Nikon Wednesday 2014: #38

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<p>Hello Nikon folks - hope all is well, and images are being made in good cheer. We had a rainy day this past week, and used some of the indoor time to crank through a quick series of product shots. Can't invest hours on each, but try to make them all a bit different, and do it in no more than five minutes each. That usually means simple lighting (in this case just a single monolight and a couple of reflectors). When images will spend a short time on a fleeting web page, the temptation is to just phone it in. But even a little bit of real effort shows, so we try to find the sweet spot on such quick projects. How do you balance a tight time budget with trying to get it as interesting as you can? Share a photo or three!</p><div></div>

<p>Good morning all,<br /> Well, I use to spend a lot of time to take a single photo... it took me about one hour to take this one, from the set up time to the end, including some awaiting for the best light evenness between some clouds in the sky. I visualized the shot days before, made a sketch as usual... for sure some will think <em>too much effort for the results,</em> I know. Anyway, I had much fun with the shot. Love it.</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17859387-lg.jpg" alt="" width="556" height="700" /></p>

<p>Nikkor-W 180, FP4+ sheet on straight D76</p>

<p>~please remove~</p>

<p>My individual photo didn't take much time to set up, but it was also not a matter of cranking away a series of photos. A day's worth of touring around the Etna with two filmcameras - 15 photos all in all but I'm quite happy with a decent percentage of them.</p><div></div>

<p>@<a name="00cpi0"></a><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=2344388">Matt Laur</a> I really like this photo you used to kick start the thread. Wood background really accentuates the jewelry.<br>

Here are mine for the week. Not much though - not really needed for birds just a quick finger. Nikon Df w/Nikon 300mm f4 lens w/ 2x teleconverter. Enjoy.</p><div></div>

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<p>Love to take macros and see all the details you can't see with our naked eyes. Nikon D3X, Sigma 150mm 2.8 macro, 1/60 sec, F/8, ISO 50 Nikon SB900 bounced flash</p><div></div>

<p>My new-to-me toy. Doesn't improve my voice, but at least doesn't make it sound any worse!</p>

<p>The picture took a bit longer than Matt's 5 minute limit - getting the gear set up took longer than that - but it's essentially a quick snap using just window light from camera right and a 42" silver reflector just left of centre to highlight the logo. The background is a black wood-effect veneered bit of chipboard to add some contrast to the "champagne" metallic finish. And yes, I know the elastic needs replacing in the cat's cradle suspension of the mic.</p>

<p>Tech data: D800 + 105mm AF Micro-Nikkor @ f/11, 1/8th sec exposure on Benbo tripod.</p><div></div>

<p>I'm in Rhode Island, where the poor weather hampered activities like canoeing and cycling, but the overcast keeps shadows down.</p><div></div>

<p>Sending on a little netbook with a fairly poor display, so I hope my pictures don't look too bad.</p><div></div>

<p><strong>The Deep.</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://www.timcarrollphotography.com/Forums/TC003.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Well, not <em>too</em> deep. Nikon 1, J1 in WP-N1 housing.</p>

<p>I somehow doubt that the physiology of flight has quite been addressed here, but she's auite a piece of stone cutting.</p><div></div>

<p>One thing's for certain when you go to a county fair, if you look long and hard enough, you'll always find a horses a-s or two.</p><div></div>

<p>I didn't have more than three seconds for this shot of our grand daughter dashing from the car to a swing set in a local park. After the shot, I realized that toned B&W presets from an earlier landscape session were still in effect. Our family rather likes it this way.</p><div></div>

<p>Took more than 5 minutes, most of the time spent waiting for the birds to show up and then land in a good spot :)</p>

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<p>Soggy Sophomores on Friday Night</p>

<p><img src="http://www.timcarrollphotography.com/Forums/Soggy.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="600" /></p>

<p>Nikon D700 w/80-200</p>

<p>Saw this on my way into work this morning, stopped for a quick shot then spent a few minutes in pp</p><div></div>

<p>Soccer practice in Austin, Texas.</p><div></div>

<p>Shanahan Center, Harvey Mudd College. Nikon D800E with 24-120mm/f4 lens.</p><div></div>

<p>Three shots of sailing taken in the north channel of Lake Huron above Manitoulin Island.<br>

The first is of 'Kash Decision'. People must stay up at night thinking of names for their vessels.</p><div></div>

<p>The second illustrates why good charts are needed.</p><div></div>

<p>I was at Fort McHenry last week for the Blue Angels rehearsal day and President Obama also stopped by for a short visit later in the afternoon. I thought there was a least some possibility of getting a distant photo of him arriving since I had an 80-400mm lens with me. Security was pretty tight and he entered the visitor’s center completely out of public view thought a rear entrance with the general public at least 100 yards away. I had pretty much given up on any presidential photo when I noticed that the blinds on the visitor center window that overlook the fort and the flag had opened. Even with the 400mm lens I really could not see much because of the heavy tinting and reflection on the window, but I took a few pictures anyway. When I looked at what I took on the computer at home, I was much suppressed that I could make out the park’s head of interpretation and the President standing next to the window.</p><div></div>

<p>And the last is the result of thermal refraction. It makes it look as if the boat is sailing over the edge of the world.</p><div></div>

<p>At Citadel parade this past Friday</p><div></div>