Nikon Wednesday Pic 2010: #30

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<p>Happy last Wednesday of July, Nikon people. Something about the big snowy winter we had here on the US east coast, or perhaps something about the temperate spring ... I don't know. But we have had a <em>very</em> successful crop of ground hogs this year. Yes, woodchucks. Whistle-pigs. Marmota monax. The land beaver. They're driving my dogs crazy, and have excavated an entire new line for the DC-area metro system.<br /><br />I haven't felt much of an urge to photograph them, so it's all the worse that the one I'm showing here is a mediocre image. But this guy caught me off guard, some 20 feet up an oak tree, reaching over to strip leaves off of an adjacent mulberry. I've never seen one climb so high. It's the newly discovered Eastern Arboreal Tree Hog. Used your Nikon gear to capture any mundane creatures doing unusual things? Share a photo!</p><div></div>

<p>Nikon D90 & 70-300vr</p><div></div>

<p>Hello Everyone. My image was taken with a Nikon D80, 24mm, f/8, and 1/125. This is part of the Eisemann Fountain near my home in Richardson, Texas.</p><div></div>

<p>San Carlos at Carmel, California's central coast.</p><div></div>

<p>Nikon D700 with 300mm/f4 AF-S @ 1/2000 sec, f4, ISO 320, captured during a practice session between Ana Ivanovic and Maria Kirilenko at the tennis tournament at Stanford.</p><div></div>

<p>Hi everyone. I have another photo taken while fishing. These reels are Alvey surf reels which are made in Brisbane. I am not sure whether you see them in other parts of the world but they are a fantastic reel where sand is concerned. If sand gets into them, they continue to work just fine and can be wiped out when you go home.<br />These reels were on the rods and in the rod holder attached to the bullbar of a Nissan 4x4</p><div></div>

<p>Image created while participating in Scott Kelby's Third Annual | Worldwide Photowalk in downtown Santa Barbara on Saturday July 24. Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens was the endpoint of the photowalk. I processed 4 different exposures in photomatix and applied an Orton Effect to the final image. D200 with Nikon 12-24/4 at 24mm and f/8.</p><div></div>

<p>Haven't found the time to get out during cherry season here in the Okanagan, British Columbia so here is an image from the "Reclaim the Commons" protest that went down at the University of Victoria in early April.</p><div></div>

<p>We don't have ground hogs over here in The Netherlands, Matt. But we do have something, almost as annoying. The continuous repeat of Groundhog Day, the movie. Now, why do I ask myself, have I seen this annoying movie before?</p>

<p>Anyways, a brighter day than last days over here in the Rotterdam area. A picture of Kinderdijk, yes a tourist attraction, but also a world heritage site that I never visited before. Not too crowded and lovely windmills.</p>

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<p>Happy Wednesday everyone! Looking forward to seeing what everyone has this week. My shot is from an Art Festival.</p><div></div>

<p>Lydia Pense & Cold Blood, Monterey Bay Blues Festival</p><div></div>

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<p>Durban Botanic Gardens (South Africa)</p><div></div>

<p>My first time to see a Mantisfly. I found it on the underside of this leaf. Pretty ugly bug, but to me, interestng nonetheless. Nikon D90, Sigma 150, Sigma 1.4x teleconverter. 1/250, f/8, ISO 640, natural light.</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/11338330-lg.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="459" /></p>

<p><img src="../photo/10886811" alt="" /> This shot is in my City of Candiac park next to the St.Lawrence river that looks like an ocean because of size. I was quite a ways off when I spotted some 'interesting verbal interaction". I was under the cover of trees and leaves and got out my 70-300mm with VR on and shot a few images and this was one of them. While the images thus far are all very good i hesitate to mention just a few: Bill J love the reflection and the feet', Shun - great tennis shot, Dieter HDR and Orton makes a great dreamy effect, Steven - Colors, Colors. All the best until next week.</p>

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<p>It has been a long time since my last post here ... here is a shot of an old shop in the village of Ostuni in Apulia (Italy) that we visited last week.</p>

<p><img src="http://thefoodtraveller.smugmug.com/Everyday-Photography-1/Personal-Assignments/TFT-fotolog/DSD41934567tonemapped/948230093_8q3Tq-L.jpg" alt="" width="398" height="600" /><br>

D700, 24G, f/2.2, HDR</p>

<p>Hi Nikoneistas...<br>

Bit of a tricky shot this one, will have some more attempts, soon hopefully. Hand held with a Sigma 150mm Macro lens..wind was starting to pick up so it was all becoming a bit too dynamic. Happy with this shot given the circumstances. Again a little tweak in ViewNX to liven up the colours.<br>

<strong> D40X, 150mm (Macro) @ F/3.5, 1/800s - <em>(Bright Sunny Sky, light Cloud & strong breeze)</em></strong><br>

<img src="../photo/11337290" alt="" /></p><div></div>

<p>Black Sea series</p><div></div>

<p>It's been a long warm summer here.</p><div></div>

<p>'One Touch' (35mm f/2.8 P&S) Fuji 400</p><div></div>

<p>Hello Everyone, I have been following Wednesday for some time and today I can add my first contribution. Taken in a local park on Saturday. Really stunning work here..</p><div></div>

<p>Hello Everybody,<br>

great photos here already this week, I am very inspired. I particularly like Grant's, Dieter's and Bogdan's. <br>

Here is mine. Taken with Nikon D700, 24-70mm f/2.8@ISO 560, 1/500, f/2.8<br>

Have a lovely week.<br>

Jana</p><div></div>

<p>My unusual little creature is doing mundane things :)</p><div></div>

<p>So why is this image handheld in the dark when normally I'm at base ISO taking unpeopled landscapes with a tripod? My wife had a reunion at our house of a group some of whom hadn't met in 30 years; by the time some of their kids had found our jam-jars and set them out in the garden with candles, I'd had a few beers ....... Nikon D700, ISO 6400 (!), 1/40 at 2.8.</p><div></div>

<p>Good morning Nikonians, and happy Wednesday!<br>

This is my favourite shot from a recent trip to Cairo (it's been raining for the past few days, so I didn't really go outside)</p>

<p><img src="http://www.abload.de/img/914881271_cairo51rfim.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Nikon D700 / 24-70 2.8 / ISO 1200</p>