Nikon Wednesday Pic 2011: #9

<p>Nikon Coolpix</p><div></div>

<p>It's been a very busy week at my house, but yesterday I decided I needed some time for my camera. So I grabbed an orange and my flash, set everything up next to the dining room window, and worked on more food photography. It was a great way to relieve the stress of the week.</p><div></div>

<p>Wayne wrote:</p>

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<p>Dan ,did you use a ringlight for that shot? Truly awesome.</p>

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<p>Thank you.</p>

<p>I used two softboxes left and right of the lens, all crunched together as close as possible. The trick was getting some light down the barrel, and it helped that the gun as was a snub-nosed revolver. Even then, I had the increase the brightness of the barrel-bullet in post. Also, note the blown highlights in the front of the gun. Back drop is woodland camo fabric from Wal-Mart, placed a few feet back to drop its brightness a couple stops.</p>

<p>Hi all,<br>

Taken with Nikon D1X and Nikon 18-55mm.<br>

Have a nice week.<br>

Tolga</p><div></div>

<p>@ Don Harper...I really enjoy the colors, layers and tones of your 'Dragon's Tail' image. I have heard about that strip, maybe someday I will get to visit.</p>

<p>@ Lisa E. Orange you glad you worked on your food photography? Hahaha...nice lighting :)</p>

<p>Colin Hutchinson</p>

<p>Harrigton mill<br>

Nikon D90</p><div></div>

<p><img src="../photo/12724477" alt="" /> This one was taken a few days ago and despite a warm late afternoon look, it was bitingly cold. My attraction was the texture and patterns of the snow.</p><div></div>

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<p>Icy Hudson River , 40 miles north of NYC</p><div></div>

<p>Chrysanthemum Petals<br>

<img src="http://scribblesandsnaps.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/20110227-131451-6232.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="470" /><br>

D5000, Raynox DCR-250 macro lens, f/11, 1/60, ISO 200, Metz Mecablitz 44 AF-1 flash</p>

<p>Hello Everyone,<br>

I haven't posted in a long time, came back around wanted to share. I took this a few weeks back now, the wife and I love to back and cook, After I made these Pralines I felt the need to break out the camera and take a few shots.</p><div></div>

<p>Pretty much all the pictures look great to me!<br>

But, I have decided to comment on a few that I think are great.</p>

<p>Jens Frederiksen: Very pleasing surreal image. Warm tones, but cold, distant plume enhances coldness, nice composition.</p>

<p>David Tisker: Nice for framing on the wall. High contrast, rugged, geometric, simple. I like it a lot.</p>

<p>Lionel Linton: Great composition, mono-chromatic, simple, snow-covered, the footsteps subtly draw you in. I would hang that on my wall for sure.</p>

<p>Aguinado de Paula: Colors pop, fish is very interesting, but the boy's inquisitive look mirrors the viewers curious study of the fish. Bravo on that one.</p>

<p>Elliot Bernstein: Other than the dark object in the lower-right corner, great image. I can't decide if I love the picture, fear the dog, or will ever satisfy my curiosity about that moment?</p>

<p>Daniel Pope: Just cool :-)</p>

<p>Don Harper: Wow, that's in a whole other class. It might not be fair for you to compete here ;-)</p>

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<p>Northern Mockingbird. D200, 300 mm, +1.4x teleconverter.</p><div></div>

<p>Great shots as usual everyone. My favorites are:<br>

Jens's landscape - beautiful colours<br>

Aguinaldo's fish/boy portrait<br>

Rick's young fisherman<br>

John R's dog - the eyes leap out at you!<br>

Anura's bird - great expression, great focus, great background bokeh</p>

<p>Mine is another portrait. My 10 year old daughter at the grandparents house.</p>

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<p>Great shots as usual. This is one I took this morning at Bodega Head.<br>

D90 70-200 vrII @ 200mm, 2x w/monopod</p><div></div>

<p>Thx Dan. Well, the result works.</p>

<p>Thanks Jennifer and Dan.<br>

Dan your comment is funny from my perspective as I just learned this photo didn't even qualify in a professional photography competition. Judging photography and art really is very subjective.<br>

I look at this thread as sharing rather than competing as the range of skills displayed here is really the full spectrum of from beginners to pros, all General Audience subjects and on a not infrequent basis truly amazing photos of all types. This is the place for fun and a chance for all of us to share. I think the thing we all have in common is that desire to say "Hey Look at what I saw and captured".</p><div></div>

<p>Evening Nikonistas<br>

Bit late to day...another brief teaser of Spring, the Crocus are now thick on the ground...<br>

<em><strong>Nikon D40X, 150mm F/2.8G F/8 @ 1/200s ISO 100</strong></em><br>

<a href="../photo/12762574"><img src="../photo/12762574" alt="" /></a></p><div></div>

<p>Great photos again this week. A few in particular caught my eye:</p>

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<li><strong>Rick Moran</strong> - wonderful scene, awesome DOF</li>

<li><strong>Ben Schaefer</strong> - gorgeous pastel colors</li>

<li><strong>Don Harper</strong> - great mood you captured</li>

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<p>My subject these days is almost exclusively my son, so here's another one. :-)</p><div></div>

<p>A picture of my friend Mihai:<br>

PP in Photoshop CS, with Nik film simulation filter.</p><div></div>

<p>I agree with Don's point of view. I though that was the objective of this posts. Maybe I was mistaken then.</p>

<p>out and about with my camera in Media, Pennsylvania.. enjoying the brick construction and the local architecture immensely.. this taken with d80 and 18-70 at 18mm and f/3.5.</p><div></div>

<p>From the first roll in my newly acquired F90x.</p><div></div>

<p>Happy Wednesday all, so may beautiful photo's. I decided to go out this afternoon to the country with Karen and George for a walk. It was sunny and cold but that did not stop us from enjoying our winter wonderland.<br /> Nikon D3100.<br /> <img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/HP_Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.png" alt="" /></p>

<p>http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/12765837-md.jpg</p>

<p>From last year</p><div></div>