Nikon Wednesday 2015: #23

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<p>A good nocturnal Nikon Wednesday, everyone. It pretty much always is, when these threads are started. In keeping with that, here's a quick skyline shot from just a couple of hours ago, peering out over the Capital Beltway as it winds its way through Northern Virginia, past a recent-vintage office building with exterior lighting that may have been imported from Las Vegas. Had that shutter open for 30 seconds recently? Share a photo or two!</p><div></div>

<p>Lil' Toot - Santa Barbara Water Taxi</p><div></div>

<p>Santa Barbara Breakwater</p><div></div>

<p>as i am sitting on my private pictures and cannot edit them due to work..meh..i post something a bit older.<br>

long exposure during the day<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17981768-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="680" /><br>

nikon d3, cropped image<br>

24-70 2.8g<br>

f22,<br>

iso 100<br>

10 stop nd<br>

3 stop gnd, soft edge<br>

circ pol<br>

and about 30 seconds..i believe</p>

 

<p>Not 30 s, maybe 2 s. But there are some rocks. River Roy.</p><div></div>

<p>Dieter, love the smiley face on that boat lil'toot. Not quite nocturnal, but end of day near sunset, trying to get a few landings into the near sunset at London's busy Heathrow on Sunday evening, with all the obstacles that that entails. Enjoying the freedom of mobilty that the older mirror lenses allow. The slight vignetting is not the lens, but due to the tight opening of the fences and gate which I have to poke the lenses through, not always giving a totally clear view. Here's a sample of my efforts.</p>

<p><strong>D700, 1000mm Nikkor mirror, iso2500, 1/8000, f/11</strong><br /> <img src="http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr327/eurocypria/DSC_4868.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="450" /></p>

<p><strong>D700, Tamron 500mm mirror, iso1600, 1/8000, f/8</strong><br /> <img src="http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr327/eurocypria/DSC_4917.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="463" /></p>

<p><strong>D700, Tamron 500mm mirror, iso3200, 1/500 f/8</strong><br /> <img src="http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr327/eurocypria/DSC_5122.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" /></p>

<p>Modern (plastic) scythe`s sharpening stone holders. They are attached to the wall of a old (wooden) cart. :)</p><div></div>

<p>Pic's from my son State Championship criterium race this past weekend, Oh and that's him with his arms up at he win! :)</p><div></div>

<p>#2</p>

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

<p>A couple of enthusiasts</p><div></div>

<p>The jaded eye</p><div></div>

<p>Some more flowers for me this week. Nikon Df w/ Nikon 105mm macro D.</p><div></div>

<p>flower #2</p><div></div>

<p>Fireworks from last July. Only long exposure stuff I have.</p><div></div>

<p>Portland Art Museum</p><div></div>

<p>Outdoor events of the summer are in full swing in Helsinki. Tahiti 'Oa 'Oa last Friday.</p><div></div>

<p>Samba Carnival on Saturday.</p><div></div>

<p>Oriental Hype presented various dance groups on Tuesday.</p><div></div>

<p>How about 6 seconds +/-. This was from fooling around during a lunar eclipse a few years ago</p><div></div>

<p>West Rutland Vermont, it turns out, is something of a Mecca for international scuptors, owing to its long history in the marble business. Nowadays many work in metal instead. There's a sculpture park, which I'd never even realized. Not too many people represented yet, but there's a huge scrap metal locomotive done by a Chinese artist that certainly catches the eye.</p><div></div>

<p>Here's an urban punk bird. One of the two species of songbirds that it's legal to shoot, this fat, garbage fed house sparrow is full of attitude.</p><div></div>

<p>Of course, country birds can be pretty stroppy too. I'm not sure what makes this one so angry. Perhaps it looks forward to a lifetime of criticism for eating with his mouth full and farting at the table, and having to say "but I <em>was </em>brought up in a barn!"</p><div></div>

<p>30 sec..... it's been a while, I had to go back for a while to find a long nocturnal exposure like it, and stumbled across this one. The arc collapsed this new year during storm, rendering a fotogenic place I loved to go into a far more ordinary mess.</p><div></div>

<p>Great Egret Alights</p>

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