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Nikon Wednesday 2017: #17


Matt Laur

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For me this week, another visit to catch up with the local construction project. The stone team was there today, working on the front porch facing. I enjoyed the depends-where-you-stand optical illusion, as you see. So, what have you got this fine Nikon Wednesday? Share! It was a good group of photos last week, looking forward to more.

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Friday: left home with camera (D810 w/sigma 135 A) on a nice day, walked downtown, and met friends for lunch

 

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grill'n (iso 5600, f2)

walked around town for the afternoon long enough to get a bit of sunburn!, then back along the shore and stopped to watch a float plane come in

 

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land'n (iso 100, f1.7)

then on towards home and stopped at a local pub (but that is not me in the pic)

 

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drink'n (iso 2500, f 1.8)

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Happy singing unidentified bird.

Meadowlark, Eastern or Western, depending on where the image was made.

 

Eared Grebe, D500 with 200-500 at 500mm, f/8, 1/1600s, ISO3200

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Male Ruddy Duck, D500 with 200-500 at 500mm, f/8, 1/1600s, ISO900

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Female Ruddy Duck, D500 with 200-500 at 500mm, f/8, 1/1600s, ISO800

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Got back last week from a couple weeks in Cuba. While it's still significantly easier to visit than it was in years past, you still have to fit into explicitly allowed categories. In my case, I went on a "support for the Cuban people" visa designed to promote cultural understanding and exchange. In my case the culture was punk rock. Unfortunately the local cops still aren't 100% okay with this (and neither was the weather, apparently). So here's one of the guys from one of the American bands that played.

 

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Caught this on the bus to Havana. Pretty sure Health and Safety would have a fit.

 

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One of the things that surprised me was how many American tourists we encountered, even in the smaller towns. Santa Clara is home to a well known, and one of the only, drag shows in Cuba. The 85/1.4 AF-D is not really what you'd call a great choice for low light, fast moving photography. But even wide open it does pretty well.

 

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