Nikon Wednesday 2014: #41

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<p>Hello Nikonistas and butternut squash aficionados. At some point last fall, we brought home a squash, cut it in half, scooped out the seeds, and threw them into the compost before baking the dish for dinner. Some of that compost made it onto the garden this spring, and we wound up with a volunteer squash. Perhaps it would have become larger, but we decided to harvest it before the rabbits got to it. Seemed a shame to cook the new squash without immortalizing it.<br /><br />Share some photos!</p><div></div>

<p>played around a bit with an 85mm, a D3s, and a guitar player.</p><div></div>

<p>I want to try to get used to posting again and I don’t really feel I have anything fun from this last week, so I’ve gone into my “vault” to find something. As I know I haven’t posted anything from this set of shots I should be in the clear.... These were shot back in May of 2014. I’ve been holding them back as I didn’t want to make too many people aware of the fact that I found a rookery so the birds potentially would get disturbed while nesting.... Anyhow, can’t wait to see what everyone has to share this week.<br /> These are shot with the Nikon D300 & my beloved Sigma Sigmonster 300-800mm f/5.6<br /> #1 I’ve dreamt of locating a nesting site for Great Egrets & this year I found one. It’s been under my nose the whole time, but little did I know. Anyhow, my first set of shots of a baby Great Egret NIKON D300, f/8 @ 800 mm, 1/1600, ISO 400, 0EV, Spot Metering, Aperture priority<br /> <img src="http://lilknytt.zenfolio.com/img/s12/v182/p1041380136-5.jpg" alt="" /><br /> # 2 But my luck continued. I even found that the Snowy Egrets were nesting at the same site - so Snowy Egret Strutting his or her stuff in breeding colors (first time I ever got one in breeding colors)... NIKON D300, f/8 @ 700 mm, 1/320, ISO 400, 0EV, Center-weighted average, Aperture priority<br /> <img src="http://lilknytt.zenfolio.com/img/s6/v139/p597292998-5.jpg" alt="" /><br /> # 3 To crop or not to crop, that is the question. I’ve chosen not to crop. I wanted to show how well the fledgling blends into the foliage. To my joy I also located Black-crowned Night Herons in this location. The Fledglings look nothing like their parents. NIKON D300, f/8 @ 800 mm, 1/160, ISO 400, -1/3EV, Center-weighted average, Aperture priority<br /> <img src="http://lilknytt.zenfolio.com/img/s5/v123/p945002153-5.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p>While perusing the summer's haul of infrared experiments with the Nikon D2H it occurred to me I still hadn't tried the conventional red/blue channel mixer swap to turn the sky blue. I sorta prefer the disorienting apocalyptic red sky for some pix, but I gave it a go. These are just this week's re-edits from some recent IR pix posted in previous WedNikPix threads. I had a few new photos but they're boring.</p>

<p>All with Nikon D2H, Tamron Adaptall 24mm f/2.5, and a stack of #25A red, Cokin circular neutral polarizer and Cokin Pola Red-Green Canadian comedy polarizer.</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17876945-lg.jpg" alt="From where the sun now stands, I will golf no more forever." width="464" height="700" border="0" /><br /><em>From where the sun now stands, I will golf no more forever</em>.</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17876946-lg.jpg" alt="After reading Castaneda, Sunny aspired to be a moonflower." width="464" height="700" border="0" /><br /><em>After reading Castaneda, Sunny aspired to be a moonflower</em>.</p>

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<p><img src="/photo/17875814" alt="" />Good day. I was playing around with the 3D function of photoshop CS5 and this is what I got. Two images taken with the D300 and the Nikkor 70-300mm.</p><div></div>

<p><img src="/photo/17867777" alt="" />I did some intentional camera movement during the exposure.</p><div></div>

<p>Looking up the James River in Richmond on a nice fall day, from the Nickel Bridge. Nikon d80, Tokina 12-24 @ 12mm<br>

<a title="From the Nickel Bridge by chris thompson, on Flickr" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/outwithmycamera13/15464313145"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3935/15464313145_167f409c43_z.jpg" alt="From the Nickel Bridge" width="504" height="640" /></a></p>

<p>Here are mine for the week. Watkins Glen state park near the finger lakes region in NY. Nikon D800 + Nikon 28-70mm f2.8. Enjoy!</p><div></div>

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<p>Interesting rock formations Chris, nice shots so far everyone. This is my second attempt at a portrait session and my first of kids, my parents were my first. Next door neighbors boy, Collin.</p><div></div>

<p>We were having to move fast because he didn't care for the hat.</p><div></div>

<p>This last one is of the sunset on the drive home from the photo session. We have beautiful sunsets here in Oklahoma.</p><div></div>

<p>More waterfalls - this morning, Swallow Falls, after rain</p><div></div>

<p>and a detail</p><div></div>

<p>Happy fall !</p><div></div>

<p>Hagia Kyriaki is a small chapel we encountered on our way to Preveli (Crete), next to Kourtaliotiko gorge. Here are some photos...Cheers!</p><div></div>

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<p>Eclipse today. Nikon D3X, Nikon 300 2.8, TC-14E II, 1/320 sec, F/5.6, ISO 1250</p><div></div>

<p>Three of our granddaughter, Daphne, all with D800E and 85mm Nikkor f/1.4 AF-D.</p>

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