Nikon Wednesday 2013: #34

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<p>Hello Nikonistas - a good Wednesday to everyone. Had my rig out shooting at the local county fair the other day. Two local bloggers were just dying to get up onto the displayed ladder truck so they could get panoramic shots of the sprawling fairgrounds. The truck's crew, of course, would have none of <em>that</em>. But one young firefighter volunteered to head up 90' of ladder with a pocket full of smart phones to get a bunch of shots on their behalf. Public servant indeed! How high did your Nikon gear get this last week? Share!</p><div></div>

<p>Recently processed self portrait taken earlier this summer at Deadvlei, in the Namib Desert. The trees are the subjects, but I got bored and decided to get in the photo. When the sun set we shot star fields and illuminated the trees with flashlights. The star field is posted as my second shot.</p><div></div>

<p>Star field at Deadvlei, Namibia. The small smudge in the sky to the right of the tree is the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way’s satellite galaxies.</p><div></div>

<p>And sure enough, he spent 20 minutes shooting - he had cargo pants pockets full of phones.<br /><br />I've been getting into low-altitude aerial photography lately, but this guy was doing it the old fashioned way.</p><div></div>

<p>This ones from a walk along the sea shore a couple hours ago. Tonight was a blue moon and a few paddlers were out enjoying it. Nikon D800E, 70-300 VR @ f/7.1</p><div></div>

<p>How high - about 9000ft but still with solid ground under my feet: Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains. All images with D300 and 16-85.</p><div></div>

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<p>Some photos of my old cars-was cleaning out the storage area where I keep them and it seemed like a great photo op-a bit of American history.</p><div></div>

<p><a href="/photo/17503833&size=md"><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17503833-lg.jpg" alt="Spiratone Portragon soft focus lens" width="800" height="536" border="0" /></a><br>

Nikon V1, Spiratone Portragon 100mm f/4 soft focus T-mount lens via Fotodiox adapter.</p>

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<p><a href="/photo/17503835&size=md"><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17503835-lg.jpg" alt="Spiratone Portragon soft focus lens" width="800" height="536" border="0" /></a><br>

Nikon V1, Spiratone Portragon 100mm f/4 soft focus T-mount lens via Fotodiox adapter.</p>

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<p>Another of my old Fords</p><div></div>

<p>And lastly, another of my oldie but goodie Fords</p><div></div>

<p>Not high, but low. Wild carrot, seed head.</p><div></div>

<p>And from the woods, a bracket fungus - Polyporus (Laetiporus) sulphureus attacks the heartwood and kills the tree slowly, over years.</p><div></div>

<p>Nikon V1 + 10mm</p><div></div>

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<p>These kids were spinning one another around on a old office chair. Nikon D700 with 24-120mm/f4 AF-S VR @ 28mm.</p><div></div>

<p>Jeff, great shots!</p>

<p>Was up in the middle of the night a few nights ago and with an almost full moon, decided to experiment with some basic night photography, adding a bit of fill light with flash.</p><div></div>

<p>A day trip to Pawnee, OK. this past weekend. Went to Pawnee Bill's Ranch to get these.</p><div></div>

<p>Black smith shop</p><div></div>

<p>Lilly pond out side black smith shop</p><div></div>

<p>Good Wednesday morning to all. Great shots so far today. <br>

My first shot is a ferris wheel in the early morning hours at Wachapreague, Va. </p><div></div>

<p>Second shot is a beautiful sunrise looking out at the channel off the shore at Wachapreague, Va.</p><div></div>

<p>D800E, Sigma 50mm f/1.4, ISO 2500, 1/200 @ f/5.6.</p><div></div>

<p>The kitten was trying to catch a mouse on an iPad App. </p><div></div>