Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC #40

<p>Sorry Tim!!<br>

It will be Aguinaldo, the lucky one to invite all of us to the 2016 Olympics !!</p>

<p>Thanks to all - not just for comments - but for taking time to post images which I,and,I am sure many others find so enjoyable. Such a wide range of styles and subjects and every one worth veiwing. This thread is to me at least is what photography is about.Taking images and sharing them. Best wishes to all.</p>

<p>Kent - thanks for the tip. I will someday give it a try!<br>

Best,<br /> Ken</p>

Just got back from watching the Thunderbirds at the Royal Malaysian Air Force base. I shot the flying display on Olympus E620 but I

used my D40 for this shot: USAF F-16 and RMAF Sukhoi Su-30MKM.<div></div>

<p>Much appreciation for the comments regarding my "lucky" bee shot. I actually got another one this morning. Maybe all this practice is paying off. Of course I missed several too...but we won't talk about those. ;-)</p>

<p>Waldemar: I spotted some of your Monarchs this morning! They sure travel fast.</p>

<p>A few more comments:<br>

Eric Angelo: I missed yours and Chris Courts' this week. Hope all is well with both of you.<br>

Richard: Very nice self portrait and creative thinking! The lighting is very nice.<br>

Robert: Nice silhouette shot. I really like the warmth in this.<br>

Mark C: She's precious and I love the look on her face. Kudos for you for having a camera ready at all times.<br>

Raden: Those are some serious planes. Nice shot.</p>

<p>Thanks again everyone for the photos, comments, and general fun of this thread. See you WedNEsDAy!</p>

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<p>Joseph Leotta - the beatle is a Chalcosoma Mollenkampi, where the male can be upto<br>

about 100mm - this was 'only' about 60-65mm</p>

<p>Erik - thanks for the info, I have a 14 year old daughter that is having nightmares about bugs after seeing your photo. I found a photo on flicker that shows the size of one <br>

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Its pure horror for kids afraid of bigs<br>

Very well done.</p>

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<p>Jeannean - Eric Angelo: I missed yours and Chris Courts' this week. Hope all is well with both of you.</p>

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<p>Also missing for a while is Susan Wolf. I also hope everything is alright</p>

<p>I have been suffering from severe headaches (worse than normal) for over three days now. I have moments of "clarity" - but then it gets bad again.... So as I'm having a moment of "clarity' I will try to comment now.<br>

First up - this thread grows for each week & Jose is great at getting us going with it. We're lucky he decided to start this as it has brought the forum together a lot & so many people dare to show their "faces" due to this thread. I bet most of us are really surprised as more & more people join. But this does bring me to the situation I now find myself in. There are so many wonderful photos each week & I know that they all have special meaning to the person who took the shot. They all have some redeeming quality & on this I've been trying to comment each week. But fact is - it now takes me two days to get through the thread as I really can't stop & just do it any more. I try, but we have too many pets & I have too much going on to keep this up. The other week someone referred to it as a "Herculean" task. "Heavy Sigh" Yes that it is. Which is why I have to stop this now for myself. I recommend others consider doing the same as it is a huge job & I simply find I have no time.<br>

So I have to stop & ask that the forum members understand my quandary. I have too many things going on & I no longer have time to pp my photos etc. I'm simply overextended on too many fronts & I have to make adjustments. I hope you all understand.<br>

Now - to start up with I wish to <strong>Thank Ton</strong> for all his help & suggestions off the board I've been getting over the last few days. It is greatly appreciated. I want to tell everyone that Ton made a version of my shot which I like a lot better than mine. It has more contrast which I wanted & Ton suggested a square crop which I love. I knew I was not happy with the full frame version, but somehow did not get around to cropping the shot. Ton had a great idea. Again <strong>Thank You Ton.</strong><br>

And to those of you who commented on my shot this week of Francis. <strong>Thank You</strong> to<strong> Dieter, Sjoerd for the previous weeks Egret shot, Jeannean, Paul, Roberta, Richard, Joseph - you are just too kind, Wouter - I don't know what to say to that....., John DeMarco, & Ken Yamamoto - hardly but I thank you for your kind words.</strong> I hope I did not miss anyone....<br>

Now, to the shots which stand out to me.<br>

<strong>Rene's</strong> sunrise, <strong>Joseph's</strong> night shot, <strong>Alejandro's</strong> portrait, <strong>Per-Christian's castle </strong> & this coming week I hope to see the actual castle, <strong>Wouter's</strong> landscape, <strong>Shun's</strong> pool area, <strong>Jeannean's </strong> macro, <strong>Hamish's</strong> frozen landscape which so reminds me why I don't like Sweden in the winter, <strong>Lex's</strong> gentle baby shot, <strong>Ton's</strong> stunning B&W, <strong>Anish's</strong> night shot, <strong>Dieter's</strong> landscape, <strong>Eric Christensen's</strong> macro bug, <strong>Jana's</strong> berries, <strong>William's</strong> macro, <strong>Monika's</strong> cat, <strong>Wayne's</strong> train in Chama (where I have a friend who shoots that train all the time & owns a hotel in Chama), <strong>Roberta's </strong> colors in shells, <strong>Jim's</strong> dog, <strong>Richard's</strong> B&W landscape, <strong>Adam's</strong> B&W landscape, <strong>Matt's </strong> abstract, <strong>Chris's </strong> moody landscape, <strong>Randy's</strong> portrait of his hockey player, <strong>Louis's </strong> IR landscape, <strong>Walter's</strong> spider macro, <strong>Amy'</strong> s baby feet, <strong>Janne's</strong> park bench, <strong>Ertugrul's</strong> lone boat in blue (one of my favorite shots ever) <strong>Tony's</strong> landscape, <strong>Oskar's</strong> Chinese bridge & landscape, <strong>Peter's</strong> landscape & <strong>Tiffany's</strong> elegant pregnant tummy.<br>

All entries are wonderful for one reason or another - so to <strong>Everyone Well Done & another Great Thread</strong><br>

I'm missing Chris Court & others & hope all is well.<br>

Lil :-)</p>

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<p><strong>Per-Christian </strong>- You have several request to see the whole castle next week. Let me add mine.<br>

I guess you don't have to worry about what to post :)</p>

 

<p>I agree with Lil. There are so many wonderful shots posted on WedNEsDAy PiC. I feel guilty I don't have the time to post comments on each and every picture that is posted. I do appreciate seeing pictures posted from all over the world taken with every combination of Nikon (mostly) camera and lens available.</p>

<p>I feel somewhat embarrassed to say that by the end of the thread it is starting to look like the credits from a Hollywood movie or even the latest trend in book publication where the author thanks his/her grade school teacher/neighbor/long lost relative/children/co-workers, etc.</p>

<p>I'm not able to devote the time I would like to photo.net in general and the Nikon forum in particular, but I think if we can limit our comments to what really works in a photo or only make suggestions to make a photo better I think we will all be better rewarded. </p>

<p>I feel guilty when I can't respond (due to time restraints) to everyone that may comment positively on a photo I may post.</p>

<p>I know this may be a sensitive subject and I'm sure I could have addressed it in a more diplomatic manner, but let's get back to posting a photo taken/processed on or near Wednesday taken with some sort of Nikon related equipment.</p>

<p>My reward from following WedNEsDAy PiC is to see what other photo netters are able to do with their Nikon equipment. I get inspiration seeing what my camera/lens is capable of accomplishing</p>

<p>Maybe we could have 2 threads: WedNEsDAy PiC and WedNEsDAy PiC kudo's and thank-you's.</p>

<p>Thank's for considering my input,<br>

Mark</p>

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<p>I know this may be a sensitive subject and I'm sure I could have addressed it in a more diplomatic manner, but let's get back to posting a photo taken/processed on or near Wednesday taken with some sort of Nikon related equipment.<br /> My reward from following WedNEsDAy PiC is to see what other photo netters are able to do with their Nikon equipment. I get inspiration seeing what my camera/lens is capable of accomplishing<br /> Maybe we could have 2 threads: WedNEsDAy PiC and WedNEsDAy PiC kudo's and thank-you's.</p>

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<p>Skip over the end part. There were four photos posted after Wednesday's official end and the comments began. My scroll bar is fast enough to skip over most anything I don't want to read.</p>

<p>Jeannean - I'm one of those 4 posters. WedNEsDAy Pic (no offense to Jose...he had a wonderful idea and I fully support his intent) has evolved to a mutual admiration society. Let's quit with the "thank you for commenting on my post' stuff and get back to giving a more detailed treatise on what works or doesn't work for those pics that grab our attention for whatever reason.</p>

<p>I've been involved with photo.net for many, many years. I go in cycles where I have lot's of time to comment/post. Then due to work constraints I may barely be able to upload a pic and make a few comments.</p>

<p>I really appreciate real, constructive comments on anything posted to the various forums I follow. I long ago gave up on the photo critique forum where folks 'supported' each other. I'd like real, constructive critiques.</p>

<p>Thanks,<br>

Mark</p>

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<p>As some one stated last week, commenting on each photo makes you go back and study it closely, and you pick up the finer points that you may have missed when just scanning thru the thread. That’s a good thing because I draw inspiration and motivation from the excellent pictures posted here. This thread actually helps makes me a better photographer.</p>

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<p>People work hard on these photos and theres nothing wrong giving some encouragement back. For some the comments are a learning experience and thats what photo.net is about<br>

I think its a very fitting end to the thread each week<br>

<strong>This thread is perfect as is = Don't try to fix something that not broke.</strong></p>

<p>Tim Holte and Alejandro Held and everyone in this thread,<br>

you're invited to come to Rio to the next Olympics.</p>

<p>Sorry, to the 2016 Olympics....<br>

best regards</p>

<p>Lil, I hope you get some relief soon. Take good care of yourself and know you have a lot of people here sending you their best wishes.</p>

<p>Aquinaldo, do we need to bring sleeping bags? There may be 100+ guests at your place. Just think of ALL that NIKON gear!!! :D</p>

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<p>Thanks to Jeannean, Roberta, Richard, Wouter W, Joseph for commenting on "half face" portrait of my son. I really appreciate your comment and time for commenting on each of the photos on this thread.<br>

This thread is really enjoyable and gives an opportunity to show work to all kind of photographers around the world ...</p>

<p>Once again Thanks,<br>

Ray</p>

<p>Thanks to those who commented on my photo, if anybody has anytime to give guidance, technically or artistically please contract me through email. Have a look at my portfolio and give feed back, I can take the rough with the smooth, I'm here to learn. Your advice/guidance/coaching whatever you want to call it is very much appreciated.<br /> <strong>Lill</strong> , take time out and focus on your well being and the important things. We'll still be here for you, hang tough lass.<br /> <strong>Joseph</strong> , I'm with you buddy, this is a great thread, many thanks to Jose for hosting it. We don't want to go messing about with it. <br /> But one thing that's been getting me all stirred up, it's called Nikon WedNEsDAy for a reason. It is a major frustration when folks rush in and post images on a Friday or Saturday mid flow through the crit. Keep them for the following Wednesday please. Last thread Joseph identified the essence of participating in this thread, and rightly so in my opinion.</p>

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<p><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5060764">Joseph Leotta</a> <a href="../member-status-icons"><img title="Subscriber" src="http://static.photo.net/v3graphics/member-status-icons/sub1.gif" alt="" title="Subscriber" /> <img title="Frequent poster" src="http://static.photo.net/v3graphics/member-status-icons/3rolls.gif" alt="" title="Frequent poster" /> </a> , Sep 28, 2009; 11:16 p.m.<br /> Heres how the week goes for Nikon Wednesday. Have the photo ready by Tuesday night so it can be posted when the thread starts. That means that something should be shot over the weekend as not to panic on Monday. Wednesday is enjoy the photos day. Thursday is comment day and Friday is plan what to shoot on the weekend.<br /> whole post: http://www.photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00UYjF it's almost at the bottom of the thread.</p>

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<p>Yes it means being organised...we don't have to post every week, this is for fun first and foremost, to learn and enjoy...it's not a religion.<br /> Thank you for enduring my diatribe.<br /> Ok...pp time once I've done some chores.<br /> Big love to you all. Till Wednesday.<br /> <strong>Aguinaldo</strong> , I may take you up on the offer...never been to Rio, never Been to the Olympics.<br>

Regards<br>

Finlay<strong><br /> </strong></p>

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<p>Finlay - My understanding is one of the purposes of WedNEsDAy PiC is to get out and shoot on a regular basis. Then post on a regular basis so the other Nikon folks can see what you're up to. My problem with posting on WedNEsDAy is that I generally don't have Internet access from Tuesday through Friday.</p>

<p>I really like to see what folks are able to do with their Nikon equipment. It gives me something to strive for. I get to post my pics up with the rest of you to see how they compare. There is a tremendous amount of talent showcased here every WedNEsDAy.</p>

<p><em><strong>"...this is for fun first and foremost, to learn and enjoy...it's not a religion." </strong></em><br>

I agree with this sentiment entirely. I think one of the neat things about about WedNEsDAy PiC is that it starts over every WedNEsDAy. There aren't many (any?) threads anywhere on photo.net that consistently generate the enthusiasm and the participation shown in WedNEsDAy PiC.</p>

<p>Last but not least, for some folks this is really their ThURsDAy PiC.</p>

<p>Thanks - Mark</p>

<p>Jeannean Ryman, Roberta Davidson and Joseph Leotta, thank you for taking time to post comments on my shot... Very appreciated. Thanks again...<br>

Joseph Leotta, this is "La Corne d'Or" or "The Golden Horn" in Istanbul. I took this picture from The Pierre Loti Hill that dominates The Golden Horn. The name of the hill comes from the French writer Julien Viaud, alias Pierre Loti, who lived in Istanbul...</p>

<p>First: I want to thanks Eric Arnold, Per-Christian Nilssen, Jeannean Ryman, Paul V. Gorky, Lil Judd, Joseph Leotta, Finlay Jolliffe and Roberta Davidson, for commenting on my pic from last week ( thread 39). I had wrote some words about your photos, but after I posted, the Thread was closed and sent to Oblivion! My fault for being so slow.<br /> <br /> <br /> Also thanks to Tiffany Brook, Jeannean, Paul V.,Roberta,Lil (Get better! the Egretta needs you), Richard Karash and Joseph for your kind words about my picture of Lucas. <br /> <br /> <strong><br /> John DeMarco, </strong> <br /> This Sunday I looked all the photos in the thread again. When I saw your excellent exposed photo of a bike, I realised of a detail I had no paid attention before. <br /> The plaque with the pyramid and the swastika. First I thought, Rommel and the Africa Korps but although the Bike is classic is not that old! or yes? There must be an interesting story why the plaque is there. I would love to know more. Thanks<br /> <br /> see you all next wednesday<br /> Alejandro </p>

<p><strong>Jeannean</strong> , <strong>Roberta</strong> , <strong>Joseph</strong> , <strong>Ken</strong> , thanks for you comments. It takes a lot of time to comment on every picture. This week again, I lack the time to even do a few (been in meeting all weekend).</p>

<p>Hi guys, I have been busy all weekend, so you have not heard from me in the last days, so thank you to, <strong>Roberta, Joseph, Ken, Alejandro</strong>, and of course <strong>Lil</strong>, for all your nice words. I see there is some anticipation in my next image on the coming Wednesday...... He, He. And I foolishly thought that this Monday would be relaxing.....</p>

<p><strong>Mark & Joseph,</strong> I have read your comments on the future of this thread with interest. I also have some thoughts, but I think I will sleep on them first, before I post.<br>

<strong>Lil,</strong> you have done a tremendous effort in posting positive comments on the images. No wonder that you feel that this thread is taking too much of your time. Concentrate on getting well, and we look forward to hearing from you again. You do not have to feel you must comment on every image. Not at all. From all of us, get well soon!</p>

<p>Logging out now, there is a warm bed waiting.....</p>

<p>Hi,<br /> <br /> Mark, Apologies, I forget that not everybody has 24/7 access to the net.<br>

Re-reading the guidelines provided, I'm reminded that when we post is not of importance...as I said it was a personal frustration.<br>

Per-Christian, no need to change...no fix required.<br>

Jose, many thanks again for hosting this thread...may it continue...it's diversity is it's strength.<br>

Kind Regards<br>

Finlay</p>