Nikon Wednesday 2013: #32

<p>The nest developed very quickly.</p><div></div>

<p>They were white faced wasps (hornets). Each is 1/2 to 3/4 inches long. They are known for being aggressive. They were no match for a wasp blaster though. This one died instantly yet still got its stinger out to intimidate.</p><div></div>

<p>Here are mine for the week. All taken at Longwood Gardens, PA, USA. Nikon D800 + Voigtlander 28mm sl 2 N. Enjoy!</p><div></div>

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<p>#3</p><div></div>

<p>Nature</p><div></div>

<p>I recently purchased an F5 and and F2 both mint in their boxes. This picture is of our Boston Terrier, Cedric. Taken with the F5 and 50mm 1.8G lens. Don't remember the settings. Film was Fuji ASA 400.</p><div></div>

<p>Wishing all a happy Wednesday, great work today! Looking through some car show photos, this one just stood out to me for some reason.</p><div></div>

Hello All,

Great shots overall today...

Nice shot of a 1971 camaro John.

I used to restore those so that brought back memories.

Anyway, here are my submissions for this week...<div></div>

<p>Great shots this week everyone. Tony H, really nice work.</p>

<p>My shot this week is a Bluejay picking up his morning peanut.</p><div></div>

<p>Young Forster's tern in flight, Radio Road, Redwood Shores, California.<br>

Nikon D7100 with 200-400mm/f4 zoom @ 350mm, 1/1600 sec and f5.6.</p><div></div>

<p ><a name="00btHu"></a><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=2186708">Tony Hadley</a> writes:</p>

 

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<p> Mine is taken in Laprairie Quebec. The city has a welcome sign and there is a wooden structure in the shape of boat with some lovely flowers. It is these flowers that I used in this image. It is a 3 image HDR with an objective of not looking like an HDR image.</p>

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<p>Tony, that is an excllent image, but sorry, besides that, my first reaction was that it must be an HDR merge.</p>

 

<p>Good day fellow Nikonistas! Hope you are enjoying your week so far...Here are 3 photos taken at The Park Of Lost Souls, Parnitha Mountain, Attica, dedicated to those who perished from tuberculosis in the clinic which is situated directly across from the statue park. The sanatorium was established in May 1912 and was closed in 1960, after the discovery of antibiotics.</p><div></div>

<p>shot no. 2</p><div></div>

<p>shot no.3</p><div></div>

<p>MMA, La Mirada </p><div></div>

<p>Wonderful shots everyone! Matt that is a gorgeous portrait. Mark , love your fireworks. Are they some sort of reflection? Tony, love the first 2 shots. John, that is some hive!!! Love the last shot. Shun, been enjoying your tern shots here and on the Nature postings. Still far to hot to wander far. Gulf Fritillaries visiting my garden. <br /> <img src="http://birdied.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v80/p1847654124-5.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>D800 105mm micro with 12mm extension tube</p>

<p><img src="http://birdied.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v96/p1855755809-5.jpg" alt="" width="595" height="700" /></p>

<p><img src="http://birdied.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v96/p1818876647-5.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="639" /></p>

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<p>Living along a Great Lake (Michigan) again, I'm hanging around wharfs on the Wisconsin side these days.</p><div></div>

<p>As a widower I eat out frequently. I almost always take photographs. It began six or so years ago photographing my wife when we ate out. To an extent this is a continuation of that project.</p><div></div>

<p>Another Wednesday of beautiful and interesting photos; it's such a pleasure to see everyone's work each week. Mark, your fireworks shots are spectacular; I'm going to guess, along with Birdie, that they are reflections, on gently moving or agitated water. I have an abiding love for the old fences on many of the old ranches in our vicinity. I took this one during a recent, long walk on a foggy morning. I hope it pleases.</p><div></div>

<p>Great Blue Heron on the Olentangy River in Delaware County, Ohio this past weekend. It's hard to hold a camera steady in a kayak bouncing up and down in the wake of numerous motorboats.</p><div></div>

<p>This forlorn VW caught my eye. Been sitting here for almost two decades, poor thing.</p><div></div>

<p>Got my unlocked Nexus 4 updated to Android 4.3 OTA (over the air) by Google & took picture of android graphic which displays after 4.3 files are downloaded & installation occurs. Picture taken with unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4 which is now awaiting its OTA push of 4.3.</p><div></div>

<p>2nd: Had opportunity to see and take pictures of former presidential yacht "Honey Fitz" which served 5 presidents.</p><div></div>

<p>While staying in Pensacola Beach, Florida, we dined at a restaurant that had an old truck sitting out front with a Budweiser sign in the front seat. I went back late one night and photographed the sign and then played around in Photoshop until I got the result that I'm posting.</p><div></div>