Matt Laur Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <blockquote> <p><strong><em>Important:</em></strong> please keep your image under 700 pixels wide for in-line viewing, and <strong><em>please keep the FILE SIZE UNDER 300kb</em></strong>. Note that <strong>this includes photos hosted off-site</strong> (at Flickr, Photobucket, your own site, etc).<br /><br />Are you <strong>new to this thread?</strong> The <strong>general guidelines</strong> for these Wednesday threads <strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00W7km">are right here</a></strong>. Remember: only one image each week!</p> </blockquote> <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefflipsman Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <p> <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> </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam zyto Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <p> <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> </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Boyd Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1a2d3ok Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobye Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3sh Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_kowalczewski Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <p ><strong >WedNEsDAy PiC #18</strong></p> <p ><strong > </strong></p> <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> <p > </p> <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal64 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <p>Nikon D80, 18-200mm Nikkor zoom</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_burt Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljuddakalilknyttphotogra Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_tanner Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <p>Hi guys<br> My submission this week is to do with my caffeine addiction</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moi1 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <p>Good morning all!<br> Here is mycontribution for this week....<br />Some awesome pix on here already!</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gej_jones Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <p> </p> <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> <p > </p> <div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsypkin Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsypkin Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <p>Tiffany, what a lovely photo!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou_Meluso Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <p>Sandra at Play</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensvind Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> <div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankuthel Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narayan Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_arnold Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <p>this week the oakland museum had its grand reopening... here's a shot</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jos__arnaud Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vineet.rajasekhar Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 <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> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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