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Nikon Wednesday Pic 2010: #16


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<p>Hello Nikonia, and happy Wednesday. More outdoor shooting for me this past weekend, and lots of wet dogs with ducks on their minds. This is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, launching into a pond in pursuit of his prize (which he promptly delivered to his handler). <br /><br />What have you and your Nikon gear brought back lately? Share a photo!</p><div>00WHwQ-238071684.jpg.80b4955ea9acbe32073e3c33f35ef84f.jpg</div>

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<p >This was taken, just a few days ago at a “Safari” near my home. I love the idea of being able to be a part of the animal’s habitat; but I do not like the fact that they cannot be animals. So when I snapped this shot, it was really the only thing that I could shoot, but then it really clicked with me. I love the sadness in his face, as he is trapped behind the fencing that restrains him from being an animal he deserves to be. I love animals and as they cannot speak for themselves I believe we should speak for them from time to time. Maybe you get the same thing out of this shot as I do, maybe not, so’s life. </p><div>00WHwV-238071984.JPG.2ec50225ab52edeb409b2cb8c4332f4c.JPG</div>
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<p>It's been a while since I was posting here regularly, but have been checking in every week for inspiration :-)</p>

<p>This is my first attempt at focus stacking. It's built from 30-odd exposures with the D700 and 200mm micro-nikkor, and stacked in Photoshop CS4. The moth was alive and free, but sat patiently while I fumbled around for half an hour or so while I tried out different angles.</p>

<p>The result is still a little patchy, so next time I think I'll stop down a little more (I was shooting at f11) and try to take a few more shots at finer intervals.</p><div>00WHwW-238071884.jpg.fe23f095e88acddf6395ad3f07883153.jpg</div>

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<p >Happy WedNEsDAy everyone!</p>

<p >This is from Fort Morgan in Alabama. I’ve always liked aged brick and the two windows that allow you to look beyond the room into the courtyard, I believe, add interest. I particularly like the way the sun hits the grouping of barrels, while the single barrel sits in the corner.</p>

<p >Have a wonderful week!</p>

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<p>Hummingbirds have always been a challenging subject for me. I captured this image of an Anna's Hummingbird (<I>Calypte anna</I>) last Sunday at the Baylands refuge in Palo Alto, California. Spring is certainly in the air with lots of flowers all over.</p>

<p>I had the 300mm/f2.8 AF-S on my D300, hand holding. To gain some depth of field, I stopped down to f8 and used 1/640 sec; that was fast enough to stop most of the motion, except for the wings, which were mainly out of focus anyway. I had to raise the ISO to 400 to accomoate the high shutter speed and slow aperture. There were several photographer there. One guy with a D300S was using 1/2000 sec to completely stop the wing motion but he had to use like ISO 1250; that is a little high for my taste.</p>

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I used an SB-900 for a bit of fill flash. Thanks to FP sync, the flash worked with 1/640 sec. You can see two catch lights in the bird's eye, indicating that there were two sources of light, the sun and the flash.

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<p>A happy Wednesday to everyone. And, thanks for all the comments from last week; it is very much appreciated. Today's image of red tulips was taken a couple of weeks ago in a friends front yard in Dallas, Texas. I used a Nikon D80 with a 12-24mm lens, ISO 200, Aperture Priority mode at 1/500 and f/5.6. This is a great forum with lots of very talented photographers. </p><div>00WHwa-238073884.jpg.b2a7b644bdc81786f16863fb58dc2244.jpg</div>
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<p>The start of a wonderful Wednesday Nikon pic day. This is the earliest I have been in. I have to be gone almost all day helping someone move so I will most likely be back to check in after it is all over. "Thanks" for the mentions last week, I wish I was qualified to critique but I just usually love them all.<br>

I do have to note "Shun your Hummingbird is absolutely beautiful". It looks like a beautiful painting of one on a perfectly beautiful canvas. How did you achieve that look with the flowers and the drop shadow? It almost took my breath away.<br>

This is only my 2nd attempt at a HDR so I am not sure if I took this too far. I do like the look but wonder how it will be received. <br>

Thanks to all and I will stop here late tonight to see all of the great photos from around the world.<br>

philb<br>

benton, ky</p><div>00WHxP-238079584.jpg.7a64e03767c29f1f92ab5ee20289a72e.jpg</div>

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<p>Happy Tuesday evening from Seattle.</p>

<p>Matt... Great shot of the pure joy of dog culture.</p>

<p>Chris...Your hard work paid off. Looks flawless to me. A "Bugs Illustrated" cover if ever I saw one (>8</p>

<p>Gej...Great eye! Super comp and texture. Great balance of light. Nice shot.</p>

<p>Shun...I can imagine how difficult those little guys must be to capture. You did an outstanding job. Great shot!</p>

<p>Paula...Oh, that's terrific! I am really opposed to wild animals in captivity, so it is nice to know that at least they are being kept stimulated and educated! (>8</p>

<p>My submission is not my most recent, but because this is such a bird happy thread, I thought that I would share. Every year at this time, we get new Canadian goslings hatching at the park up the street. They were a little late this year and I was very worried. However, I caught a glimpse of them last Thursday, next to their proud and protective parents. I ran home to grab my camera, shouting "The goslings are here! The goslings are here!"....ladies and gentlemen, the latest additions to The Canadian Airforce.</p><div>00WHxT-238079684.jpg.d687f80f19966055e67a02033cc3a051.jpg</div>

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<p>Chris Court - looks good to me, sounds like quite a bit of work though<br>

Shun Cheung - stunning image<br>

Phil Burt - the house looks fine but the oversized halos in the sky could definitely use some attention.<br>

<br />Not much time to go out and shoot - which is too bad considering all the wildflowers are blooming. Tooks this a few weeks ago - Nikon D200 with Leica Apo-Telyt 180/3.4, ISO200, 1/250s, f-stop not recorded.</p><div>00WHxZ-238079784.thumb.jpg.a158b899dbce543399c3987ffd2dc58d.jpg</div>

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<p>This week I've chosen to dive into my old files & present a shot from last year. Reason is - I don't feel like presenting another Reverse Macro flower or bug & I don't feel like presenting the horses again. That means I have to use something older.<br>

So - here's a B&W treatment of an IR shot with my <strong>IR converted D70. Shot with the 10-24mm Nikon f/3.5-4.5 at 10mm, f/8, -0.3 EV, ISO 200, Matrix metering, A mode. Post processed in CS3<br /></strong><br>

Hopefully a few of you will enjoy.<strong> </strong><br>

<strong><img src="http://lilknytt.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p104488930-4.jpg" alt="" /><br /></strong><br>

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<p ><strong >WedNEsDAy PiC #16</strong></p>

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<p >A ball up is one way to start play in an AFL rules match after a stoppage. Opposing ruckman leap high into the air with the sole purpose of trying to direct the ball to the advantage of their team mates at ground level.</p>

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<p >Camera: Nikon D300</p>

<p >Lens: AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G IF-ED</p>

<p >Settings: 200 mm, 1/2000 sec, f/4 and ISO 200 (Manual, hand held, VR off)</p><div>00WHxk-238081584.thumb.jpg.bb9655bfc2b9f397762a4f7b3a34ad71.jpg</div>

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<p>While I initially wasn't too happy about the lack of front lighting, the strongly backlit haze made for some interesting, almost two-dimensional effects.</p>

<p>Nikon D300 at ISO 1250. 17-55/2.8, 1/100s @ f/2.8, RAW processed in Adobe Lightroom 2.</p><div>00WHy6-238083684.jpg.423abce79b9013a6674a7acd2951309a.jpg</div>

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<p>Good Wednesday morning/afternoon/evening everyone!</p>

<p>The skies were benevolent to me this week: on Friday evening I captured <a href="../photo/10932996">this photo</a> of crescent Moon above Venus, and on Monday morning I caught a Sun dog (parhelion) from my balcony. Unfortunately in both times I was way too busy to go out and get a good shot, but this was still better than nothing. In fact I was very lucky to get even remotely sharp pic, this one was shot through double window and hand-held. :)</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/10932996-lg.jpg" alt="" width="453" height="680" /><br /> <strong>Fuji S5 Pro + Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 (@ f/4, 28mm, 1/2 sec, ISO 800)</strong></p>

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<p>Very good Wednesday morning for everybody! Once again a fine collection of varied subjects and great images!<br>

To name some:<br>

Matt, great dog photo.<br>

Jeff, simply capturing piece of sheer beauty and grace. <br>

Shun, this one made me spent a whole lot time admiring the beauty of the bird and the just about perfect light and all those rich details. Stunning capture.<br>

Dieter, one can almost smell the flower meadow and feel the sounds and atmosphere of the place. Very beautiful image, as if classical dutch painting.<br>

My photo is from the last week. I have returned to shoot this lonely rowing boat every once in a while as I find it somehow interesting subject, one that shows the time and the place in the middle of the hectic modern world traffic.</p><div>00WHyN-238087684.jpg.8b208eba82a7e8f493bf931b92a4ff62.jpg</div>

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