Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC 2010: #2

<p>Wonderful Wednesday again. We have had a bit of a cold spell down south. While nothing compared to those in the higher latitudes , the twenties are cold. While we did not have any snow, we did have a creative neighbor who put his sprinkler in a tree to create some ice . <br>

So, this is my take of a southern cold day on a moss draped tree after the sun had the opportunity to warm things up. I really wanted to capture the droplet of water falling free, but never quite got it. So, when we have our next cold snap, guess whose yard will have a sprinkler going!<br>

D 300 Manual F/9 Shutter 1/250 my trusty 60mm Nikon macro lens </p>

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<p>Rene' - The panorama crop looks great, nice shot.</p>

<p>Mikhail - Great portrait, his eyes and expression are thoughtful, wise and a touch somber but not sad.</p>

<p>Hamish - Your photo made me smile! I haven't slept in a snow cave since I was a kid, maybe I need to change that.</p>

<p>Francesco - The motion blur is wonderful.</p>

<p>Steve V - I like your swings, the image has a nice tone.</p>

<p>This shot is from last Sunday morning as we were leaving the house, I looked up and saw the contrails in a double X and ran back in the house and grabbed the camera as everyone was waiting in the car. This time I already had the polarizer on the lens.</p>

<p>(Dan S, thank you for your comment last week).</p><div></div>

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<p >Happy WedNEsDAy. A New Year of WedNEsDAys continues the tradition of beautiful contributions. Thank you to all that post, you make WedNEsDAys special. </p>

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<p >We have traveled 1000 miles south to get away from the winter cold of Michigan. Surprisingly, the weather here is a bit cold for the US Gulf Coast. </p>

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<p >I missed the sunrise by a few minutes on Sunday but got this shot as I approached the water on one of the many boardwalks to the beach. It looked like one of the Great Lakes to me but it’s the Gulf of Mexico. Yup, it’s cold here! (-5 degrees C)</p>

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<p >May the New Year bring you all the photos you’re looking for through your lens.</p>

<p >Have a wonderful & safe week.</p>

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<p >Contributors whose shots I found to be particularly interesting last week:</p>

<p >Sanford Gerald – Love the colors. Your effort paid off.</p>

<p >Francesco Pessolano – Great reflections. A story is there.</p>

<p >Jose Angel – The link was great! Worth reading ~ Again ~ Thank You for 2009!</p>

<p >Monika Epsefass – A night shot worth looking at over and over</p>

<p >Aguinaldo de Paula – Great night shot! You caught the subject and color beautifully</p>

<p >Ken Yamamoto – What a party….. what a mess</p>

<p >Joe Elrod – Great shot. The colors are so vivid</p>

<p >Marc Henry – Thank you! Your shot inspired one of mine this week</p>

<p >Janne Kaakinen – I really enjoy your night shot. It draws the viewer into it</p>

<p >Dave Greenidge – Nicely done!</p>

<p >Carey Moulton – Another fan of fog?</p>

<p >Ilkka Nissila – Probably my favorite! The woods glows from within</p>

<p >Shun Cheung – The colors pop! I’ve grown to appreciate your comments elsewhere</p>

<p >Richard Karash – Your contribution made me smile. Thanks for sharing the info!!!!</p>

<p >Jennifer Meighan – Perhaps the mate to Joe’s male….</p>

<p >Rick Larkin – Love the wide angle and reflections at sundown </p>

<p >Pascal Burel – If you have a chance, what was the exposure time? Really like the shot </p>

<p >Robert Schouten – You captured everything there. The “steam” and sun make the shot</p>

<p >Filip Lucin – Your tinkering paid dividends. Frame it!</p>

<p >Eric Arnold – I hope they don’t catch too big a fish</p>

<p >Richard Armstrong – Wow! Brought back memories of our daughter’s wedding</p>

<p >Richard VanWart – If you get a chance, where was this taken?</p>

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<p>Good morning, folks. First I want to thank Lil Judd for her kind comment about my 12/30/09 contribution of a puppy photo to this thread; I rudely forgot to mention it last week! Also, thanks to Ray Gosalia for his mention of my photo from last week. <br>

This week I saw a dead leaf hanging near the local library, which seemed to illustrate the long spell of cold weather (for North Carolina, at least) that we've been having. While I was shooting, the sky cleared and the bright blue reminded me that we're supposed to get back up to seasonal temperatures soon. Happy Wednesday, everyone!</p><div></div>

<p>Hello All<br /> <br /> How I wish to have a Snow Cave!!!, here in Buenos Aires we are having 40 C (104 F) and a very high humid rate. We even have had a tornado 2 days ago, something completely unusual a few years ago. <br /> <br /> I'm not venturing outside much with my camara these days but I'm still processing pics I took 3 month ago at Iguazu Falls. <br /> <br /> This one was taken in the Argentine Park walking the Macuco Trail, a rainforest mud path 3.550 m long (11.650 ft). When passing near a small bog I saw several clusters of red eggs. As there were frogs around I thought it belong to them. But when I return someone, who knows better, told me that the eggs are from a kind of Apple Snail, the <a href="http://www.applesnail.net/content/species/pomacea_canaliculata.htm">Pomacea Canaliculata</a> . <br /> <br /> I will never forget the moment, because when I tried to get closer I lost balance and fell into the mud. The D300 sunk halfway deep. I'm still removing red earth from it with every cleaning. But never stop working <br /> <br /> By By Alejandro<br /> <br /> <br /> PS. Thanks to Durukan Payzanoglu for your comment last week!<br /> <br /> <br /> D300 + 18-200 VR@200mm - f 5.6 - 1/80 sec. - ISO 500 </p><div></div>

<p>The fishing pier at Avon NC. D700, Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8D lens set at 105mm. ISO 200, F/18,1/100 sec. Processed through LR2.</p><div></div>

<p>Decided to try a little bass fishing yesterday and I usually have my camera with me. I spotted this Red-shouldered Hawk in the trees behind me. As luck would have it, the hawk decided to venture out into an open area where the lighting was just right. These are one of my favorite birds and just to see it out was a treat. Thank goodness I had my camera so I could appreciate it even more.</p><div></div>

<p>Hello everyone,<br>

Happy 2nd Wednesday of 2010. Was out in San Diego last week (warmest spot in the US at the time, even my home state of Florida was colder) and was able to get to the water for some end-of-day shooting. Took many photos that I will share on future Wednesdays, but want to show off some of "America's Pride". This is the USS Frigate CURTS, heading out of San Diego Harbor for maneuvers then to the Persian Gulf area. Met a young lady on the dock with her child and parents wishing the ship well, as her husband was shipping out. Thanks to the US service men and woman for their sacrifices and to their families for their support.</p><div></div>

<p>Taken while commuting on the train at around 180km/h. Photo near Stuttgart, Germany</p>

<p>During summer vacations at Naxos-Greece. Nikon D200+18-200 at F9/1:320/ISO100/70mm.</p><div></div>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/10470986-lg.jpg" alt="" width="466" height="700" /><br>

<strong>D50, 18-200 VR (no exposure data, sorry...)<br /> </strong><br>

Took this last summer, but recently converted it to B/W in Capture NX2 for a calendar project.<br>

@David Ralph -- this was taken at my family's place on Osgood Pond, in Paul Smiths, about 30 min NW of Lake Placid...<br>

Wonderful, inspiring images from everyone as usual!</p>

<p>This month's competition theme for our local photo club, the NorthernVirginia Photographic Society (www.nvps.org), required images shot with flash. This is my humble effort...<br>

Nikon D90, 50mm 1.8, off-camera remote speedlights (SP 900 + two SP-600).<br>

Shot at 50mm, f22, 1/200. </p><div></div>

<p>Hi, amazing PiCs again everyone!</p>

<p>It's been really beautiful in here, the most beautiful winter for years, so I really wanted to post a nice PiC showing the nature in all it's glory. Alas, I've been tied to my desk for all day and when I finally get out from the office, it's already dark. So no snow-photos from me this week. But on a happier note, thanks to Lil & Jeannean for your comments in last week's thread.</p>

<p><a href="../photo/10494526"> This one</a> I took last Wednesday evening while playing around with the new Micro Nikkor 85/3.5.</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/10494526-lg.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="455" /><br>

<strong>Fuji S5 Pro + Micro Nikkor 85mm f/3.5G VR + SB-28 (@ f/11, 1/250 sec, ISO 100)</strong></p>

<p>Hello everyone, this was taken with a D700 with a 35-70 D 2.8 lens. Slight lighting from a SB600. This shot is from a photoshoot I worked on for a local fashion boutique. This was the first time for the all the girls modeling , I think they did fairly well myself.</p><div></div>

<p>We've had beautiful, but freezing weather for the past few weeks (it's very unusual to have below freezing weather for 2 days, let alone 12 in South Alabama), but it has given us beautiful clear skies, which, in turn, allows for better pictures. Here's one of a yellow-bellied sapsucker (woodpecker) who eluded me for several days. He finally got curious enough to pose for a quick pic.</p><div></div>

<p>Monika - I am terribly sorry for the several uploads of the same photo.<br>

Simply lack of disciplin, but I have now reorganized part of my photos,<br>

so I hope I can improve. By the way my equipment is unpacked, as it has<br>

never been packed, not even when purchased from the shop!</p>

<p><a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2071900">Dan</a>, <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=5011461">Dave</a>, <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=3949752">Gej</a>,<br>

Thanks for your words. This is a rather peculiar photo.<br>

Lot of nice photos this week. The ones that caught my eyes are:<br>

Sanford - I like the reflections and the colors.<br>

Hamish - Great fisheye show and the colors are superb .... must have been very very cold!<br>

Jose - There something 3D in your photo. Lovely<br>

Ian - this is how the roads look like everyday for me now :-(<br>

Kent - If my son would see this photo, he would demand a puppy. Great shot.<br>

Richard - Your photo has a great 3D effect to it. Nice light and colors.<br>

Benjamin - I need to try this technique. Very nice. Was it dead?<br>

Thomas - It made me laugh<br>

And btw I liked all the other entries as well!</p>

<p>Fabulous images and the diversity is astounding. Erik C - love that portrait and the smile/laugh, Oskar O - unique and beautiful frost, Richard A - I see you put your two weeks in Kauai to good use, Mark G- you have made that snow really warm, Thomas B - wonderful ice cream creativity. Can't mention all but they are all good. In southern Quebec, everything is blanketed with 'old snow', totally overcast and I am still processing images from my sept-Oct 09 road trip. Today's submission was taken with my d300 and 90 mm Tamron macro in Letchworth State Park in upstate New York which is well worth the visit.</p><div></div>

<p>Desert Sunset.......Ocean, mountain and cactus?? Should be anybody's guess, yes, Southern CA.<br>

D80, 24-85 @ f2.8, 1/30.</p><div></div>

<p>Holy Wednesday my dear colleagues, </p>

<p>I appreciated for Roberta Davidson, Monika Epsefass and Richard Karash's valuable words to my post last week. Ladies are enjoying from the moment during traditional end of year parade in the city of Paramaribo / Suriname at the last day of 2009. Thanks for stopping by and many cheers to you all. Regards,</p>

<p>Ertugrul</p>

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<p><strong>D70s 18-55mm kit lens, 28mm f3.3 1/20th Our plant installed new energy efficient LED lighting in the rooftop logo which seemed to me to be an opportunity to try my hand at HDR. Hope this isn't too commercialized for this string but everyone in the office is now using it as a screen saver. </strong><br>

<strong><img src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p7/dynoflyer/PlantHDR5PN.jpg" alt="" /></strong></p>

<p>Tree bent out of shape near my office.</p><div></div>

<p>Francisco,</p>

<p>it was alive but they hibernate, so it did not mind posing too much....<br>

They are dedicated programs like Helicon focus, but CS4 does a decent job once you figure out it's called "blending"<br>

Cheers,</p>

<p>Ben</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>