Nikon Wednesday Pic 2010: #43

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<p>A happy Wednesday to you, Nikon folk. A young couple I know got engaged a week ago. He popped the question in a pumpkin patch, and we returned to the scene this weekend to start a day of engagement shooting. The early morning light was cooperative, and the couple sure didn't need a moment's coaching. It's possible I'm a romantic after all. Have you had your Nikon gear out to capture something sentimental? Share a photo!</p><div></div>

<p>Snowy Egret in my local lagoon. Capturing this photo was similar to capturing the lightning strike from last week—a lot of patience and deletions.</p><div></div>

<p>Skateboarding</p><div></div>

<p>Autumn Leaves as seen through the Nikon D90 & Nikon 70-200 VR f2.8. </p>

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<p>Playing with silhouettes in the evening at our farm. Something new for me.</p><div></div>

<p><strong>WedNEsDAy PiC #43</strong><br>

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Cricket was washed out! I was surprised to see how much detail is still recorded when the entire outer surface of the UV lens is covered with water droplets. This shot was taken in the 6^th over before driving rain caused play to be abandoned for the day.</p>

<p>Camera: Nikon D300<br>

Lens: AF-S VR II Zoom-Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G IF-ED + TC-20E III<br>

Settings: 400 mm, 1/500 sec, f/5.6 and ISO 2200 (AP, monopod, UV filter)</p><div></div>

<p>Hello Nikon Friends...I went to White Rock Lake (Dallas, Texas) this morning to shoot pelicans. This Nikon photographer had the same idea. His lens is a Nikon 200 - 4-- VR II.</p><div></div>

<p>Hello to all Nikon Wednesday people. Deceided to get mine in eary this week. Nikon D700 + Nikon 28-70mm f2.8 @ 34mm, f11, and ISO 800.</p><div></div>

<p>Yosemite National Park, CA.<br />Tiogo Rd. at Tenaya Lake<br />October 2010</p><div></div>

<p>Then</p><div></div>

<p>From a scanned Velvia slide, probably an F100 & a 24-120mm Nikkor Zoom.</p><div></div>

<p>Chaplain at Arlington National Cemetery with Firing Party in background.<br>

Nikon D3 70-200mm at 200mm f5.6 at ISO 1/1600 sec 400.<br>

This is from last year, but just caught my attention as I was skimming some older images.<br>

On another note the colors at Arlington should peak at the end of the week if the wind doesn't strip them off tonight. I saw some nice color there today, but just a tad early.</p><div></div>

<p><img src="../photo/11852776" alt="" />Good day to everyone and some fascinating images so far. Last Friday, even though the fall colors on the trees seemed to be past their peak I ventured out and ended up on the Kancamagus highway through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The weather was not the greatest - mostly overcast with some light snow flurries. Managed to get this river/Falls scene.</p><div></div>

<p>The first time I am able to get in early.<br>

Went to an early Halloween Party and there were mostly children but this one adult caught my eye.<br>

I did PP using Topaz and Photo Frame.<br>

I used my Nikon D90, Sigma 24-70@29mm, f2.8,1/100,iso 200, Flash<br>

I will stop by later today and check out all of the wonderful images that will be posted.<br>

phil b<br>

benton, ky</p><div></div>

<p>Welcome to Wednesday, everyone. I'm looking forward to seeing this week's images.</p><div></div>

<p>Tony Hadley - love that shot.<br>

Managed to get out and was lucky to find this curious Great Egret in not too shabby lighting conditions.</p><div></div>

<p>Hi everyone<br>

My photo is of a weed in my garden</p><div></div>

<p>Hi everyone,<br>

another Wednesday already - gee the weeks are speeding by.<br>

My picture this week was taken on the Ballan Mt Edgerton Road in Victoria. I like how the smaller tree is shaped just like a feeding emu. Well, to my eyes anyway.<br>

Have a great week</p><div></div>

<p>portrait, running on the beach, taken at San Gregorio State Beach<br />taken with the 70-200 f2.8, some post processing: cropped, adjusted contrast, brightness, and saturation</p><div></div>

<p>Good morning All....<br>

Lots of great shot as usual but I find Jeff's quite good....<br>

Mine this week is of my wife looking through the window of a bus.</p><div></div>

<p>Jellybean again. Turns out he's a lovebird, not a conure, and might not even be a he. Apparently lovebirds are difficult to sex. Either way, he/she is an amusing critter. I considered naming him/her Lady Gaga or Boy George but Jellybean's singing voice is closer to Yoko Ono.</p>

<p>Still getting re-acquainted with a long neglected Vivitar Series 1 70-210/2.8-4 AI-S compatible zoom that features true continuous close focusing to around 1:3, very handy compared with those annoying "macro mode" zooms that demand pushing a button and twisted a collar while disabling refocusing to infinity. Not bad for the $50 or $60 I paid for it in a pawn shop almost 10 years ago. Haven't used it nearly enough. I'd started out using the 180/2.8 Nikkor with an M2 extension tube (the older 180/2.8 Nikkor doesn't focus very closely), but Jellybean was moving around too much beyond the maximum focus range of only around 3-7 feet or so. So I switched to the Vivitar.</p><div></div>

<p>BOYS OF SUMMER </p><div></div>

<p>Saturday afternoon walk in the hills. The only thing visible in this fog was our footprints. About 15 minutes later it started snowing heavily and visibilty went from bad to worse. <br /><br />D3X and 24-70.</p><div></div>

<p>What could be more sentimental than a teenager and his muscle car? From a senior portrait shoot today. Teens around here love this stylized look -- Topaz Adjust after basic import adjustments in Lightroom3.</p><div></div>

<p>Hello everyone...<br /><br />This is another photo of the stag that I took at Richmond park. I was fortunate to get close enough for this headshot within alarming the stag.</p><div></div>