Nikon Wednesday 2011: #37

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<p>Top o' the morning (or good evening) to you, Nikon Folk. Thought I'd follow up last week's spaniel with a breed much farther from my familiar bird dog turf. I had the chance to shoot a red Border Collie - fresh to Virginia from Ireland - being trained on three sheep that were very familiar with the process. Red, here, had to be pulled for the day after nipping at the heels of Big Momma (the left-hand sheep's actual name). Red's still a youngster, and a bit too eager to control the flock by any means necessary.<br /><br />Watching these dogs work, I was reminded of Shun and Lex - our hard working Nikon forum moderators - who keep all of us going the right direction, and fend off the occasional wolves. Thanks, you two, for that thankless job. Pointed your Nikon gear at any metaphors lately? Share a photo!</p><div></div>

<p>Young runner....Plano, Texas</p><div></div>

<p>Hibiscus with a bee hiding in it</p><div></div>

<p>This is a 42 ft diameter water wheel called The Old Mill built in 1930 at Berry College in Rome Georgia.</p><div></div>

<p>A woods fire (in Floridale, on US 90) viewed from Interstate 10 in the Florida Panhandle, USA.</p><div></div>

<p>Nikon Buddies,<br>

<br />Posting early this morning; I'll have to come back to enjoy more of everybody's shots. My photo du jour is from a lake outing. The three girls held on tight, no matter how hard we tried to throw them.</p><div></div>

<p>My favorite subject, taken on Saturday evening in central Minnesota</p>

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<p>Hello Everybody,<br>

thank you very much for all the kind comments on my last week's photo. <br>

This week a photo from my mega photo session with an opera singer, who commissioned me to photograph her for her upcoming website and CD cover. She would like to introduce opera to a younger audience and chose my burlesque style of photography to accompany her new venture. This was one of 5 completely different looks we've (my make up artist, hair stylist and I) created, so no doubt more to come in the next few weeks :-)<br>

Have a nice week and I look forward to your photos. <br>

Matt, fantastic, as always. You take the best dog photos I've seen.<br>

Jana <br>

Nikon D700, 24-70mm f/2.8@ISO 200, f/7.1, 1/60s</p><div></div>

<p>My contribution this week is a photo of my son's pet fish "Goldie"</p><div></div>

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<p>My photo-taking has made a bit of a change of direction lately. Been giving the bugs a break and trying my hand at the odd bit of portraiture.</P><div></div>

<p>Amazing photos so far. Really inspired. I had to go to my archives and pull out a favorite. This photo was taken two years ago by chance. I was heading home from Rockefeller center and as I emerged from the underground maze I was standing behind Atlas looking at the Cathedral. It was the perfect time and the only thing I was worried about was shooting handheld.<br>

Nikon D300 Sigma 18-50 f/2.8</p><div></div>

<p>Chris, I love your portrait. </p>

<p>Good Wednesday, everybody! And great photos!<br>

I shot the picture of this cat at Blue Ox Mill Works at Eureka, CA. The cat was not mad with me -- it was warning off another kitty.</p><div></div>

<p>feet</p><div></div>

<p>This photo is one of my recent attempts at light painting. It's a single exposure with minimal adjustment of brightness. Glow on the horizon is light from the city of Vancouver.</p><div></div>

<p>Here is a shot looking up from under the tent at Arizona State University's Skysong Research Center in Scottsdale, AZ.</p>

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<p>Here's another "animal" that does its own herding. Found the pushboat Miss Polly at a pier on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, LA recently. Pushboats move barges up and down many rivers in the US, and sometimes have to go running after ones that get loose. </p><div></div>

<p>This is obviously an old image. For 14 years, we lived in New Jersey and pretty much every time we drove home after a day trip to New York City, I saw the NYC skyline in my rear-view mirror. I always wanted to captured that on film but never did. Finally in the summer of year 2000, we decided to move back to California. Knowing that I wouldn't see the NY skyline very often any more, in June 2000 I took a series of pictures with my F5 and Velvia film. Here is one of them.</p><div></div>

<p>Haystack Rock and The Needles, Cannon Beach, Oregon.</p><div></div>

<p>Riverfront</p><div></div>

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<p>Spectators at an outdoor fashion show!<br>

Have a nice week all.</p><div></div>

<p><img src="../photo/14117357" alt="" />Good morning to everyone and very nice shots with lots of interest - as usual. Mine is from a couple of weeks ago. It was in the 'dead of night' in Candiac (Quebec) and there were these orange clouds in the sky with a fair breeze. It was a long exposure and the cloud movement was recorded.</p><div></div>

<p>Autumn, Riisitunturi, Posio , Finland.</p><div></div>

<p>Nice week everyone.</p>

<p>Faves: Mikhail, Robert and everyone else great work, too.</p>

<p>It is 3 AM and I need to catch a wink, so my latest is still in camera.... here is something from a few days ago, playing around with PS.</p><div></div>