Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC 2010: #11

<p>Nikon D70s and Nikon 18-70 DX Lens</p><div></div>

<p>Hi all,<br>

our daughter Miriam looking out upon the world...</p>

<p>ambient light with fill-in flash, 200mm VR lens at f2,5, 1/160s and help from auntie making funny faces...</p><div></div>

<p>A stormy New York night</p><div></div>

<p>Arthur...Wow! Your picture stunned me. Thank you and very creative I might add. It seems that you got from this image what I did. I don't think it is among the faves of the mama in the pic, but it really was meditative for me. It can be difficult to quiet down when shooting sometimes...I miss a lot of moments when I get too revved or self conscious...know what I mean?<br>

I love to check back and see all the wonderful contributions.</p>

<p>Mikhail...Really beautiful</p>

<p>Grant...Very nice treatment of a very photogenic cityscape</p>

<p>Rick...Just magnificent. Exquisite light and almost 3D sharpness</p>

<p>Dieter...Lovely, serene...appropriately named.</p>

<p>Pascal...Sweet shot. Is the picture in the bg their owner?...Keeping them company?</p>

<p>Vineet...Really nice. Quite captivating actually. Lovely colors, texture and comp.</p>

<p>Lawrence...Terrific shot and wonderful model</p>

<p>Isaac...Thank you! I love the pea pod. Really lovely light and color...very frameable and wallable</p>

<p>Janne...Love the mood, the colors and comp</p>

<p>Epp...Daring and exceptional...as always!</p>

<p>Paxtang Cemetery, Harrisburg</p><div></div>

<p><img src="../photo/10817535" alt="" /> I enjoy the Wednesday collection for the quality and variety. It seems like a crime to leave out names but congrats to Roberta, Alpo and Dieter. I looked at a water drop tutorial on you-tube but I have yet to try it. Mine was taken late yesterday in park St.Catherine which borders the mighty St.Lawrence river on the South Shore (Rive-Sud) of Quebec. I must have taken about 40 odd images at that specific location over a period of one hour. I experimented with different shutter speeds messing with the ISO setting varying from 400 to as low as L10 ISO. Hope you like it.</p><div></div>

<p>Happy St Patrick's Day<br />Here is one from the Parade today in Dublin City Centre--I brought my almost 3 yr old son to his first ever parade. We were lucky enough to watch it from an appartment over looking Dublin's O'Connell Bridge and O'Connell Street. I wanted to encompass some of this central street and some of the great colours. In the background is the statue of Daniel O'Connell himself and the famous GPO. CBS cameramen were also shooting from this appartment and my son and his friends got to be on TV! <br />Hope you enjoy!</p><div></div>

<p>I love the way multiple mini-themes develop on this thread each week! Aside from the spectacular birds, and the amazing macros, I'm especially digging the concert shots from <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=3918094">Phil Burt</a> , <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=550529">Thomas Gerstendoerfer</a> , <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5950500">Gabriel Hasser</a> , and <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=4721871">Epp B.</a><br>

And the variations on the nautical theme this week are thought provoking, too: <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=4420899">Anish Mankuthel</a> , <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=4992672">Cees Maas</a> and <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=3898119">Kent Shafer </a><br>

I also want to extend a warm WeLCoMe to Gabriel and all our other first-timers!<br>

Everyone's offerings are magical and inspiring, but here are a few others among this week's images that made me stop and linger this week:<br>

Lil Judd -- a lovely spot, a lovely shot, and a nice job with a very tricky mixed exposure situation.<br>

<a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5753952">Caillum Smith</a> : An exceptional portrait that makes me feel like he's my friend, too.<br>

<a href="../photodb/user?user_id=786707">Tiffany Brook</a> : What can I say? Your portraits make me smile and weep.<br>

<a href="../photodb/user?user_id=997829">Rick Moran</a> : Spoonbills ain't what you'd call "pretty," but this is a beautiful shot and a great capture. Were you really shooting 600mm x 1.4 x 1.5 crop factor???? Where were you sitting when you took this? Cuba? ;-)<br>

<a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5369057">Roberta Davidson</a> : I am amazed at the endless variety of images you are able to create with your water drops -- keep them coming!<br>

<a href="../photodb/user?user_id=1270599">Joe Walsh</a> : First I saw the gorgeous colors. Then I saw the violence. Awesome.<br>

<a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5248461">Lawrence Ho</a> : I've only seen them on t-shirts before -- this one made me smile.<br>

<a href="../photodb/user?user_id=2115481">Alpo Syvänen</a> : THere's something special about this one. Well done.<br>

<a href="../photodb/user?user_id=2300756">Issac Sam</a> : It's wonderful to find beauty in something as unassuming as a peapod. Love the light and the colors and the black background.<br>

It's taken me so long to write this that I'm sure I'll have to write a second installment on the images posted since I started...<br>

PR</p>

 

<p>After rush hour on Toronto's subway.</p><div></div>

<p>Greetings from Croatia! We had not changed time yet, but it wont be long 'till we do. :)<br /> Spring finally arrived! <br /> I would like to compliment following authors on their photos:<br /> <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=3949752">Gej Jones</a> , <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=24372">Shun Cheung</a> , <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5861957">Grant Tanner</a> , <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=323291">Dieter Schaefer</a> , <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=4092237">Igor Smirnoff</a> , <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5248461">Lawrence Ho</a> , <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=588669">Dubravko Grakalic</a> , <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=5369057">Roberta Davidson</a> and <a href="../photodb/user?user_id=2300756">Issac Sam</a> . Great job people!<br /> <br /> My photo was taken in unusual time of day for me. Early morning! :) I do get up early, but just too rush to the job. :) I love to sleep in the morning, and I usually don't get up very early on weekends, but this Sunday was exception. <br /> <br /> So here it is, sunrise on Drava river! :)</p><div></div>

<p>I will have a good look throug the other entries when I get a moment. Until then I submit my photo - taken with the F70, 28mm f3.5 K and Boots 200 film.</p><div></div>

<p>D80 with 50 mm 1.8 AFD, f/2.5 1/400s ISO-100</p><div></div>

<p>I wanted to add my shot taken today out for a walk with my cute,sweet,cuddly Bernese Kona. I adjusted the light a bit and there is a small crop. Taken with my d90 and a 70-300 zoom at f5 iso 400 and 1/400. Maybe I should have the speed a bit faster next time.</p><div></div>

<p>An image I've been doing a bit of work on lately...</p><div></div>

<p>My daughter's final high school drama club production, "High School Musical".</p><div></div>

<p>TICO Air Show this weekend<br>

D80 18-200</p><div></div>

<p>This is a recent shot from one of my grandson's basketball games. I thought it amusing that he was sitting by his dad with his legs crossed in the same way! I wish they had been looking the same way too!</p><div></div>

<p>From back in the film era... My daughter at around age 3-4, looking as cute as can be. One my favorite images from that period. Recently found the negative and decided to give it a scan on my Coolscan V. Without too much trouble, I was able to match the colors to a pro-level print from back then. Nice to have an archived digital file now.</p>

<p>Best Wednesday greetings to all. It's still Wednesday, and the thread has grown to three pages!</p><div></div>

<p>Sorry I missed you for short period of time . Now I am back!</p><div></div>

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D300, 28-70/2.8</p>

<p>I am so enjoying seeing such interesting photos.<br>

3/13/10<br />Nikon D60 1/200 secs F/13.0 ISO 200</p>

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<p>Nikon D90, Tamron 90mm Macro, F3.2 ISO 200 1/250 sec</p><div></div>

<p>Bill Boyd, Gej Jones, Isaac Sam, and Mark Jordan stuck out to me in another superb Wednesday. Work was so hectic I almost forgot what day it was, that would've been sad!</p>

<p>A bit over done, but water droplets are a lot of fun and a lot easier to do than I expected. They also beat being outside when it is wet and cold.</p><div></div>

<p>Doo Wop Rally - Olympic Peninsula Washington<br>

D80 - 180mm 2.8 @ 2.8 1/500 ISO 1600 w/polarized (I think)</p>

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<p><img src="http://mostlyblackandwhite.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/s335_110310_004_ns.jpg" alt="" /><br>

Nikon S3 2000, W-Nikkor f/1.8 3.5 cm, Kodak Ektar</p>