Nikon Wednesday 2016: #42

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<p>A good Nikon Wednesday, everyone. Did a little time traveling this past week, and drove past the property on which my late grandfather built his house eighty-plus years ago. On almost every outing into the surrounding countryside, he'd bring back a sapling of some sort, to build up a wind break around that Michigan home. I was pleased to find the place still standing, though it's now someone else's abode. But there in the front yard was a descendant of one of the birches he introduced to the property. It's not his place any more, but they still feel like his trees. Share some photos!</p><div></div>

<p>A four-winged brown pelican</p><div></div>

<p>Couldn't wait for Wed to get here. This is Oneida Falls, at Ricketts Glen State Park in Benton, PA. October 15, 2016.</p><div></div>

<p>After the storm</p><div></div>

<p>While waiting for the fall foliage I captured these last week.</p><div></div>

<p>The Bees were still busy.</p><div></div>

<p>Flying Bee but only 2 wings.</p><div></div>

<p>Setting moon, clearing sky</p><div></div>

<p>A touch of red</p><div></div>

<p>Yesterday and today were very warm and all the bugs came out to play, so I chased them around.</p><div></div>

<p>This ladybug looked rather elegant against the background.</p><div></div>

<p>An ordinary sort of fly, taking advantage of a warm surface.</p><div></div>

<p>YWBP (Your Weekly Bagheera Picture) comin' right at ya!</p><div></div>

<p><img src="/photo/18301327" alt="" />Taken this month (Oct 2016) in Mont Tremblant Quebec. The light in this scene varied every 5 minutes.</p><div></div>

<p>@<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=24372">Shun Cheung</a> great shot! I never knew they had 4 wings!</p>

<p>@<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=628662">Tim Holte</a> that must've been one heckuva storm. Sweet picture.</p>

<p>Could only find a two winged creature. Shun, you have bested us all.</p><div></div>

<p>From this past summer</p><div></div>

<p><img src="/photo/18301354" alt="" />Mont Tremblant diable river.</p><div></div>

<p>From my second year using Nikon cameras and lenses</p><div></div>

<p>The problem with my "show you my holiday snaps" strategy (other than that you're probably sick of them and I haven't run out yet) is that I can't show you autumn colours - not that I've had many clear days around here. I'll try to queue some up. Meanwhile, here's the Grand Canyon seen from a helicopter (from the South Rim, flying north), with the colours tweaked a little towards the autumnal, to fit in. The weather there wasn't all that hot either - to the extent that our supposed longer tour out East got curtailed. (Just as well, we were late.)</p><div></div>

<p>Fortunately the sun did eventually poke through, if mostly in the distance.</p><div></div>

<p>And a bit more sun poking through the clouds. Next week, back on the ground. Unlike Bagheera. :-)</p><div></div>

<p>Some shots from near Mendocino, Ca.</p>

<p>Another</p><div></div>

<p>All taken with D610 and Tammy 90/2.8</p><div></div>