Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC 2010: #13

<p>As I vacuum out my basement from the inch or so of water that accumulated from the past couple of days of rain...I went outside to dump the last (for now) bucket of water and guess what? The sun is shining! Ah...such a pleasant sight. Enjoy your days and wonderful photos submitted, as usual. I waited for a long time for this shot, the right butterfly at the right spot and to get his wings open...while I was waiting, is when the finch I posted last week (?) made his brief appearance...(there are cobwebs on her face, I left them in the shot, am debating to remove them...who knows)</p><div></div>

<p>Great work everybody. To mention a few:<br>

Matt L - She's a beauty alright<br>

Richard K - Spectacular sky to be sure. <br>

Stephen F - Lovely narcissus. I especially like the background.<br>

Francesco P - The light from the street lamps is very attractive.<br>

Jeff L - Amazingly sharp!<br>

Apurva M - Interesting. Are we going to see more forks next week? I hope so.<br>

Daniel O - Beautiful work. I would never have thought this to be a mistake. Thank you for sharing how you did this.<br>

Peter H - My condolences on the loss of your father.<br>

Aguinaldo - Stunning. <br>

Adey L - Love the colors. The horizon through the guy isn't all that bad. A little lower and you'd be in trouble.<br>

Rick M - How do you find all of that mirror smooth water? Another incredible shot.<br>

Arthur - Priceless. Hang on to this one. You can use it for blackmail when she gets to be a teenager!<br>

George A - I hope you enjoyed your visit to New Orleans. There is so much there to photograph, not to mention the great food and entertainment!<br>

Tim H - Cute girls. Looks like they were having fun. <br>

Georg S - Wonderful! Love the little girl's complexion and expression as well as the classic car and light reflections.<br>

Paul B - Beautiful light! Stunning winter scene.<br>

Radu D - This is great! Could be a poster for a sit-com.<br>

The past Sunday was "Super Sunday" in New Orleans. That is the day the Mardi Gras Indians parade. These costumes are all designed and hand beaded by the indians themselves (mostly men). </p><div></div>

<p>Seven consecutive days with no rain, sunshine and blue skies on the west coast of Southern Ireland in March. A first - for me anyway.<br>

A harbour on the north coast of the Beara peninsula, W. Cork. D700/ 24-70 G.</p><div></div>

<p>Focus stacking experiment. </p><div></div>

<p>Peter Heritage - I am deeply sorry for your loss. My father passed away last year and it was not easy for me as I had been very far from home for a long time. My condolences.</p>

<p>Nikon D700 + Nikon 105mm Macro D.</p><div></div>

<p>Not much shutter-time this week, so here's a shot from the archives, taken last year on a New Year's trip to Paris. The Rodin Museum is one of my favorite places...</p>

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<p>Peter,<br>

My condolences. Sounds as if he left you real treasure, in addition to your photographer's eyes.</p>

<p>I spent about an hour sitting on the beach taking 100 shots of this same scene, playing with angles and exposure. I chose this one because it had the right blend of color, light and the all-important human element. There were so many instances where I framed the shot only to have the people who were standing on the rock watching the sunset decide to leave one or two seconds too early. :-)</p><div></div>

<p>Ilkka,<br>

Your focus stacking picture makes my version a very good picture of bokeh 8>. We basically used the same equipment and it is a true testament on the notion "the person behind the camera counts the most". Nice nice picture.</p>

<p>Moonrise over the Rincon Mntns at Saguaro National Park - East</p><div></div>

<p>Nothing this green yet in Vermont, but here's an old one to remind me that there is such a thing as summer...</p><div></div>

<p>As always, amazing work from everyone!<br>

A few favs - Oskar, Richard Lanthier, Georg S</p>

<p>Found this little fella in an apartment courtyard, it looked just amazing in the bright Arizona Springtime sun</p>

<p>Nikon D3000, ISO 200, 125, f/5.6</p><div></div>

<p>D90 70-300VR f/18 5s iso 200 128mm</p><div></div>

<p>NYC, St. Paul's at Ground Zero</p><div></div>

<p>Here's something from this weekend. A storm had just come through and cleared not long before sunset. I managed to catch this as the clouds were clearing.</p><div></div>

<p>Shot few days ago while taking a walk down the street. I liked the interesting patern of the wall around a condominium complex</p><div></div>

<p><strong>Rick Moran's </strong>egret pic is superb!!!<br>

How could you manage to get it with such a long lens!! The water drops at the left gives it even more charm.<br>

Congrats.</p>

<p><strong>Peter Heritage,</strong> please accept my condolences for your loss;</p>

<p><strong>Arthur Richardson, Lawrence Ho </strong>and<strong> Linda Mclellan</strong>, thank you very much for appreciating my pic.</p>

<p>All my best for you</p>

<p>As always a wide variety of subjects. Mine is an interior from Uppsala Kultur & Kongress.<br>

Anders.</p><div></div>

<p>From Downtown LA D200 and 18-70 <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/526553092_9ede473ba6_o.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Opal</p><div></div>

<p>Karen and Tony the Pony.</p><div></div>

<p>Hello everyone, I am late today.<br>

<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4479885003_f35458a058_o.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="593" /><br>

Green bird. D300, 90/2.8</p>

<p>It's been a really busy March at the farm. We tapped some maple trees and made a couple gallons of maple syrup. For those that don't know, you boil down 40 to 50 gallons of sap to get one gallon of syrup. We're up to 19 new lambs so far. Jaz, our Australian Cattle Dog (also known as ACD's, Blue Heelers, or Red Heelers), had a planned litter of pups last week. We handle the pups from the moment they're born. This is a group shot taken this morning. For those not familiar with ACD's, they're born all white except for any black patches they may have. At about a week, the white starts to look like it was rubbed with newsprint. By 2 weeks, their eyes are open, the tan points are coming in, and the white has turned to grey.</p>

<p>A Nikon SB-900 Speedlight was wedged into a cabinet looking down on the pups. The D300's built-in flash was used in commander mode to trigger the SB-900.</p><div></div>

<p>D700 + Nikkor 28mm f2.0 at f5.6</p><div></div>