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Nikon Wednesday 2017: #2


Matt Laur

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<p>Hello Nikon folks, and no doubt at least a few people who have finally seen some actual wintery winter at long last. Didn't have time to be out shooting this week, but was doing a lot of overdue systems admin on the household network and pawing through some archived stuff. So with snow on my mind, here's a Wayback Wednesday from a pointing dog hunt test I shot in Pennsylvania once upon a time. These two gents are judges, on their way into the field to watch some dogs work birds in the snow. Hopefully there are some more 2017-ish winter scenes from the Nikon family this week. Let's see 'em!</p><div>00eJP1-567303584.thumb.jpg.30b0ff512207b500a3a38f1f768f5f6b.jpg</div>

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<p>Winter at the South Coast of California: Isla Vista - Island View<br /> <a title="Isla Vista - Island View" href=" Isla Vista - Island View data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/377/31354492664_084ee2e60f_b.jpg" alt="Isla Vista - Island View" width="1024" height="683" /></a><br /> D500 with AF-S 80-400 at 80mm, f/8, 1/1000s, ISO100.</p>
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<p>Very nice, everyone. Sorry I can't follow the wintry theme while still getting rid of my holiday snaps - I'll try to make up for it once I'm back in Yellowstone.</p>

<p>Speaking of Yellowstone, last week I (belatedly) did "earth" - ground animals. Next is "air". Watch the birdie.</p>

<p>There appeared to be three young ospreys here, but they tended to trip over each other compositionally - plus I almost always blew the feathers (so much for highlight priority - some day I'll learn to check the histogram). I imagine in this one the youngster at the top is threatening to claw the face off anyone who comments on his paternity, given how different the eye colours of the two are. Or something.</p><div>00eJRP-567313184.thumb.jpg.4770e720c9fbadc8e3ae407d8c3a0b1a.jpg</div>

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<p>A man walks into a bar and asks if he can bring his pet in with him. Only guide dogs are allowed, but the man complains that it can get fierce when left outside alone, so the bartender relents. They stay there all evening, with the man sharing each drink, until, just before closing time, there’s a thud on the floor by the bar, followed by loud snoring. The man turns to leave, and the barman calls out to him “you can’t leave that lying there”. The man says “it’s not a lion, it’s a bald eagle.” The bartender couldn’t tell because it was in da skies.</p>

<p>Or maybe they're laughing because I should have brought my teleconverter with me... (I do have much more dignified images of these guys, but everyone's seen a bald eagle looking dignified.)</p><div>00eJRS-567313284.thumb.jpg.a9b92d681c93e53603b40bace50af741.jpg</div>

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<p>And finally a shot that isn't a 1:1 crop of me wishing I'd got a longer lens. (Actually I was expecting access to my camera bag for a wider lens, but got confused about logistics, so the 200-500 is all I had with me, and this was a creative workaround.) From Yellowstone I have many blurry attempts to shoot flame skimmer dragonflies, some fairly dull images of a heron, and lots of shots of swans which would be more exciting if I didn't live and work near swans all day (there are literally a load of swan statues just outside my work building). So have a nice sunrise, instead. For the air theme, there's a duck in it. Geysers next week.</p><div>00eJRW-567313484.thumb.jpg.477b171c4980e9ebc234ae9d325881b1.jpg</div>
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<p>Winter hit pretty hard here in MN this week. I did get a shot of a Sharp-shinned hawk standing on our bird feeder platform in the back yard, shooting from a window in the house. Of course, all the other birds and squirrels were gone!</p><div>00eJRl-567313884.jpg.400aa7595b62596d543d3dde4e791025.jpg</div>
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