Nikon Wednesday 2013: #40

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<p>A good October to everyone! Just when I thought it was getting to be fall like, we're back in the upper 80's again. Ugh! But the plants still like it. We came across a right proper thistle growing in the margins of a farmer's field. She said it's been a terrific year for the weeds. Shoot any attractive nuisances? Share!</p><div></div>

<p>Samantha & Michael</p><div></div>

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<p>"Shoot any attractive nuisances?"</p>

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<p>Yup! I was adopted by a tabby kitten a few weeks ago who followed me home from a dumpster and insisted she was mine, or I was hers... probably the latter, if you know the typical tabby attitude. I'm not a sucker for strays but this one couldn't take a hint. Her name is Eartha Kitty. Besides playing a great Catwoman, Eartha Kitt also played the role of mehitabel, the alley cat from the Don Marquis "archy" stories, in the short-lived theatrical run of "Shinbone Alley" based on Marquis' stories. And Eartha Kitty has all the sass of her namesake.</p>

<p>Been down with a respiratory infection for a couplafew weeks, not much energy, but bored of piddling on computer and reading. Doing some experiments with the camera in one hand and flash in the other, via optical trigger rather than sync cord/cable. All involved at least some Nikon gear, especially the SB-800 flash, which is outstanding for its ability in SU-4 mode to sync with almost any camera brand TTL flash by ignoring the preflash. I'm looking for that old school, hard edged b&w flash look with deep shadows, something you can't get with any on-camera flash, even with a bracket.</p>

<p>These impromptu cat spats between Eartha Kitty and our two adult models are unpredictable, so mobility is a must. No sync cables - tried 'em, including my SC-29; good way to get tangled up in a furball. No tripods or light stands. I need my left hand free to extend the outboard flash overhead, to the side, or from below, as needed for the situation to ensure plenty of tonal separation and shadows. And I'm not traveling much farther than my resting perch on the sofa while I'm recovering from the yucks.</p>

<p>I like the effect so well I'm looking for a smaller, lighter on-camera hotshoe flash to pair with the off-camera SB-800. I have several good manual and auto-thyristor flashes but they're all larger and heavier than my compact film and digital P&S cameras.</p>

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<p><a href="/photo/17544300&size=md"><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17544300-lg.jpg" alt="Finger knives" width="800" height="800" border="0" /></a><br /> Ricoh GX100 P&S digicam in one hand, with built in flash triggering Nikon SB-800 in SU-4 mode held in left hand.</p>

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<p><a href="/photo/17544299&size=lg"><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17544299-md.jpg" alt="Hostile alien life form encountered upon reentry." width="680" height="680" border="0" /></a><br /> Ricoh GX100 again, this time with the old Nikon SB-10 auto-thyristor flash on the camera (the SB-10 outweighs the GX100 by about double), and the SB-800 offhand.</p>

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<p><a href="/photo/17544293&size=lg"><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17544293-md.jpg" alt="There goes Tokyo, go-go, Catzilla" width="680" height="544" border="0" /></a><br /> Finally, an all-Nikon version, this one with the D2H, SB-10 on the camera at the lowest auto-thyristor setting to just trigger the offhand SB-800, which provides the main light. I gave up on this technique pretty quickly - the D2H is a beast to hold in one hand for any length of time.</p>

<p>But I'm encouraged enough by the possibilities to consider buying one of those stupid proprietary Nikon 1 System flash units for my V1, which would be much easier to handle one-handed than the D2H, while providing better overall IQ than the teensy sensor Ricoh GX100 (a great little camera but uber-noisy at any ISO above 80, the main complaint about that model).</p>

<p>Good Wednesday, everybody!<br>

Lex, a great story and great shots of cats! <br>

I often happen to be in the vicinity of these three towers -- the headquarters of Oracle computer company in Redwood City, CA. Usually it happens in the middle of the day, and the sky is really boring -- no clouds at all. This time I was lucky -- the sky was more interesting, and the sun was setting. </p><div></div>

<p>Good morning all...</p><div></div>

<p>It took me 42 years for me to officially finally visit the largest city in my home country (Sydney, Australia) and I'm left wondering 3 weeks post visit why it's taken me so long to make the relatively short 1,200km journey from where I live? </p>

<p>As a fan of very few big cities around the world, the Sydney CBD and Quayside area is every bit as photogenic by day and night as San Francisco (which I adore..........)</p>

<p><strong>Iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge with the famous Manly Ferry working it's way across Circular Quay</strong></p>

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<p>#2</p>

<p>Attachment here....</p><div></div>

<p>Is cloud on the mountain a nuisance? It is if you've forgotten your compass.</p><div></div>

<p>Good morning<br>

<img src="/photo/17544229" alt="" /><br>

D300</p>

<p>This 'attractive nuisance' is a Harlequin Ladybird larva - a nuisance as it's a relative newcomer to the UK (first seen here 2004; I believe it arrived in the USA in the 1980s) and is displacing many native species. At least two thirds of the ladybirds I've seen this year have been harlequins.</p><div></div>

<p>An old barn's tale. This first one I did in HDR to get the detail on barrel.</p><div></div>

<p>same barn</p><div></div>

<p>last one</p><div></div>

<p>Love the barn pics, Kyle. There's a barn up the road I intend to shoot - thanks for the inspiration.</p>

<p>Indeed it was a good year for weeds. This is the neighbor girl who has grown up as fast as a weed.</p>

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<p>Wow great shots to start of October with. Mine are all from our daily walk at Byers Woods Park Ashland, Ohio.</p>

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<p>A young button buck who greets every morning on our walk. </p><div></div>

<p>Last one. Game over he says. See ya later.</p><div></div>

<p>D7000 with an old 28mm F3.5 AI<br>

<img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KCB9YdE2OlM/UcEWFhWQjEI/AAAAAAAAARA/90HG_0E5pY4/s1600/1.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Rowing in Austin</p><div></div>

<p>Hello dear friends, how you all doing? Last Saturday we had great time by the beach, but the stars were Bobbie and Max hahaha! here's some snapshots...take care!</p>

<p>Hello dear friends, how you all doing? Last Saturday we had great time by the beach, but the stars were Bobbie and Max hahaha! here's some snapshots...take care! (All shots are part of burst series with Nikon D7000 & 70-300 VR)</p><div></div>

<p>shot 2</p><div></div>

<p>shot 3</p><div></div>

<p>Autumn and Asters<br>

Potter County in PaWilds</p><div></div>