Nikon Wednesday 2011: #32

<p>After about a half hour of taking photos of my daughter posing at the couch for me, I wanted a few photos of her sitting down...this was the result:</p>

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<p>"Ok, Pops,<br>

Where's that &%$#!in' lollipop you promised me about an hour ago?"</p>

<p>Richard, while there are many fine photos posted today, you get the "prize". This one will, however, come back to haunt you when she gets old enough to call in that marker. |;-}}}</p>

<p>D7000 18-105 @ 34mm F/5.6 1/800s ISO 100</p><div></div>

<p>Wife got a new kitten. Lacey has staked out "Mom's" old monitor as the perfect place to both nap, stay warm, and be available for a pet. D700, 24-85 @f/7.2 for 1/40 sec.</p><div></div>

<p>I have been out with my Nikon Pronea and the 500mm Reflex Nikkor I recently aquired. Using Boots 200 film and a cable release I have been working on getting the best out of the combo. Hard work, but rewarding in many ways in that I can pick out parts of a landscape almost like you can 'zoom in' with your eyes (selective vision).</p><div></div>

<p>Chris W - thank you.<br />Some more faces, er I mean faves:<br />Karl M - great timing<br />Tom P - a very unusual capture!<br />Bob D - I keep staring at this pic<br />Panyotis P - superb still life<br />Torben P - I love the lighting<br />Richard S - great expression! <br />Mark M - makes me smile<br />Doug</p>

<p>Good Wednesday great images as always.</p><div></div>

<p>We bought a new sofa and rug, and after taking the old rug up I saw my dog standing in the empty space with the light behind her. I grabbed my camera ( always at hand! ) and took a few shots.</p><div></div>

<p>Something a little different from my previous postings here. I took this portrait of a photographer friend in a Brookline cafe with a Yashica GX rangefinder camera, using Tri-X film, and scanned it on my Nikon Coolscan V. I've been experimenting again with film. It's actually quite a bit of fun to unwind the roll from the reel and see the negatives. </p>

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<h4>B&W Portrait -- Yashica GX Rangefinder, Tri-X, Nikon Coolscan V</h4>

 

<p>Dusted off my 50mm f1/8 lens and tried some quasi macro shots of a neighbors lily that was blooming. I had forgotten how remarkably sharp this lens is. Cropped this image pretty heavily to draw attention to the detail in the stamens.</p><div></div>

<p>Off the back deck. D-7000 F-8 SS 1/320</p>

<p>Bob Dein - Fantastic shot</p>

<p>Here is a picture I took while doing a breast cancer fundraising event. It was a cool, early summer evening!</p><div></div>

<p>Spent last weekend firing and running a 100 year old steam tractor and the Thresherman's festival in Federalsburg MD - hot, dirty, work and the afternoon temperatures pushing 100 didn't help. The steam tractors power rock crushing machines, sawmills, and threshing machines using 6-8" wide leather belts up to 70 ft long. This shot is of the crew finishing loading cut wheat into a threshing machine.</p><div></div>

<p>@Richard Snow - that is one terrific photo</p>

<p>Richard Snow - your photo is brilliant, makes me smile every time I look.</p>

<p>Richard - one of the absolute better portrait photos I have seen the last couple of years.<br>

Do you dare to ask her modeling again for you?</p>

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Nikon D3s; AF-S Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G</p>

<p>Richard Snow's portrait mesmerised me too before I read others comments. Also like Janne Kaakinens photo a lot</p>

<p>Thanks Chris for the kind comment!</p>

<p>Finally had tome to look back at the images, all great but a few I caught my eye:<br>

Matt L - She is real cute and you caprured it perfectly<br>

Gary S - definitely a favorite! Nailed the focus<br>

Shun - perfect timing as usual<br>

Jennifer M - love compositon an light<br>

Aguinaldo - indeed makes me wish, too, my 10.5 would give me a full circle :(<br>

John R - almost look sliek a T/S lens - did you post process? Love the mood<br>

Tom P - what a miss for the bird but perfect capture :)<br>

Doug S - your chruches are always great but this one I like very much<br>

Torben and Richard S - in some ways similar, very nice<br>

Ian R - just great conmposition<br>

Ralph O - late entry but I am glad you posted, love it</p>

 

<p>Thank you everyone for your comments! I never expected such a great response to this photo. Yesterday was her first birthday and I felt it appropriate to post a photo of her on Nikon Wednesday.</p>

<p>As a side note, she was very pleased to pose for me when standing up. It was only when sitting that she gave me her grumpy face. She's very photogenic and will no doubt pose for me in the future. More photos from the day can be seen <a href="http://rjsnowphoto.zenfolio.com/p272186991">HERE</a>. I made it a Public gallery temporarily and will make it private again on Saturday.</p>

<p>Some of my favorites, (now that I've gotten a chance to look at them all), are Matt L, Gary S, Shun, Tom P and Ralph O.</p>

<p>Great shots from everyone else, as usual!</p>

<p>Thanks again everyone!<br>

RS</p>

<p>Ralph, fantastic job this one! Bravo!</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Fish and ...</p><div></div>