Matt Laur Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <blockquote> <p><strong><em>Important:</em></strong> please keep your image under 700 pixels on the longest side for in-line viewing, and <em><strong>please keep the FILE SIZE UNDER 300kb</strong></em>. Note that <strong>this includes photos hosted off-site</strong> (at Flickr, Photobucket, your own site, etc).<br /><br />Are you <strong>new to this thread?</strong> The general guidelines for these Wednesday threads are <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="../nikon-camera-forum/00W7km">right here</a></strong>. Remember: only one image each week!</p> </blockquote> <p>A happy new spring Nikon Wednesday, everyone. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, this past Sunday evening brought the <strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox">Vernal Equinox</a></strong>. The earth's axis is tipping in favor of longer days, and that means longer golden hours for us photographers. Good news indeed! In honor of the event, I've invented a new cocktail. Well, it's a bourbon and ginger. But it's not just <em>any</em> bourbon and ginger. Schweppes? Canada Dry? Pah! There can be only one: Vernor's. And then we bring in a little single-barrel Blanton's straight from Kentucky Horse Country, and add some ice. I present the <strong>Vernor's Equine, Rocks</strong>. <br /><br />Never mind. Did you take some pictures this week? Share one!</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>From recent wedding!</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lornesunley Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>A purple flower</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_howd Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p><strong>Bald Eagle Descending</strong>: Wild bald eagles are one of North America's most majestic and powerful birds of prey. Posed with sharp talons spread open in the down position, eyes focused keenly above the hooked beak, head craned downward and broad wings fanned opened wide, this mature bald eagle displays the fierce countenance and impressive appearance that have eaned this species the status of the national bird of the USA. Nikon D300 80-400VR ISO 250, f11, 1/1000th, EC -0.67 handheld.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Birds at the Beach</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anura1 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Good Morning Everyone.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsypkin Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Greeting, everybody! It is Tuesday here in California, and it is definitely not sunny here this week. This is a photo of my son.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw63 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Matt.<br> You should be ashamed of yourself. I didn't see the pun coming until it hit me.</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jose_rivera9 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Good Morning. Missed last week because of rent paying job, but I have a couple of good photos to choose from. I chose a photo from my quinceanera from last week. Here is the Guest of Honor dancing with her Step-dad.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Di Leo Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>I think I may have heard the opening of Dan Bern's "Estelle" once too many times...<br> ...I was painting a still life this morning<br /> Of a throat lozenge sitting on a copy<br /> Of Tropic of Cancer<br /> The only thing weird about it<br /> Is that a year ago, <br /> I never thought I'd paint anything again<br /> It didn't bother me too much<br /> Warhol's dead, <br /> David Hockney's still alive<br /> I don't need to paint...</p> <p><img src="http://jld2.smugmug.com/Photonetpostings/Photonet/lozenge1-101/1225314463_u7ZQf-L.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="582" /><br> D700 micro-Nikkor 55mm f3.5 @ 5.6. 1/60 ISO 1600</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Here is another image from the Indian Wells tennis tournament.</p> <P> This image is from a night match under the lights. Nikon D7000 with the 70-200mm/f2.8 AF-S VR ii lens again @ ISO 3200, 200mm, f2.8 and 1/500 sec. The D7000 is capabile of decent results at the top rated ISO 6400, but as a rule of thumb, I try to use at least 1 stop below the top ISO rating to get better quality. As a result, I am compromising a bit with a modest 1/500 shutter speed. </P> <P> I printed this image to 8.5 x 11" and am quite happy with the quality. The D7000 is certainly no D3S in terms of high-ISO capabilities, but it is quite good @ ISO 3200. </P><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Di Leo Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>@Matt<br> Sorry to burst your bubble. That's a Presbyterian.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photojen Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>I went to The Botanic Garden of Smith College in Northampton, Ma for the annual Spring Bulb Show. What a lovely display of colors, textures, scents (including a Corpse Flower in all it's glory, wow, it stinks) and photographers, with their heads and lenses in the flowers holding up the single-file line ;) Happy Wednesday to all...</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliot1 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Not many eagles to photograph in South Florida. This 'wannabe' will have to do for now... good enough at least to test a new lens.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>John: where<em> I</em> come from, a prebyterian (the drink, mind you, not the protestant!) also has some club soda and a twist of lemon to go with the ginger and whiskey. Now, that would have required me to get <em>two</em> more things out of the cupboard. Way too much work!<br /><br />Tom H: that's a fine eagle shot.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Elliot, your image is not a eagle. It is a vulture.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcmexico2000 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Hi everyone this is my contribution of the week</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhooru Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Band photo 3 Mile Stone - D700 24-70 Nikkor <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2450/3565514451_c8f97c3947_z.jpg?zz=1" alt="" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_kowalczewski Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>This is what happens when a website collapses at night.<br> Nikon D200 fitted with Nikkor AF-S 18-200 mm VR @ 200 mm, 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100 (using on camera flash).</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janahughes Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Hello Everybody,<br> thank you very much for all those, who so kindly commented on my photo last week. This week a tribute to the female form. <br> Have a lovely week, look forward to seeing all your photos.<br> Jana<br> Nikon D700, 24-70mm f/2.8@ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/125s</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_tanner Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Hello everyone<br> My darts</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensvind Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Longer days I am sure, but it takes a few days to melt this ice.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottferris Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Jens, that's beautiful!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottferris Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Matt, I like the pun. Add some lemon and a dash of bitters to mine, please.<br> Last weekend was the Keyesville Classic mountain bike races in California. I had set up next to a slab of granite that was part of the course. The riders rode across the top of the rock, turned, and jumped off back into the course. When choosing this spot to shoot I asked a friend if it seemed to close to the course, what if someone came in too fast and flew off the side of the rock? "Oh don't worry, no one's coming into this section with that kind of speed."<br> Five riders later I've got mountain bike tire tread marks on my forehead, and this picture.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankuthel Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 <p>Hello everyone..<br> Here's another one from my trip to Venice earlier this month. This photo was taken from Academia bridge overlooking Santa Maria della Salute.</p> <div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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