Nikon Wednesday 2014: #11

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<p>A good Nikon Wednesday, everybody. We like to put suet out for the woodpeckers and their many carnivorous cousins. Keeps the view out the kitchen window interesting.<br /><br />Spring must be getting close, because that feeder is now getting cleaned out by these other cute, red-headed songbirds. Some sort of nuthatch or wren, I think. More signs of spring where you live? Share!<br>

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<p>Speaking of flying things, I was shooting at a client's place Tuesday morning, and needed to get some high-angle shots of an interesting new piece of his inventory. I brought along the big hexa-drone, as well as the smaller quadcopter for backup. Here's those two machines and their associated ground station hardware piled onto the back of a truck bed while I set up and waited for the light to be right.</p><div></div>

<p>It's finally warmed up a bit, but I haven't been able to get out and shoot anything yet. During the cold weather last week I took a break from working on an old Yashica rangefinder and snapped a few pics of the inner workings. Just playing around really. All shots were taken with a D600, 55/3.5 Micro, and PK-13 extension tube.<br>

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<p>I used to work rehabbing wildlife; those cute red-headed nuthatches have a nasty habit of regurgitating their last meal (usually something fetid) onto whoever is bothering them. I've never seen one at a backyard feeder - I hesitate to ask what you place in your feeders!</p>

<p>They say a moon ring presages a storm. Shot this last night. Storm is forecast for tomorrow. Hopefully the last of winter.</p><div></div>

<p>Local art and snow shot a few years ago</p><div></div>

<p>Well, the big cats were out playing in the snow ....</p><div></div>

<p>that could be a sign of spring ....</p><div></div>

<p> Its been a very long, cold winter here in Long Island, New York.<br>

Yesterday, Mother Nature decided to break the ice, with an nice warm day, so I took the opportunity to visit the local duck pond to see how my "friends" were doing.<br>

I managed to capture a solo duck in action.</p><div></div>

<p>Nikon FM3A + 43-86/3.5 (latest version)...</p><div></div>

<p>here's a live shot from last weekend.</p>

<p>I got a chance Saturday to use my new 80-400 mm Nikon lens. I shot 3 rugby matches that my grandsons participated in over a 2/12 hour period. The auto focus with the lens and the D800 was great. Thank goodness I used a monopod; the combination is really heavy.</p><div></div>

<p><img src="/photo/17701806" alt="" />Lots of new snow expected in the next few hours. Mine is taken in a local park - Candiac - Quebec.</p><div></div>

<p>2nd attempt...</p>

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Nikon V1, 10-30VR, 1/25 @ f/4.5, ISO 800</p>

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<p>This weeks bird.</p><div></div>

<p>And second.</p><div></div>

<p>Third</p><div></div>

<p>How not to take a macro. Take an old, fast lens, put it on tubes, use wide open. Soft, especially at the edges; vignette; and somewhat dreamy.</p><div></div>

<p>Local bike race, reacquainting myself with my Nikon 35 f1/8 prime lens.</p>

<p>Had the privilege to get to see this Coopers Hawk having dinner last week. Nikon D3X, Nikon 300 2.8, 1/500 sec, F/4.5, ISO 400</p><div></div>

<p>Female purple finch...</p>

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<p>retrying the download</p><div></div>

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

<p>Hey Matt, your supposed to put bird seed in your feeder, not road kill. ;-))<br>

Here are a couple black and white shots taken with the Nikon F3</p><div></div>