Nikon Wednesday 2013: #48

<p>Good day everyone! Hope you're enjoying the last sunny summer days before the winter...that's the subject of my photo for this week! Cheers!</p><div></div>

<p>walking around New Orleans last week</p><div></div>

<p>walking around New Orleans</p><div></div>

<p>Last one from New Orleans last week</p><div></div>

Can't remember the last white Thanksgiving we had. Safe travels to those in the US.<div></div>

<p>Yes, it is the new 58/1.4 AF-S. I like it a lot; the colors are rich, the sharpness is good but it doesn't "shout" at you like with some other lenses that produce very contrasty fine detail but occasional artifacts in out of focus areas; with the 58mm AF-S the detail is there in the focused areas but it is more gentle and very smoothly transitions into soft out of focus areas. It is quite lightweight and the manual focus feel is nice. I'm very happy that Nikon focuses their effort on other characteristics than absolute resolution as most images are viewed on relatively low resolution platforms, mobile devices, computer screens, and small to moderate prints. The characteristics of the 58mm you can feel even at small display sizes but there is still plenty of detail which is seen in larger prints.</p>

<p>Here are mine for the week. While the plant is commonly called the Christmas cactus this one blooms on Thanksgiving. Nikon D800 + Voigtlander 28mm. Enjoy.</p><div></div>

<p>#2</p><div></div>

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

<p>Great shots everyone. Well we have had some rain of late. Not the blowing hard rains, but a cool, light misty rain that just calls me out with the macro lens.<br>

D800 60mm with extension tube<br>

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.</p>

<p><img src="http://birdied.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v94/p936427457-4.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://birdied.zenfolio.com/img/s5/v128/p983400027-4.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://birdied.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v114/p587685283-4.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Stopped at Red Rock SP near Gallup NM for a hike a couple of weeks ago and this tree was backlit by the morning sun. I was so captivated by the silver leaves against the red rock that I didn't notice the tree was loaded with red berries until I reviewed the image during post.</p><div></div>

<p>Church rock dominates the park.</p><div></div>

<p>Hoodoos on the back side of church Rock.</p><div></div>

<p>A scene right outside our front window on a frosty autumn morning two days ago.</p><div></div>

<p><img src="https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1004984_10202543958463799_1477668301_n.jpg" alt="" width="643" height="960" /><br>

nikon d60, nikon 10.5mm fisheye</p>

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I haven't posted here much lately but was out kayaking in Florida with my brother on Monday. Took my D80,

recently aquired tokina 12-24 and its companion tokina 50-135 - this feels like a very good light weight kit for most of my outings though

depending I will add a macro. Saw a wide variety of wading birds, turtles, and the first gators (several) I've encountered in the wild.

Fantastic day of paddling!

 

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/outwithmycamera13/11084210306/" title="alligator by outwithmycameraVA, on Flickr"><img

src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2813/11084210306_c675a85db3_z.jpg" width="640" height="429" alt="alligator"></a>

<p>Early morning mountain shot</p>

<p>d300</p><div></div>

<p>Splendid array of photos as has been the norm. Mine taken of horses at a polo game.</p><div></div>

<p>And another</p><div></div>

<p>And the last</p><div></div>

<p>Hi everyone, this week I used a laser to light up a set of crystals.</p><div></div>

<p>next one</p><div></div>

<p>last one</p><div></div>

<p>First Ice on the Lake for this season.</p><div></div>