Nikon Wednesday 2014: #34

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<p>Friends' cat, Zebra, guarding the window sill.</p><div></div>

<p>Thanks Edwin. Had not heard of Rin Tin Tin, but I just googled it. Found a picture that certainly bears a resemblance :-)</p>

 

<p>Sam I am.<br>

(Samantha)</p><div></div>

<p>We spent last Sunday watching the USRowing Masters National Championships in Grand Rapids where a friend competed (and won) in the 70 year old category. I have never attended a rowing regatta and the activity on the shore amazed me. The various rowing clubs arrived with trailers carrying 20+ boats each along with with dozens of competitors. The process of preparing, launching and landing the boats was facilitated by the host club volunteers so what could have been chaos ran like clockwork. There was a steady queue of boats and sweeps carried to the launching docks and launched, with the reverse process on the takeout dock. Traffic wardens stopped pedestrians, bikes, and carts to let the boats cross paths so the competitors could get out on the water. Races were started every 4 minutes with up to 6 lanes used so there were probably 60+ launching and landings per hour throughout the day. Congratulations to all the rowers who participated in this regatta and theWest Michigan Sports Commission and Grand Rapids Rowing Association who hosted the event.</p><div></div>

<p>These ladies just won their race.</p><div></div>

<p>A lot of gear coming and going to the docks.</p><div></div>

<p>Happy Wednesday everyone. Hamish and Rick, I loved your pictures this week.</p>

<p>My first picture this week is our washing line......</p>

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<p>I met this Cyberman at the Dr Who Experience in Cardiff. Well worth a visit if you are UK based.......</p>

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<p>Lastly, another one of a kitten. They are now gradually starting to explore the garden - all senses maxed out and ready to run back indoors at a moment's notice.......</p>

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<p>There are some really nice photos here already. Tony, your island coastline shot knocks it out of the park! I just bought a D3300 kit, and have been working with the in-camera raw processing options. Here's a view from our back yard over a maturing cornfield in the afternoon. B&W, Yellow filter effect, Sepia +2.</p><div></div>

<p>Carnival ride operator</p><div></div>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17836207-lg.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="757" /></p>

<p>Chartres Cathedral Entrance. Nikon FE (1983) Auto exposure at f/8. Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 N.C. AI'd. Velvia 50. Shirt-pocket-tripod.</p>

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<p>Ike Woods of "Ike and Val".</p><div></div>

<p>Saw this squirrel yesterday at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin. </p><div></div>

<p>Three favorites.</p>

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<p>Last week I dug out my old 28-80 G lens that I got with my very first Nikon, an F65, many years ago. It's a slow, variable aperture kit lens that's made almost entirely of plastic. However, if there is sufficient light to stop down a stop or two, it's capable of producing some nice images.</p>

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D600, 28-80/3.3-5.6 G, 48mm, 1/30 sec @ f7.1<br>

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D600, 28-80/3.3-5.6 G, 80mm, 1/80 sec @ f8<br>

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D600, 28-80/3.3-5.6 G, 80mm, 1/250 @ f7.1</p>

<p>Hello dear friends and have a nice Wednesday! Keep your beautiful shots coming...cheers!</p><div></div>

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<p>Test of early Nikon Autofocus camera: Nikon 2020 w/ Nikkor 35-80mm lens on Ilford XP2 (c41 process B&W)</p><div></div>

<p>Shot a little while ago, a small lighthouse acting as buoy for the entrance of a bay/natural harbour.</p><div></div>

<p>Little beach scene that's reversed in pp.</p><div></div>

<p>From Destiny's cockpit in Toronto.</p><div></div>

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