Nikon Wednesday 2016: #39

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<p>Hello Nikon people - a good Wednesday to you all. A bit of recreational shooting on my part, this past weekend. We enjoyed a visit to farm in rural Virginia, and met a number of creatures. Some were hoof stock, and some were canine and live to protect the hoof stock. Below is Cecil, an aging Anatolian Shepherd, having a big stretch after a long day of keeping the coyotes and black bears out of the goat and sheep pasture. I make pretty much that same face when I stretch these days. What's everyone been shooting? Share!</p><div></div>

<p>And here is one of Cecil's charges. They don't socialize much, I don't think. Mr. Pig was keeping a close eye on me. No sudden moves, Mr. Photographer Guy.</p><div></div>

<p>This is from my recent trip to Alaska. It's "Denali" if you will....taken from Talkeetna.</p>

<p>Les</p><div></div>

<p>Summer is still going Turkey. I'm take this photo last week in Side / Turkey. From my hotel room window.<br>

Tolga</p><div></div>

<p>White pelican in flight</p><div></div>

<p>Two in flight this time.</p>

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<p>Siskiwit Bay on the south shore of Lake Superior</p><div></div>

<p>Late summer morning sunlight.</p><div></div>

<p>Late summer foliage.</p><div></div>

<p>From a recent farm visit</p><div></div>

<p>These photos of the Armored Combat League were taken at the Medieval Festival at Fort Tyron Park in NYC. They had the usual cast of cosplay characters, jousting, falconry etc. The tournament had teams from North American cities where contestants fight in real armor and chainmail (about 70 lbs) using real steel weapons in a mixed martial arts style fight. This was like watching Brave Heart or Game of Thrones.</p><div></div>

<p>Butterfly</p><div></div>

<p>This Black Knight fought like he was Cersei Lannister’s champion.</p><div></div>

<p>Game of Thrones</p><div></div>

<p>Appropriately, we've reached the first Wednesday of my holiday around US geography. Yosemite is incredibly pretty in sunlight, and I have many photos that, for someone who lives in the outskirts of London, are quite nice. However, they're mostly the same as the millions of other photos of Yosemite that are already out there, so I'll prioritise "slightly unusual" over "oh, that's another pretty picture of some rock". There was still a toss-up here, but Tunnel View in infrared looks almost exactly like Tunnel View in snow - which others have done better and with more shrivelled privates than I did. So have a river (probably the Merced) instead.</p><div></div>

<p>Sticking with infrared rather than showing you how pretty Lower Yosemite Falls looks in colour... (I had lots of time to warn people off feeding the squirrels because my wife climbed up to the base while I was sitting around with muscle cramps; grr.)</p><div></div>

<p>And finally, a different way to be weird. Just to show I used the fish-eye that I failed to take into Monterey Bay for something. It's difficult to keep this level (as you'll see) when you're balancing the camera on your head. That's Half Dome at the bottom. I messed with the projection a bit in Photoshop so the landscape isn't all a thin belt around the edge (as much).</p><div></div>

<p>This has been a week of tens. On Monday Bagheera turned 10 weeks old, and yesterday my son entered double-digits in age as well. Here's a portrait I made of the two of them together on Sunday.</p>

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<p>On the trail in to Gila Cliff Dwellings in New Mexico.</p><div></div>

<p>From a recent trip to Alaska</p><div></div>

<p>The museum in Juneau reflects its environment</p><div></div>

<p>More of the same - apologies for the initial, taken from a CD my wife and I made for friends, too lazy to redo!</p><div></div>

<p>Hi,<br>

it's my D750 with a modified lens again. Hope you like the photo.</p><div></div>

<p>Nikon D750 with 50mm 1.8 lens, wide open. Processed like an IR photo.</p><div></div>

<p>Colors of fall are showing up in dune grasses and leaves in SW Wisconsin, this week.</p><div></div>