Nikon Wednesday Pic 2010: #18

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<p>A happy Wednesday to everyone.<br /><br />You know how your spouse always says to you, "Why do you <em>really</em> need to lug a camera bag when we're just trudging to a coffee shop through boring suburbia?" On Saturday, I got to say to her, "Because you never know when we'll cross a grassy spot along a row of townhouse shops, and run into three Maasai. <em>That's</em> why."<br /><br />Is at least some of your Nikon gear always close at hand? Has that turned out to be a good habit? Share a photo!</p><div></div>

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<p >Thanks to all who commented on my surf photo last week. Much appreciated.</p>

<p >I didn’t take any photos this week. Instead I worked on this one taken last year in Cambodia of a fisherman at Kompong Khleang. I was never happy with the balance in the photo and cropped it several times during the year without satisfaction. I finally printed a copy and showed it to my wife. She commented that she really liked the bright green reflection in the water, to the fisherman’s left. I realized that was the item that had been distracting my eye from the fisherman, the element that made the photo seem unbalanced. I desaturated the reflection and recropped it. The focus is now squarely on the fisherman furrowing his brow, looking over his shoulder at something happening out of the frame.</p>

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<p >Nikon D300 & Sigma 30mm f 1.4</p>

<p >Exposure: on “P” 1/200 f5.6 with compensation – 2/3 stops, ISO 200</p>

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<p>Greetings Nikon Users. Thanks to everyone for you comments last week. This week's contribution was taken last Sunday as I did the Bluebonnet Tour near Ennis, Texas. The dog is not mine, but it did a lovely pose. Image taken with a Nikon D80, 70-300mm lens, f/5.6, 1/1000.</p><div></div>

<p>Ok its Spring and my wife's first grade class is studying Caterpillars again. So I got a few new shots with my new used lens. Nikon D3, Nikon 105 2.8 AIS micro, F/2.8, ISO 100, Sb800 flash on camera.</p><div></div>

<p>A recent picture of the kids at the Art Museum. The "floor" they are looking at is held up by small human figures with upturned hands.</p><div></div>

<p>Thanks to all who commented on my post last Wednesday. Today's picture is taken at the same place as the last. Although I took some pictures last Saturday, but had not had time to process them or sort them.</p><div></div>

<p ><strong >WedNEsDAy PiC #18</strong></p>

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<p >How do you beat an opponent in a marking contest that is almost twice your size? Jump twice as high! An exceptional leap by a much smaller opponent spoiled this near certain marking opportunity against his much taller opponent.</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: 70 mm, 1/1000 sec, f/2.8 and ISO 720 (Manual, hand held, VR off)</p><div></div>

<p>Greetings from Seattle! That's a heckuva lead in for this thread, Matt. Great images, so far.<br>

Thank you to Alpo, Louis, Dieter, Benjamin, Jeanne, Linda (fellow Gleek!), Doug, Martin and Jamie for taking the time to comment on my image last week.</p>

<p>Lil...I hope this week finds you in better health. Your situation sounds extremely frustrating.</p>

<p>My contribution this week is from my son's first soccer game. A team of 4 year olds...so much fun. A few of these kids really know the game already. Here is our future Sounder, Ziggy...shot with my painfully slow lens, that actually held up pretty well for the event.</p><div></div>

<p>Nikon D80, 18-200mm Nikkor zoom</p><div></div>

<p>Here it is real early and already there are some beautiful photos that have been presented.<br>

"Thank You" for some nice words last week on my 1st Eagle shot. It really made me feel good when I saw all of the wonderful shots last week.<br>

This time I went to a local auto show and not long after arriving it started to rain. So I did hurry a bit to get some photos.<br>

Some of the old cars were really neat as they rain was hitting them but I found this light on one and I just fell in love with it.<br>

Hope that you will enjoy seeing it.<br>

phil b<br>

benton,ky</p><div></div>

<p>First up, I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to post comments nor to <strong>thank Linda McLellan, Doug Rice, Peter Rafle, Paul V. Gorky, & Greg Kowalczewski</strong>. I hope I didn't miss anyone & I want to thank you all for your kind words. Photography does help me with my headaches, but there are simply times nothing helps. Hopefully one day they'll go away. They did when I was young.<br /><br />OK – so to this week's work. We’ve been waiting for our Praying Mantis (or Mantids) to hatch like most doting parents. This is our first year we have egg sacks so the wait has been excruciating. The last month we’ve been going from hot to cold to hot to cold & not babies have hatched. We have one we know of in the front yard & one in our tiny apple tree in the back yard on the slope. This morning I was blessed to remember to go & check - & what do I find in our tiny apple tree. Our babies are in the process of hatching.<br /><br />So this time I offer another <strong>Reversed Lens Macr</strong>o (seem unable to deal with regular Macros these days) shot with the <strong>D300, 50mm f/1.2 AiS at ISO 400, on board flash with diffuser, f/16, 1/160s, Manual metering & handheld.</strong><br /><br />What you’re looking at is two siblings as they’ve emerged out of the egg sack. One has unfolded, while the other one is still trying to get it’s bearings. They’re still hanging from the thread they come out with & up top you see the egg sack. Background is the leaves of the apple tree.<br /><br />I hope you’ll enjoy as you’re probably going to meet them again.<br>

<img src="http://lilknytt.zenfolio.com/img/v7/p316893607-5.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Hi guys<br>

My submission this week is to do with my caffeine addiction</p><div></div>

<p>Good morning all!<br>

Here is mycontribution for this week....<br />Some awesome pix on here already!</p><div></div>

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<p >Happy WedNEsDay everyone!</p>

<p >This photo was taken in September in San Francisco. The site is know as the Palace of Fine Arts. I was going to post a different photo but my eldest daughter liked this shot better than the one on the Palace of Fine Arts web site. So here you go.</p>

<p >Background: The Panama Pacific Exposition of 1915 was an event dedicated to progress, the celebration of the completion of the Panama Canal, and the rebirth of San Francisco following the disastrous 1906 earthquake. If you would like to read the rest of the background info: <a href="http://www.palaceoffinearts.org/">http://www.palaceoffinearts.org/</a> </p>

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

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<p>Great Wednesday, everybody! And thanks to those of you who kindly commented on my last week's photo of a golden retriever at the Asilomar Beach. This time it's the goose family, photographed at the Elkhorn Slough nature preserve in California.</p><div></div>

<p>Tiffany, what a lovely photo!</p>

<p>Sandra at Play</p><div></div>

<p>Great photos as always.<br>

As Matt writes, you do not get the picture if the camera stays at home. This little scene from a weekend at the job.</p>

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<p>Matt - exactly, the best camera is the one you have with you when it's needed....<br>

Tiffany - wonderful shot<br>

Louis - gorgeous portrait<br>

Jens - my favorite so far<br>

Not even Wednesday here yet. Created this image this evening, the black-crowned night heron didn't linger too long and allowed only a few shots. Light direction at this location in the evening isn't ideal, to capture this bird with the sun over my shoulder I would need to levitate above the slough.</p><div></div>

<p>Good Morning Everyone..<br>

Thanks to Jose Arnaud, Doug Rice, Peter Rafle, Greg Kowalczewski for your comments last week. Since I spent a few days in Northumberland last month, I thought I'd continue with that series.<br>

Here's a photo of Dunstanburgh Castle overlooking Greymare Rock.</p><div></div>

<p>Happy Wednesday everybody! Alpo and Linda, thanks for your comments on my last week's image. Here my pic for this week.</p><div></div>

<p>this week the oakland museum had its grand reopening... here's a shot</p><div></div>

<p>Hello Dear Fellow Nikonians !<br /> Until this early moment I have especially enjoyed the contributions of Matt Laur (You really make a good point for always carrying a camera with you), and Samford Gerald. His workman is very impressive. It really transmits the feeling of the extreme exhaustion. <br /> This week my contribution was taken at the beautiful and peaceful town of Évora, Portugal, a World Heritage Site, that is well worth a visit ! (the dark dots on the sky are not dust marks, but pigeons. So, I have decided to keep them...)<br /> Good wednesday and excellent pictures !</p><div></div>

<p>Woke up at the crack to head out on the Otago Peninsula to catch the sunrise. Having shot my panorama, and done some other tripod work, I unclipped my camera and strolled around, doing some handheld stuff. This resulted.<br>

Happy Wednesday everyone!</p><div></div>