Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC 2010: #1

<p>Trains</p><div></div>

<p>well, so this is the first wednesday of 2010 and already I am late. Thanks to Matt for helping to continue the wednesday tradition. Already I saw many good pictures. This time my contribution is from a visit to my friends place at Troy, NY.<br>

Details - Nikon D300, f/5.6, 105mm, ISO 200, 1/250s, EV -2/3, Matrix Manual.</p><div></div>

<p>Happy new year.</p>

<p>I am glad to see Matt is getting off to a good start, and Jose Angel is back from "retirement." :-)</p>

<p>It seems like winter is the theme this week, but the image was actually captured during the spring on South Georgia Island. This king penguin was sliding on some fresh snow at Fortuna Bay.<br>

Nikon D700 with 200-400mm/f4 AF-S lens at 380mm, 1/1250 sec and f8, ISO 200.</p><div></div>

<p>A fine way to start Nikon Wednesday 2010. Some very good work.<br>

Thanks Matt for picking up the torch.....and thanks to Jose for his efforts.<br>

Photo: Franklin Falls, Denny Creek. Near Seattle in Washington State, USA.<br>

-Shane<br>

Nikon F4s Fuji Velvia 50</p><div></div>

<p>Afternoon everyone and happy new year. </p>

<p>My shot this week was taken on Monday. D700, Tamron 90mm 2.8 macro. </p><div></div>

<p>Happy New Year! Thank you Matt for stepping up to the plate and "mixing" things up a bit! As usual, there are some really great shots here today. I was really looking forward to this Wednesday as I spent the holidays in Kauai with the addition of a new Micro Nikkor 105mm f2.8 VR lens to my kit. But, we were delayed on the way back in Chicago for 48 hours due to weather. So, I have a little over a thousand images to review before I can share one here. I'm not so sure that its good to be home in the great white north:-)</p>

<p>Happy New Year?</p><div></div>

<p>Another shot from my Maui trip in December. </p>

<p>At the summit of Haleakala, it's a very strange environment. In many places, it looks just like the surface of Mars from the rovers. This scene might be a Mars-scape if not for the one green plant. The location is near summit, high on the Sliding Sands Trail. Down at sea level it was cloudy with haze and a broken cloud layer. But, here at 10,000 ft. we are above the clouds with bright clear light. There's a lot of color which I wanted to capture. </p>

<p>The D200 did a pretty good job with the color, but I wanted a bit more. Earlier in the trip I hired a pro to show me some of the photo spots. Besides the help with locations, I learned a lot by watching and talking with him. He talked a lot about HDR tone-mapping. He said, "In the early days, I was using Photomatix before anyone knew what it was. My images looked different from anyone else's and everyone wondered how I did it." </p>

<p>Then I saw an article in Digital Photo Pro by John Paul Caponigro suggesting, "You can use Photomatix tonemapping on a single exposure. Just duplicate your NEF file and drag both the original and copy onto Photomatix. It'll ask about the exposure difference between files; doesn't matter what you put in. Then use the tonemapping controls to adjust your image."</p>

<p>I wish everyone the best for this new year. Thanks, Matt, for taking this on. I think Nikon WedNEsDAy is one of the best things on the net.</p><div></div>

<p>Gary McGhee -</p>

<p>Is that a garnet sticking out of the glaciated surface of an igneous metamorphic rock with a thin coating of ice?</p>

<p>Happy New Year, all...may you have a great 2010...</p>

<p>An unplanned photo that has quickly become one of my faves...</p>

<p>I suppose the photo would be appropriate :)</p><div></div>

<p>The Last Holdouts.<br>

These guys were hanging on well past time that they should be gone!<br>

Nikon D700 Nikkor 24-120mm f3.5, some light added from underneath.<br>

Comments Please!</p><div></div>

<p>Wonderfull images so far. This weeks images inspire me to get out more. Here is mine. D300 30 1.4 Sigma.</p><div></div>

<p>Happy new year everybody, great pictures already<br />It's been a while since I posted but I thought it was a good moment to start again.<br />Thanks to Jose and matt for their hard work.<br>

I will send my snow landscape picture next week since there are already so many winter pictures.<br />The picture I send started out as a demo of the lens to someone, but I liked the picture a lot even though the focus is not perfect. It reminds me of a certain movie. The picture was taken during the family xmas dinner and it is of my sister in law. Hope you enjoy.<br />Taken with the D90 and 80-200mm @ 200mm F2.8 1/60s iso 800</p><div></div>

<p>Little flowers</p><div></div>

<p>Pamlico Sound, just south of Avon NC on New Year's Eve.</p><div></div>

<p>Hello,Here is my pix for this week!!! La Conciergerie in Paris, early morning....</p><div></div>

<p>From my backyard in the Netherlands...<br>

Nikkon D90, Nikkor 18-105mm f3.5-5.6 VR, @50mm, f11, ISO 200</p><div></div>

<p>Happy New Year everyone...whew...I am actually taking a breather this week. I haven't shot but I am gathering inspiration. This is one of the best places to do it!<br>

Matt...Thank you for taking over this thread and thankyou for keeping yesterday(s' technology) alive. We photogs are very good at hanging on to the past (>8</p>

<p>Aguinaldo...You've done it again. I think this is my fave here...the comp and colors are absolute knock outs. I LOVE this shot!</p>

<p>Jeannean...Very nice...that looks like a "Very Hungry Caterpillar"</p>

<p>Juhani...Well done...both of you!</p>

<p>Marc...Gorgeous shot. I have only been there once...an unforgettable place that you have captured beautifully.</p>

<p>Phil...Very sweet...love the texture around a very cozy kitty</p>

<p>Dallas...Lovely...the bird looks like he/she is posing, though maintaining his/her modesty quite well.</p>

<p>Bogdan...You could very well call this "The conversation"...they REALLY look alive</p>

<p>My contribution is from one of my holiday shoots...it just reminds me why kids are my favorite subjects. These sisters expressions say it all.</p>

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<p>Great pictures once again, everybody......some of them...thought provoking.<br>

Here is mine, on an evening walk on the beach....with my D80, 80-200 f2.8. 1/1000 sec, f3.5, ISO200. Instead of dumbells I thought I will carry these.......works pretty good.<br>

:-)</p><div></div>

<p>Jose, many thanks for this great initiative. Matt, many thanks for keeping it alive.<br>

My picture. A goose on a winters day in January.<br>

<strong>D700 85mm F1.4 AIS 1/2500s @ F4 ISO 200.</strong> Location Zevenhuizerplas Rotterdam.</p><div></div>

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fabulous work and I continue to enjoy this 'forum'.</p>

<p>Happy New Year folks!</p>

<p>This pic was taken at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ with a Nikon D90 + Nikkor 18-200 VRII lens.</p>

 

<p>Happy New Year folks!<br>

This pic was taken at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ with a Nikon D90 + Nikkor 18-200 VRII lens.</p>

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<p>Monty, who has beautiful agate eyes.</p><div></div>