Nikon Wednesday 2015: #30

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<p>Hello Nikon people - a good Wednesday to everyone. Here's hoping you have nice, clean, fresh water flowing to your tap. It's sure easy to take that sort of infrastructure for granted when its behaving itself. We live in a suburban area that's running on 65+ year old pipes, and things just fail now and then - especially during the heavier temperature swings in the summer's high 90's and the winter's low 10's. A local utility crew descended last night on ruptured 16" main that had just dug out a huge volume of red Maryland clay, and collapsed the pavement at a busy intersection, creating a truck-sized yawning sinkhole full of muddy water. Quite a mess! Shot some broken stuff? Share!</p><div></div>

<p>Not broken, but growing. Tip of fern frond.</p><div></div>

<p>summer...hmm..i am not too fond of the temperature as i am quite heat sensitive.<br>

this guy is not</p>

<p><img src="https://scontent-vie1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/t31.0-8/11707847_418454775020355_6150689773677103293_o.jpg" alt="" width="1600" height="1065" /></p>

<p>nikon d3, 24-70<br>

linked from my facebook page</p>

<p>enjoy the heat</p>

<p>Here is mine for the week. Nikon D800 w/ Nikon 28-70mm f2.8</p><div></div>

<p>This old ash tree on the border of our yard has gotten Emerald Ash Borer Disease, and will have to be cut down. We're going to miss its shade on our patio.</p><div></div>

<p>Broken fence, broken buses...<br>

D700 50f1.4, 1/4000s f1.8 iso200<br>

Could someone please let me know if it's not ok to post images from my Alamy portfolio in this way? <br>

I couldn't find anything in the rules to say why not. </p>

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<p>The garden irrigation provided some opportunities.</p><div></div>

<p>Wet lilies</p><div></div>

<p>Drips off the hosta.</p><div></div>

<p>In addition to the operational antique tractors and engines at the recent Tuckahoe Steam and Gas Show near Easton MD, there are numerous pieces of equipment waiting for some restoration magic. Here's a fixer-upper for the mechanically inclined.</p><div></div>

<p>No pressure to run.</p><div></div>

<p>Rock groups named after a steam roller include ...</p><div></div>

<p>Broken foundation stones in old barn.</p><div></div>

<p>Broken, and breaking down further....</p><div></div>

<p>Fireweed.</p><div></div>

<p>Nothing broken here except the weather. After nearly a week of unbroken rain, there was a brief break this evening that allowed me to pick these ripe blackcurrants in the twilight gloom. Mustn't complain about the rain though, since it's plumped up the currants nicely.</p>

<p>They'll soon be broken down into jam, or maybe I'll just eat them as they are.</p>

<p>D7200 + 18-140mm kit lens.</p>

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<p>Broken for a long time already - seawall Ellwood Beach.</p><div></div>

<p>Carting experience for my granddaughter. She got some corners right and for some others ... well...</p><div></div>

<p>Can't find much current that fits the "broken" theme, but here's one from last year. I think the shop still opens occasionally, but not often.</p><div></div>

<p>Plenty of water here. Not the first wet lily shot today, but who can resist a wet lily, right?</p>

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<p><img src="/photo/18059660" alt="" />Delightful images. I am guessing that everyone is enjoying the warm weather and capturing many images.<br>

I was asked to cover a funeral in Montreal for an 87 year old person with many children and I will submit one but not sure if I will submit more.</p><div></div>

<p>Morning shadows</p><div></div>

<p><img src="/photo/18058485" alt="" />My granddaughter jumps into her pool. It was shot at f11 and I should have shot at wider aperture thus gaining a higher shutter speed. </p><div></div>

<p>Chip - very strong ('elemental'!) image</p>

<p>I dunno' about a higher shutter speed. The splash would look more like you see with your eye at 1/8 second. Something to experiment with, in any case.</p>