NM4">http://www.photo.net/wedding-photography-forum/009NM4</a></p>

<p>Hi!Think I almost missed the bus.It is thursday morning where I live and the sun is blazing.This is my picture for the week,shot in a botonical garden.</p><div></div>

<p>Here's my first entry, my youngest son Dominic</p>

<p>Here's my first entry, hope you like it. My youngest son, Dominic.<br>

D40X, 18-55, <a href="mailto:f6.3@1/125">f6.3@1/125</a>, iso100. Minimal pp in NX2<br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/3636812383_8fd5a6e128.jpg" alt="" width="445" height="500" /></p>

<p>Monika, Susan, Richard, thank you all. I will practice and get better. There are more and more great, heart-warming photos I like.<br>

Justin, hatsu-moude? Cool, I mean, cold!</p>

<p>Ken</p>

<p>Chicago, last Sunday, early. A nice sunny day. D700 with 17-35.</p><div></div>

<p>Ahhh yes, Weds. Again. <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1133/1220389964_bba57eddbf_o.jpg" alt="" /> D200 and 70-200 VR etc. lens.</p>

<p>Great Pictures everyone. This thread really inspires me. Thanks!<br /> Heres one I took in my backyard by my pond.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/9352131-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="455" /></p>

<p>NIKON D60 Shot with 18-55VR Kit Lense</p>

<p>First time posting. See many excellent and inspiring photos here. My contribution is a shot of Michael Phelps at Santa Clara(CA) International Swimming Meet last Sunday. He was second on both men's 100 meter fly and 100m back that day. This meet is the last one of USA swimming grand prix series, before the world swimming championship competition in Rome, Italy this summer. D200, Nikkor afs 80-200, tc=14e. focal length 280mm, 1/500sec, f5.6, iso250<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/9352078-lg.jpg" alt="" />

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<p>Hallway at Princeton University, Graduation Day, 2009. Somehow, I managed to find a quite moment when the students and faculty where otherwise occupied.</p>

<p>Nikon D700, 24-70 f/2.8 G, ISO 200, 4 seconds at f/16,<br>

Gitzo tripod, Really Right Stuff BH-55 ball head and custom L-bracket</p>

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<p>Here is mine.<br>

<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~steve_m10/images/WebPics/Komono_4-1.jpg" alt="" /><br>

<strong>D80 - Sigma 2.8 70-200</strong></p>

<p>Thanks for the compliments, Tom, Susan, Richard, and Ken!</p>

<p>Ken, はい、初詣です。 I was too busy to take new photos this week... (T_T)</p>

<p>Lil Judd: That an odd-looking bird! Cousin of the dodo?<br>

Per-Christian Nilssen: Nice shot, hot friends!<br>

Matthew Brennan: The bird is nicely framed.<br>

Hector: Cool tail!<br>

Chris Court: Very sharp and colorful. I need to get one of those 105 mm micros!<br>

Ian Rance: Lovely floral composition.<br>

Janne K: Awesome bike! My grandfather used to have one.<br>

David Love: High marks for mood!<br>

Eliot B: Excellent action shot!<br>

Ken Y: Very, very, VERY nice image!<br>

Kent Shafer: Amazing shot, perfectly timed!<br>

Shun: Innovative composition with the fisheye.<br>

Justin Weiss: Excellent shot in photojournalistic style!<br>

Hamish: Nice view!<br>

Pedro Cardoso: Excellent lighting and composition!<br>

Wayne Wrights: Nice misty water effects.<br>

Dennis B: Good comical moment (unless you're the dog).<br>

Tim Holte: Great "moment!"<br>

Jam Pasion: Wow, you got really close to that yellowjacket!<br>

Susan Wolfe: Very cute!<br>

Bruce M: Great color, wish it were larger.<br>

Lester Rosebrock: Brilliant composition and nice warm light.<br>

Monika E: Very artistic and fun!<br>

Jeff K: Very creative! Like the composition a lot.<br>

tom baxter: Ah, the color of film!<br>

Dan Park: Brilliant family shot!<br>

Steven Seelig: Excellent juxtaposition of subjects! Nicely exposed!<br>

Sasvata: Beautiful color, very sharp!<br>

Phil Burt: I love old machines! Nicely captured!<br>

Raden M: Very nice composition and color.<br>

Matt Laur: Very nice lighting!<br>

Paul B: Great use of ambient light.<br>

Wayne C: I like the way that you avoided clutter with good timing.<br>

Jeffrey A: Classic!<br>

Colin: Very beautiful and artistic!<br>

Erik C: Wow, hope you and the camera weren't damaged!<br>

Glenn C: Beautiful color!<br>

H. Ting: Outstanding mood!<br>

Trevor: Nice composition!<br>

Michael Miles: Excellent shot! What was your shutter speed?<br>

Mitch: Very colorful, very vivid.<br>

Waldemar: As close to a perfect shot as I've seen!<br>

Gary: Nice position of the sun.<br>

Simon M: Excellent detail and color!<br>

Darren Shipley: Excellent use of backlighting! Freezes the moment in time.<br>

Ilkka: A tender moment! Excellent composition.<br>

Tom S: Very nice Fujifilm color!<br>

Nick D: Great closeup!<br>

Mike Metcalfe: A brilliant sports shot! Perfection!<br>

Indranil: Very nice exposure!<br>

Benjamin Majcen: Excellent use of the D700's low-light capability.<br>

Kieth G: Nice closeup!<br>

Ian Ruffle: Photo of the Week! Brilliant!<br>

John Conway: Very inventive. You're making me dizzy.<br>

Don Griffith: Thanks for sharing. Your "model" gave me a nice chuckle!<br>

Jonathan Matters: Outstanding infant photo.</p>

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<p>Luminato Festival Toronto. D200 Sigma 28- 70 2.8.</p>

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<p>Lex: 30 seconds? How did you do it?</p>

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<p>Heh! That wasn't even the photo I intended to take. But they say every picture has a story. Mine's tedious.</p>

<p>I'm a longtime fan of long exposure night photography, mostly using film. Some nighttime photos in my portfolio (mostly Nikon gear) took several minutes, some an hour or more. I'm trying to hone my HDR technique with digital, to approximate the range of the human eye. There had been some wonderful cloud formations earlier in the day, but by that night the sky was clear.</p>

<p>I sat listening to my shortwave radio, drinking beer, hoping for a change in the skies. Nope, nuttin'. So, near midnight, I set the D2H on aperture priority, changed the apertures around and let it fire away, mostly out of boredom. Around 30 seconds at f/2.8 looked about right. Decided I liked the color cast from the parking lot lights about 50-75 yards away. Just cropped the top and bottom a bit (nasty cut on the bottom of my calf, not a pretty sight), otherwise it's straight out of the camera.</p>

<p>The F3 was better for this stuff. It would meter long beyond the official timed 8 seconds on the shutter speed dial, with accurate exposures possible beyond 15 minutes. The D2H maxes out at 30 seconds, even if you want more. Gotta go to a remote release for bulb setting and anything longer. Not as convenient as the F3. OTOH, the D2H generates smallish 6 MB raw files, easy to handle when combining two or more photos.</p>

<p>The quote? Lyrics from a song by the Primitive Radio Gods, "<em>Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand</em> ." I was listening to shortwave pirate radio at the moment, Radio Casablanca with a <em>Casablanca</em> movie theme. The connection? I dunno. My luck with women is pretty much like Rick's, only I don't have a swanky nightclub.</p>

<p>Better late than never.<br>

D700 24-70 at 70mm f/2.8 1/80s<br>

My Granddaughter performing</p><div></div>