Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC 2010: #2

<p>Fantastic images this week! I shot this on the enchanted rock in Fredricksburg, TX. Adjusted color in CS4 to give the abstract look. Nikon D200, ISO200; 18-70mm @27mm and f3.7; 1.200.</p><div></div>

<p>Good morning to all cold Nikon posters. Great winter, dogs and bird pics so far. We have had some of the coldest weeks in my 54 years of living in Florida. But no snow. I thought I'd post a picture of this hungry Dolphin who is chasing a school of Mullet. All the rough water you see around him are the school of thousands trying to get away. Nikon D3, Nikon Vr 80-400mm F/4.5, 135mm, 1/400s, ISO 320.</p><div></div>

<p>Fisherman - Mutrah, Muscat</p><div></div>

<p>Not much time this AM, so Happy mid week everyone, but one mention:</p>

<p>Eric (with a C): WOW!</p>

<p>Here is my first experimentation with focus stacking, one of our various winter "guests"</p><div></div>

<p>A HDR view of the old castle at Barnard Castle, County Durham. Taken last October while it was still warm. D700, 24-70.<br>

Hamish - am jealous of your ice cave - we have had snow here but only enough to build a few igloos in the park, not enough to sleep in....<br>

andyc</p><div></div>

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<p>Nikon D3 studio one soft box 24-70mm g </p>

<p>Happy Wednesday to all! My shot for today was taken on New Years Day, w/ the intent of having something to play around w/ in my newest purchase - Photomatix. It is not exactly the best photo for HDR techniques, but non-the-less, it will always be my first attempt. As usual, I will be back later as the day unfolds to look, dream, admire and comment.</p><div></div>

<p>All great shots again this week. Especially love Hamish' shot....can't spell 'happy' any better than that! And Jeannean Buglady, you captured the essence of 'raw wild' in that shot. Gotta love Nikon WedNEsDAys! Joe</p>

<p>Taken over the christmas period, its amazing some of the views you get to see whilst flying low in the chopper. Don't do this if you can't stand heights.<strong> D700, iso 800, f/11, 1/400 sec, 78mm</strong><br>

<img src="http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr327/eurocypria/DSC_3953.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Good morning to everyone around the world on this Wednesday. Saturday was the first bright sunny day of this year, so I had to get out of the house and shoot some pictures. Because of the road conditions, we didn't venture far from home. Our county has 400 lakes, most of them frozen now. D300 Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8.</p><div></div>

<p>Winter in the North is a pensive time, quiet. Winter in the South is quiet different, to me anyway, the hustle and bustle stays the same.</p>

<p>Thanks for the photo comments last week.</p>

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<p><strong>Nikkor 28-105 f3.5-4.5, at 50mm, f4.5</strong></p>

 

<p><img src="http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9061/bikecity.jpg" alt="" /> <br>

Nikon D700 + AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G</p>

 

<p>It's been a busy season not allowing much time to shoot. I got out a little last week. Very cold here in the US North East this year. Great photos so far this morning. D70s 35mm dx f11 1/80</p><div></div>

<p>Snow scene from a nature trail a few miles from home.<br>

Nikon D80 / Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8<br>

HDR from 1/60th,1/125th,1/250th all at F/11 ISO100 0.0EV </p><div></div>

<p>Taken at the Star Ferry Pier in Kowloon, Hong Kong.<br>

D700 + 85mm PCE; f3.5, ISO800, 1/20s.<br>

<img src="http://cameraface.smugmug.com/photos/763558409_UyFGZ-X3-1.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>We put a tent with a heater over one of our 3'X6' garden beds to see if we could grow some lettuce over the winter, and it is actaully working. This is an outtake from watering the bed this past weekend.</p><div></div>

<p>Good morning everyone and HAPPY WEDNESDAY!<br>

The bitterly cold weather has left Texas and it was warm and sunny yesterday when I went for my walk. That's when I ran across this egret feeding near my house. <br>

Lots of great images this week. </p><div></div>

<p>this is the pedestrian walkway under the lee bridge in richmond, va. it was closed for a time last year, when a portion of the bridge above collapsed. that doesn't seem to deter anyone from hiking across to belle island on the other end. it's a tremendous structure, and we look puny in comparison.</p><div></div>

<p>Out for a hike with my daughter and her family at the wildlife preserve last week, just before it really turned cold here, it was a really beautiful day and the little ones really got a kick out of seeing all the alligators sunning themselves. Of course my daughtor is a Canon camera person, don't know where I went wrong there.</p><div></div>

<p>Wonderful offerings so far this morning. I love the variety. All are very nice. Some of my personal taste…</p>

<p>Epp - Wonderful<br>

Mikhail – wonderful depth of character. Life’s experiences always seem so evident in an older Eastern European face.<br>

Shane – Nice work. Love the Velvia color / saturation.<br>

Hamish – What a wonderful capture!<br>

Dan – Love the city shot, I like the angles from that side of the river as well.<br>

Greg – Nice shot / composition. I’m a sucker for the old and rusted subject.<br>

Aquinaldo – Nice, wonderful, crisp and colorful.<br>

Oskar – Beautiful, I like it as well.<br>

Monika – Nice framing – exposure.<br>

Murali – Lovely work<br>

Bogdan – Great shot, the Zeiss speaks volumes…<br>

Neven – Perfect / Lovely</p>

<p>Happy Wednesday everyone !! Let me please congratulate everyone but especially the below pictures :<br>

1 - Adrian O - This is the best for me. Excellent !!!<br>

2 - Neven J - Excellent<br>

3 - Mark G - Very good lightning<br>

4 - Andy C - Very good landscaping<br>

5 - Shung C - Well done<br>

6 - Richard A - Very good landscaping<br>

7 - Dan S - Very good night picture<br>

Here is my contribution for today and have a happy shooting.</p>

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<p >Lee Ann.</p>

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<p >D700 with 24-70/2.8, 38mm, 1/80s, f/2.8, ISO 720, matrix metered, shutter priority, hand held. I estimate about 200w of diffuse incandescent light from a range hood on the model’s right front slightly above eye level and about 300w of similar light from a ceiling mounted fixture behind the model’s left. There was a ceiling mounted fanlight directly overhead with maybe 120w to 200w. I had the model stand in front of an oversized white porcelain serving platter at about waist height that acted as a reflector. Even with the model positioned for maximum advantage, there was little light in the room. I used shutter priority to assure good focus, but this forced the lens wide open and resulted in a shallow depth of field, which I was not looking for. I let ISO float. The histogram was shifted left with minor clipping of whites. The raw file was processed in DXO using a preset for natural colors and tonality. White balance was left as shot. Minor touch-up of the model’s face was performed in Corel PSP Photo X2. The image was cropped.</p>

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<p >Thank you to those who commented on my photo last week.</p><div></div>

<p>We've been keeping a Christmas Cactus for a few years. It's beautiful in bloom. The blossoms open downwards and are cantilevered off the ends of the cactus petals. After seeing a couple of Christmas Cactus images on Nikon WedNEsDAy recently, I decided to try to shoot mine, which took a little work. (Off topic: To make it bloom, in October put your cactus in a cold dark place with only a couple hours of light each day.)</p>

<p>D300 on a Nikon PB-4 Bellows. I used a 100mm bellows lens for the perspective and for working distance. Depth of field at f/8 is far too shallow for my intended rendering, so I focused in sequence on each part of the flower and the supporting green petal. I composited the images in Helicon Focus. I experimented with additional slices that would bring some of the background petals into focus but decided I liked it better this way. I made final adjustments in Photoshop.</p><div></div>

The bride at my nephew-in-law's wedding.<div></div>

<p>Nikon D300, 50/1.4 AF-D, 1/250, f/8, D-lite Elinchrome<br>

This is me, my brother Alex and my dog Blacky ;)<br>

Testing D-lite at home, for fun and this is what we have - memories! This photo has not special skills, but I love it.<br>

Thank you. Happy Smily today, this Wednesday @ photo.net! </p><div></div>