Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC 2010: #15

<p>Sorry, image is too large and as I'm at work I can't reduce the size.</p>

<p>Francesco -- Ah, the old polarizer trick! :-) I think my eye was fooled by the combination of the polarized clouds and the reflected light off the bright cobblestones, which brightened up the shadows on the riders shirts and the tires. I thought you might have combined more than one output from a single RAW file, or something -- either way, the result is great! Wish I could have been there!</p>

<p>There certainly are a lot of flower shots this week. Spring is definitely in the air. I haven't had much time to get out and shoot lately, and flowers are about the only thing near my apartment that are photo worthy, so here you go... another flower shot.</p><div></div>

<p>I was taking a walk at my local forest preserve when I came accors these choped down trees by I believe beavers.</p>

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<p>Although I was not decided to post this pic because I considered it`s below the standards, my wife liked it and convinced me to post. She`s so kind.<br />Like Paula Wang, I wanted a bit of seashore... wind, waves, surf; near my car`s trunk in an almost wild beach, D700 on the tripod, 70-200VRII (@ 200mm), f8 - 1/250sec. I was looking for something close to a 3:1 panorama.</p><div></div>

<p>Better late than never. Air Force One over my house</p><div></div>

<p>Doug, the hummingbird reminds me of a jet setting up for mid-air refueling with a big tanker!</p>

<p>On the hunt - Osprey Anhinga Trail Florida Everglades<br>

<img src="http://www.capturingtheelements.com/osprey_moon700.jpg" alt="" /><br>

Nikon D700 - ISO 200 - 1/400 @ f8 - 70-200mm w/1.4x converter set on DX mode for extra reach. Tripod.</p>

<p>Brett~ super photo, great comp...</p>

<p>Thank you Jennifer! The Everglades was sure alive last week.</p>

<p>Swampy farmlands during annual spring flooding gave me a few opportunities to do some waterscape-type photos I've always wanted to try.<br>

<img src="http://pic.phyrefile.com/e/ep/epp_b/2010/04/14/dsc_1282.jpg" alt="" /><br>

D90 @ ISO 100, 134 seconds<br />18-55 @ 18mm, f/16<br />Most likely 3-5 stops of ND filters piled on (can't remember exactly)</p>

<p>Here is mine this week!</p><div></div>

<p><a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=5890723">John Bernard</a></p>

<p>Yeah, mid-air refueling with a big flower! Thanks for the comment.</p>

<p>Doug</p>

<p>Too many inspirational photos to comment on. My contribution a water fountain at Grounds for Sculpture in NJ.</p><div></div>

<p>Wow! So many amazing photos!<br>

My favorites:<br>

Marc McCoy - What is clay? Modeling clay? Insane!<br>

Joseph Gewickey- Super B movie feel- I love it!<br>

Vineet Rajasekhar- I am obsessed with this!<br>

Lil Judd- wow! Totally agree with everyone else- amazing!<br>

Louis Meluso- Super sick; how did you get just one light to light up?</p>

<p>So many breathtakingly beautiful pics....keeps me inspired!</p>

<p>First post in a while:<br>

D90<br>

55-200 lens at 200mm<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/10914014-lg.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p >This week’s B&Ws and macros are especially striking…</p>

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<p >Here are the ones I like most (I wonder why these lists are so long!):</p>

<p >Bill J Boyd’s tulips. Nice Exposure…<br /> Narayan Kovvali’s flower<br /> Enrique Rabelo’s Tabi socks<br /> Bogdan Nicolescu’s photos in photo<br /> Jennifer Meighan’s Budding…<br /> Tiffany Brook’s friend<br /> Greg Kowalczewski’s golf ball<br /> Jana Hughes’s tiger girl<br /> Dieter Schaefer’s sunset<br /> Lex Jenkins’s surprise shot<br /> Fred Amico’s curvy sand flower<br /> Mike C’s aerial sunset<br /> Tom Mann’s memorial sunset<br /> Aguinaldo de Paula’s parisienne musicians<br /> Radu Dumitrescu’s climber<br /> Doug Santo and Paul Howard’s birds<br /> Issac Sam’s bee<br /> Scott Murphy’s spiderwort<br /> Douglas Ely’s tulips<br /> Shun Cheung’s elephant seal<br /> Emilie Dowd’s nostalgic perspective<br /> Anish Mankuthel’s tiger<br /> Ertugrul Kilic’s help out<br /> Markku Vihava’s couple in a hurry <br /> Marc McCoy’s… well… thing</p>

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<p >My Top 5 in alphabetical order:</p>

<p >Aguinaldo de Paula<br /> Bogdan Nicolescu<br /> Issac Sam<br /> Jennifer Meighan<br /> Marc McCoy</p>

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<p >BTW I have already captured next week’s contribution and It will be interesting for those who have an eagle eye.</p>

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<p>Ahhhhhhhhh Wednesday is always a little bit better after viewing all of the inspiring shots from around the world. Ones that caught my eye this week are:<br>

Lil-Love the colors and the crispness of the details<br>

Jennifer- I like the delicate green shading.<br>

Rick- That is one fierce osprey. Nice job.<br>

Doug and Paul- Two beautiful bird shots!</p>

 

<p>This thread is such a treat every week! Ones that especially struck my fancy:</p>

 

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<li>Matt's pointing pic and the story that goes with it. (I'm a sucker for pet photos.)</li>

<li>Bill J Boyd's tulips, for the great lighting</li>

<li>And speaking of great lighting, Tiffany's gorgeous portrait is an inspiration.</li>

<li>Hamish's amazing northern lights</li>

<li>Lil's flower macro—it stands out from the flower pic crowd.</li>

<li>Jennifer's bud, for its beautiful tones</li>

<li>Oskar's fishing image—wonderful colors</li>

<li>Francesco's great cycling shot—very cool post-processing</li>

<li>Tim Holte's perfect lagoon, maybe my favorite of all this week</li>

<li>William's tire guys. I like tire guys.</li>

<li>Don's Pet Studio Portrait—very elegant</li>

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<p ><strong >WedNEsDAy PiC #15</strong></p>

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<p >Time has escaped me … I keep promising to write my comments on Friday and be done with … that was five weeks ago. So I must change my ways. I am predominantly a sports photographer but the work of others on this thread has inspired my interest to spread into other areas of photography – and I am very grateful for that.</p>

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<p >I thank Andres Arteaga, Dieter Schaefer, Durukan Payzanoglu and Fred Amico and Peter Rafle acknowledging this week’s golf (chip) shot. Peter, your comment made me laugh because after one ball whizzed past me I really did wonder why I was even attempting the shot – but it was all good in the end. I also thank the following members for their acknowledgements to these earlier shots which I was unable to respond in the weeks that they were made.</p>

<p >Week # 11 – Issac Sam, Mark Mandell and Richard Karash</p>

<p >Week # 12 – Kent Shafer and Lil Judd</p>

<p >Week # 13 – Alpo Syvanen</p>

<p >Week # 14 – Paul V. Gorky and Peter Rafle</p>

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<p >I wish to acknowledge the shots in weeks gone by (regrettably without comments) and with the usual caveat; there are many more that I should have included …</p>

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<p >Week # 11 – Dieter Schaefer, Ernie T, Filip Lucin, Grant Tanner, Hamish Gray, Issac Sam, Jeff Lipsman, Jill Bingham, Joe Walsh, Jon Eckman, Kent Shafer, Lawrence Ho, Nick Doronin, P Watson, Ray Gosalia, Richard Karash, Roberta Davidson, Shun Cheung, Tony Hadley, Tony Maeller, Wayne Wrights</p>

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<p >Week #12 – Alpo Syvanen, Catalin Hutanu, Dieter Schaefer, Gabriel Hasser, Gej Jones, Jana Hughes, Jonas Fjellstedt, keerthi s r, Kent Shafer, Lawrence Ho, Lil Judd, Matt Laur, Monika Epsefass, Rick Dohme, Rick Moran, Roberta Davidson, Tiffany Brook, Tim Holte</p>

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<p >Week # 13 – Aguinaldo de Paula, Alejandro Held, Bogdan Nicolescu, Chris Court, Dallas McVicker, Daniel Owen, Erik Christensen, Francesco Pessolano, Gej Jones, Georg S, Grant Tanner, Jana Hughes, Jeff Lipsman, Lil Judd, Louis Meluso, Matt Laur, Matthew Brennan, Maurice Orozco, Mikhail Tsypkin, Paula Wang, Rene Villela, Rick Dohme, Rick Moran, Scott Murphy, Tiffany Brook, Tony Hadley, Vineet Rajasekhar</p>

<p >Week # 14 – Alejandro Held, Alpo Synvanen, Dieter Shaefer, Doug Santo, Gabriel Hasser, Jens Frederiksen, Jose Angel, Lil Judd, Mac Polski, Mark Gordon, Matt Blaze, Matt Laur, Matthew Brennan, Monika Epsefass, Paul Howard, Rick Dohme, Rick Moran, Shun Cheung</p>

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<p >Week # 15 – Finally back on track …</p>

<p ><strong >Dieter Schaefer</strong> – Like everything starting with sun highlights on the couple, the soft shadows the fading horizons and of course the colours.</p>

<p ><strong >Doug Santo</strong> – Hummers never cease to amaze me. The focus on the eye is perfect as is the classical orientation of this wonderful bird.</p>

<p ><strong >Ertugrul Kilic</strong> – A great moment captured.</p>

<p ><strong >Issac Sam</strong> – Nice take of the bee in a forest of stamens. </p>

<p ><strong >Jamie Harre</strong> – I like the movement, too often we freeze everything.</p>

<p ><strong >Hamish Gray</strong> – The colours are unreal. It must have been special to see this let alone capture it.</p>

<p ><strong >Lex Jenkins</strong> – So all you need to do is walk around, spot something unusual, hold up your camera and voila! An engaging shot!</p>

<p ><strong >Lil Judd</strong> – There were a number of exceptional flower shots this week, but yours is the one that drew most of my attention with its colour, detail and DOF.</p>

<p ><strong >Louis Meluso</strong> – Interesting effect.</p>

<p ><strong >Mark Gordon</strong> – A nice connection between the flowers and your wife.</p>

<p ><strong >Peter Heritage</strong> – Love the undulating green hillside, the detail of the church and the tranquil background. (Sad to hear about your father – mine left me five years ago. He showed me how to live and in the end he showed me how to leave. A part of me went with him).</p>

<p ><strong >Matt Laur</strong> – The focus of the dog’s eye on the bag is compelling.</p>

<p ><strong >Raden Munim</strong> – I like the different colours against the black background.</p>

<p ><strong >Richard Armstrong</strong> – They have certainly laid the carpet out for you. Is that your shadow? (Bottom left).</p>

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<p >I hope everyone has a great weekend.</p>

<p>Thanks Greg that was amazing. That would take me 10 hrs to do. :)</p>

<p>Fred and Greg, thank you for the comments !</p>

<p>Great visual trip with scent of spring.<br>

Tiffany, Alpo, Juho, Thomas, Fred, Durukan, Greg, thanks for your comments and attention to my photos.<br>

Mark Gordon: interesting bold framing, nice color match and touchy expression.</p>

<p><br />Nice pictures. I particularly liked the following;<br /><br />Paul Wang -- pretty, would look good in a large print. The small flowers are nice detail.<br />Jennifer Meighan -- nice dreamy mood with a pretty palette.<br />Paul B. -- reminds me of pretty winter days.<br />Fred Amico -- interesting plant.<br />Mike C. -- nice abstract.<br />Louis Meluso -- nice bulbs :-)<br />Francesco Pessolano -- great capture of a moment, the composition is perfect.<br />Ian Rance -- very retro and the view looks very English in my impression.<br />Lawrence Ho -- That fella has a nice expression :-)<br />William Pahnelas -- very good environmental portrait<br />Kent Shafer -- thanks for your comment. I like how you used DOF in your pic.<br /><br /><br /></p>