Nikon Wednesday Pic 2010: #42

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<p>Happy Wednesday, Nikon people. I had the unusual opportunity to spend a couple of days shooting along side a team of county emergency services volunteers as they took part in a huge training exercise that involved every flavor of first responder in the region. This shot is of the CERT team's designated incident commander, keeping his cool after a long, hard day of simulated disaster. Had your Nikon gear out around some interesting characters lately? Share a photo!</p><div></div>

<p>A rare lightning storm in L.A., this evening. I thought you had to be in Nebraska to get a photo op like this. I set the camera to bulb and took almost 100 long exposure shots a few minutes ago. If you know L.A., the view is from the Santa Monica Mountains looking north over the valley toward the Angeles National Forest.</p><div></div>

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<p>Nikon D300 & Nikon 70-300mm VR @ 240mm 1/500 f11 ISO 200</p>

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<p>Wedding picture of bridal party reflected in mirror. Actually the bride took the photo after I handed her the camera and stepped out of view. Easier than photoshopping myself out of an image.<br>

Nikon D3 with 24-70 at ISO 1600 f2.8 1/500 second and ambiant light.</p><div></div>

<p>I am still up so I guess I can post early. Been too busy with work but I have one from my summer vacation in South Carolina. My youngest daughter outside in her grandfather's backyard.</p><div></div>

<p>Hello All. Another pelican from White Rock Lake, in Dallas, Texas. 75 pelicans will stay here until April 2011. This shot with a Nikon D80, ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/2500, 70-300mm lens.</p><div></div>

<p><strong>WedNEsDAy PiC #42</strong><br>

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“Open wide and say, Arrrrrhh!” … then dentists expect you to answer their questions while your mouth is dislocated with dental padding and foreign objects ... which funnily enough, is not the case when they examine my dog’s teeth! </p>

<p>Camera: Nikon D300<br>

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

Settings: 110 mm, 1/400 sec, f/6.3 and ISO 3200 (AP, hand held, UV filter)</p><div></div>

<p>I was going to my first photography class Saturday morning, but fooled around and let it close before I paid for it. So instead of going to the class, I got my camera out and went out in the field at dawn. I couldn't believe my eyes! Everywhere I looked, there were bejeweled dragonflies stuck on dead sunflower stalks. It was a magical sight! Here's one of the first that morning and others can be seen in my Zenfolio here: <a href="http://jeannean.zenfolio.com/p174132935" target="_blank">http://jeannean.zenfolio.com/p174132935 </a><br /> Afterward, I was kind of glad I missed the class, although I need to learn more about technical aspects. Sometimes magic happens with the unexpected. :) D90/Sigma 150mm/SB 600 diffused with LumiQuest softbox 1/180, f/8, ISO 400<br>

<br /> <img src="http://jeannean.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v17/p338096275-4.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p>Yes I have another bug on some white back ground! Thanks Jeff Lipsman for your comment last week! Have a great week everyone.</p><div></div>

<p>Lesson to be learned here - think about future consequences before you commit to a tattoo of Mickey Mouse on the top your head.</p><div></div>

<p>My picture of the week is a flying duck.</p><div></div>

<p><img src="../photo/11818091" alt="" />This one was an indoor shot taken with my tamron 90 mm macro. The Orton process was applied at 50%. http://www.photo.net/photo/11818091</p><div></div>

<p>My friend Jason</p><div></div>

<p>We are over the hump for the 2010 youth football season, but I am still giddy to be able to capture the exploits of some of tomorrow's High School stars. The young man pictured here has speed - and while you can't coach speed, you can freeze it in time (light permitting).<br>

D700 + AF-S 200-400 @ 400mm, ISO 400, 1/2500s @ f/4</p><div></div>

<p>This was taken at the Skate park at The Forks in Winnipeg. The flashes were set up by some other photographer.</p><div></div>

Morning all..

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<strong>D700, iso 1600, 1/1000, f/5.6</strong>

<p>WOW! Jeff Lipsman, these shots always amaze me. Seventeen second exposures don't exist in my vocabulary, but I will have a go at this one day.</p>

<p>This is Jellybean, an adult conure I adopted last week. Probably the umpteenth bird I've adopted over the years after their original owners realized birds are noisy, messy, perpetual toddlers. But most have been cockatiels, parakeets and canaries. Some cockatiels in particular can be a bit neurotic if they didn't get plenty of positive attention. This is my first conure. He's amusing and seems well adjusted. His original name, "Screech", didn't suit him. He renamed himself Jellybean. At least that's what it sounded like he was saying when I asked him what he wanted to be called. Might have been Chilibean.<br>

<br /> D2H, 70-210/2.8-4 Vivitar Series 1 at 210mm, 1/180th @ f/4, ISO 1600. Quick tweaks in Irfanview, but I was too lazy to bother with noise reduction. Had to strip out the EXIF data. Apparently the vertical orientation doodad in my D2H is malfunctioning. When I try to upload verticals with embedded EXIF data they flip sideways in most browsers and viewers.</p><div></div>

<p>Hello everyone<br>

Todays photo is a bit of fun i was having with a hibiscus flower</p><div></div>

<p>Last Friday I went to see my 12-yo niece's cross country running race. My objective was to get a good photo of her, or at the very least of the girl's race. I figured I've been taking photos of bicycle races, bicycles go 2-4x as fast as runners, how hard could photographing runners be?<br />Despite my new lens from heaven, I didn't pull it off. I did get some shots from the boy's race. The ones of the front of the pack were, believe it or not, completely out of focus.<br />Therefore, I humbly submit this photograph to you. It is of the tail end of the pack, but I like the light and the composition and it is actually in focus, despite the fact that I was in charge of operating the camera.<br />Tomorrow we have another cross country race and I have the opportunity to redeem myself for last week's inferior performance. I'm hoping that a little practice with running races will let me do a good job soon. Tomorrow's race is in Felton, for those of you who know California, so it will be deep in a redwood forest. Wish me luck, please!<br />The great thing about photography, and something that photo.net really enables, is the constant learning and upgrading of one's skills. Thanks for the opportunity!</p><div></div>

<p>Backyard Birds</p><div></div>

<p>These stairs lead to the US Forest Service fire lookout at Buck Rock, in the Sequoia National Forest. </p><div></div>

<p>This is the last flower I remember of summer. Taken end of August at Wellfleet Massachusetts with Nikon FM2n and the 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S lens.</p><div></div>

<p>@ Lex - "<em>When I try to upload verticals with embedded EXIF data they flip sideways in most browsers and viewers.</em>" Annoying when this happens. Rotate and resave to get them to "stick".</p>