Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC #45

<p>Another wonderful Wednesday ! Such a variety and so much inspiration . Sorry I have not been able to comment these past few weeks, just too much going on.<br>

I was out and ran across these busts dedicated to various wars and just had to try to take a few shots. This one is dedicated to the Gulf War. Some were so very realistic, looked liked the guys were just covered in mud and dirty. There are a few in my portfolio if you are interested.</p>

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<p>Here's a sandpiper scurrying along on the Carolina coast. These little guys are fast!</p><div></div>

<p>Forgot the details - D300 60 mm ISO 200 f9</p>

<p>Hi all<br /> <br /> This week is less of a straight photo and more of a photoshop creation, however I did shoot both the photos, one in the studio with my old norman lights and one at the airport, snapshot variety.<br /> <br /> The main subject is my youngest child and the older boy is my oldest one.</p><div></div>

<p>Corner detail, Gamble House, Pasadena, CA. D700, 14-24/2.8, 14mm, f/14, ISO 200 matrix metered, manual mode, 5 shot bracket between 1/3s to 1/50s, processed with Photomatix.</p><div></div>

<p>From this weekend, winter's teeth are starting to show but not enough to stop the fun. Conversion in NX2.</p>

<p><strong>Luis</strong> - I like the color of the church and the texture of the sky.</p>

<p><strong>Greg</strong> - Humorous, I was thinking "Shut your mouth, bird"</p><div></div>

<p>Hello Friends,<br>

Another beautiful WedNEsDAy. Great work all! Thanks a lot for all who commented on my work on Day #43.</p>

<p>Bogelan N and Greg K.....you guys have amazing and funny themes today and I like them a lot. BTW Greg, you photo has a clue on what the love-birds were doing, hence, "Hush".</p>

<p>My contribution comes from a couple of Sundays ago - converted in PS to celebrate the Halloween traditional.</p>

<p>D300s @ 45mm f/8 ISO320 at 1/160th sec with a natural sunlight setting [no flash].</p>

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<p>With Veterans Day coming up next week in the U.S., I thought I'd post this shot of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Thanks to all the vets out there! </p>

<p>Nikon D90, 18-200mm f/22 @ 1/60.</p><div></div>

This was the first picture I took with my new Nikon 35mm lens.<div></div>

<p>Another fab Wednesday. My post is my toddler in his Halloween costume, Raggedy Andy.</p><div></div>

<p>Wow! You sure have to get up early to beat the rush on a WedNEsDAy morning!<br>

Took this on Saturday at our neighborhood Halloween party... meet "Betty Boop"</p><div></div>

<p>Another out-take from some ongoing bird dog litter portraits. Personally, I have more fun with stuff like this than I do the shots I'm supposed to actually deliver.</p><div></div>

<p >Happy Wednesday. Another fabulous photo day. The postings are just better and better.</p>

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<p >Here’s my contribution of the week taken last Saturday.</p>

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<p >D300 with 300mm f4 lens at 300mm, F7.1 -0.3 step, 1/4000 sec. ISO 500</p><div></div>

<p>Hi all my contribution for this week is a photo of a local temple</p>

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<p >Hi Everybody,</p>

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<p >A street performer I snapped in Paris, France. </p>

<p >Desat, history brush, and slight crop done in Photoshop.</p>

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<p >Zoltan</p><div></div>

<p>Old Detroit Iron.</p>

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<p>A butterfly from Borneo - cropped</p><div></div>

<p>Bruce Springsteen in concert Monday night. D300, Nikon 300mm f/2.8 AF-S version I, f/2.8 at 1/400 sec and ISO 1600.</p><div></div>

<p>Happy Wednesday to all! Really great work so early in the day. My photo this week captures the temperature gauge/coolant fill on the 1906 Alco-6 Black Beast Racer. In motor racing circles this is a historical car because it won the prestigious Vanderbilt Cup race on Long Island in 1909 and 1910. The car also raced in the inaugural Inianapolis 500 held in 1911, unfortunately it finished 33rd out of 40 due to bearing failure. D200, SB-600, <a href="mailto:18-55@55mm">18-55@55mm</a>, f8, 1/80, iso 200.</p><div></div>

<p>Hello everyone,<br>

I had a photoshoot at a beachside resort last saturday. The Chef at the resort had done a seafood platter for the guests, not part of the shoot though. Captured the delicious food. No props or styling done - just a quick straight shot with Elinchrome 400FXRi providing the key light and a white reflector for the fill. The manual 105mm 2.5 lens, originally meant to be a portrait lens, was used for this shot. Lovely lens, great saturation and stunning color rendering. The tech stuff - 105mm f2.5 Ai lens on a Nikon D700; 1/200S @ F/16 handheld.<br>

Meanwhile, some good pictures in the list this week:<br>

Matthew Brennan - I tend to agree with you, had you chosen a better location, the pic would've been super. Love those quaint colors.<br>

Jana - Great. Nice tone.<br>

Monika Epsefass - you got some lovely colors in your area.<br>

Luis Argüelles - I must hand it to you. Really observant and super picture too.<br>

Eric Arnold - Blue peacocks, halloween brings out the costumed characters in all their glory.<br>

Sanford Gerald - Wow!<br>

Alejandro Held - Solid subject and good composition.<br>

Dan South - I like the way you've composed the picture. You people have such awesome colors during autumn.<br>

Jonas Fjellstedt - Good capture. Though HDR, you've not gone overboard with the colors. Equally good composition too.<br>

Jeannean Buglady - downright creepy. That guy is a CHARACTER.<br>

Louis Meluso - Nice portrait and excellent composition.<br>

John Morris - I love this sensitive portrait.<br>

Rick Dohme - You have captured his intense focus. This picture would've been stunning if it was not this grainy. Colors too seem to be off. Is this a OOC Jpeg and a hard crop?<br>

Joe Elrod - Crazy people.<br>

Brian Chmura - you are good. The colors are quaint too. Good one.<br>

John Novince - You've cropped too much. A longer lens would have worked better if you needed a tight composition or maybe you could have moved in closer. The picture is good though.<br>

Charles Becker - The compositon and subject selection adds drama to the scene. I think you need to sharpen the picture a bit. It looks fuzzy.<br>

Gary McGhee - Credible effort.<br>

Doug Santo - Is this HDR?<br>

Paula Wang - Bravo. Superb.<br>

Thanks people.<br>

~~ Issac Sam</p>

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<p>Nikon D50, Tokina 17mm lens<br>

<img src="http://swcornell.com/webphoto/building.jpg" alt="" /><br>

<strong>Still standing</strong></p>

<p>Opal Apple O'hare</p><div></div>

<p>been a few weeks. Here's my friend, posed to mimick a Mohammed Ali shot from the Magnum collection. Shot this with a D90 and Sigma 10-20mm @ 12mm, manual focus, 2 SB800s, one camera left with shoot thru umbrella and one on background (white wall).</p><div></div>

<p>Here it is time again for all of the talent around the globe to show some absolutely beautiful photos. This <strong>WedNEsDAy PiC thread</strong> just keeps growing and growing, not just in size but quality. I feel honored to be able to participate.<br>

I picked this today for different reasons, I wanted to go away from my barns for a few weeks and branch out a little. I'm going to try to do a HDR next week.<br>

Take care and "Thanks" for all the beautiful works of art.</p>

<p>phil b<br>

benton, ky</p><div></div>

<p>D300, Tokina AT-X 12-24 at 20mm, ISO 200, f/18, 1/100 sec</p><div></div>