Nikon Wednesday 2016: #48

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<p>We've been without rain for a quite a while, but this Nikon Wednesday brings us a good quarter of an inch or so - and that was enough to wake up some of the thirstier local fauna, including one of our favorite infrequent visitors. Found him checking out some tiny tufts of spider web on a door frame, on his way to some damp foliage for a bit of hunting. Good luck, fragile little creature. He's a youngster - at most two inches long. Whatcha got, this last Wednesday in November? Looking forward to a bunch of 1000-pixel glory.</p><div></div>

<p>We've been getting plenty of these kind of melancholic days....</p><div></div>

<p>Testing out the D500 with 16-80 that my wife will get for Xmas:<br>

<a title="Coast Guard" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5585/30508295124_0162184e36_b.jpg" alt="Coast Guard" width="1024" height="683" /></a></p>

<p><a title="Coast Guard" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5675/31294480746_66b2f99c05_b.jpg" alt="Coast Guard" width="1024" height="1024" /></a></p>

<p>Now forced into using LR 6.7 since my CS6 ACR can't be updated to read D500 files (and I am not going to pay adobe eternally a leasing fee for CC). Already downloaded the new ON1 RAW converter but haven't had the time to play with it yet.</p>

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<p>Nikon F100, 50mm 1.8D (I think). Fuji Velvia RVP 50. F8, 1sec. </p><div></div>

<p>Last night, 30 minutes after sunset. The weather in Wales - when it's good, it's very, very good......</p><div></div>

<p>Lovely photo, John.</p>

<p>Last night, up here on the NW edge of Wales, we had our first fire of the season...</p><div></div>

<p>Sorry, NE edge - we don't live in the sea, just England!</p>

<p>Yesterday at the Calatrava addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum</p><div></div>

<p>Surfing at North Padre Island, Texas.</p><div></div>

<p>Pinhole lens cap on the Df.<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18316525-lg.jpg" alt="" width="1080" height="1080" /></p>

<p>Impact, D810 35-70 2.8.<br>

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<p>Another one from my recent trip to Africa. D7200 with the Nikkor 300mm f/4 PF.</p>

<p><img src="http://2under.net/images/161029-Impala-Male-D727202.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Great pinhole work Marcel. This is Central Park after dark.</p><div></div>

<p>Autumn Maiden Grass.</p><div></div>

<p>Abstract red and silver #1</p><div></div>

<p>It was lovely and clear this morning, with very pretty frost, and last night would have been a good one for astrophotography. Unfortunately, Nikon still have my camera for cleaning/minor repairs, so I'll have to let John and Peter represent the UK, and I'll have to post something warmer instead - since I was there anyway after my Antelope shots from last week. The directions correctly said that Horseshoe Bend isn't far from the parking space. Unfortunately I failed to get out of bed, so I did this in mid-day heat, and the directions didn't really tell me how far up and down it is. This was <em>warm</em> (and I was blocking the sun from my camera with my body - it might still be to blame for the grip material shifting).</p><div></div>

<p>A bench in the woods.</p><div></div>

<p>I'm not sure the river is supposed to be this colour (especially given what "Colorado" means), but hey. I'm going to cheat - this one is by my wife, because I was so hot I was unsteady on my feet and she's more comfortable standing near edges.</p><div></div>

<p>Finally, my tradition of posting weird shots - here are some of the people also taking photos. Next week, Westworld.</p><div></div>

<p>The early morning view from our dock at Lake Robinson.</p><div></div>

<p>The look that only a cat can give you.</p><div></div>

<p>Our granddaughter topped off the tree with the traditional angel, last Saturday.</p><div></div>

<p>One crow means sorrow, two crows mean joy, three crows a wedding, four crows a boy...</p>

<p>There were three crows but they dispersed pretty fast. :)</p><div></div>

<p>I got back from a Nikon-less trip to Georgia to the bleakness of Vermont in what some locals call "stick season."</p><div></div>

<p>Matt, I goofed and posted a non Nikon image. Feel free to delete.</p>