Nikon Wednesday Pic 2010: #45

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<p>Happy Wednesday, Nikon-land. At a recent emergency response training event, I had a chance to walk and talk and shoot with a unit of combat photographers soon to be attached to one of the 101st's deployed brigades, off in Iraq. They'd spent their training time using warhorse Nikon D2X bodies, but were - on the day we talked - test driving several different new bodies as they began to integrate video into their work. On this day, it was (steady, now) Canon 5DMKII's. Mixed reviews, from the two ladies in the unit, who are dyed-in-the-wool Nikonistas. Had your Nikon gear out with some unusual fellow photographers? Share a photo!</p><div></div>

<p>Nikon D90 & Nikon 10.5 f2.8 fish-eye</p>

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<p><strong>Dear Nikon Friends</strong>...Another image of an American White Pelican that spends the winter in Dallas, Texas. Did you know their wingspan is 9-feet? Shot with a Nikon D80, ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/1250, 70-300mm lens. </p><div></div>

<p>Hi everyone<br>

Todays photo is an experiment for a VIVID in a photo group</p><div></div>

<p>This is from a recent charity ball "Blue Jeans Ball" at West Belmont. The southern rock group "The Outlaws" were performing.<br>

Nikon D3 with 70-200mm at f3.5 and 200mm, 1/50 second at ISO 2000. Ambient light, and no flash-fill.<br>

Don Harper</p><div></div>

<p>Nikon Buddies,<br>

Posting early, this week, though not alone. I'll have to revisit to see what wonders are shared by everyone. <br>

I'm posting my favorite portrait from the weekend. Neither of these girls has a camera in this picture, because on this day, they were borrowing mine!</p><div></div>

<p>Wedding on the Beach.</p><div></div>

<p><strong>WedNEsDAy PiC #45</strong><br>

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Here is how we are looking after our unthreatened population of magpies in Australia. While the preservation of a thriving population may seem odd you only need to meet Eddie McGuire (the AFL President of the Collingwood Football Club) in order to appreciate the magnitude of the concern.</p>

<p>Camera: Nikon D300<br>

Lens: AF-S VR II Zoom-Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8G IF-ED + TC-20E III<br>

Settings: 400 mm, 1/500 sec, f/5.6 and ISO 800 (AP, monopod, UV filter)</p><div></div>

<p>Fall arrives a bit later here in California. We had a rainstorm over the weekend, and all of a sudden there are a lot of leaves on the ground, indicating that fall has indeed arrived.</p>

<p>Nikon D7000 with 12-24mm/f4 AF-S DX @ 12mm, f8, 1/60 sec and ISO 400.</p><div></div>

<p>Hi Matt,<br /><br />Here is my shot for the week.<br /><br />This was taken in the studio (ok, garage). I started with a bottle of sake and two sake cups. I put them on a granite slab. I used studio strobes on both sides. Left side was 45'. 45'. Right side was -1 stop 90' 0'. Both had umbrellas. I experimented with various backlights on a brushed stainless steel background. After I realized I couldn't adequately control my background, I went with black velvet which blended into the granite very smoothly.</p>

<p>After bracketing, I exposed 1/2 stop darker than my Sekonic flash meter recommended. I had to do several takes to see what the light really looked like, adjusted composition, and made adjustments to the lighting and covered some reflections with more black velvet.</p>

<p>I started off using my 1993 105 micro. I tried substituting my 70-200 f2.8 VR2, but I did not find it to be more sharp and found the heavy lens to be inconvenient in the studio. Its weight, even using the tripod collar, made working with the tripod beyond inconvenient, so I went back to the 1993 105 f.28 micro.<br /><br />The total exercise took about 3 hours, which is pretty quick for a studio shoot.</p>

<p>Allan</p><div></div>

<p>As I was requested an A380, I cannot dissapoint. Singapore Airlines on approach to Heathrow's 27R runway. I'm glad there were no engine cowlings dropping off this one !<br>

<strong><img src="http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr327/eurocypria/DSC_0915.jpg" alt="" /></strong><br>

<strong>D700, iso 1600, 1/1000, f/8, 70mm</strong></p>

<p>Hello Everybody,<br>

I wanted to do a photo for the same photo group as Grant, the theme was "Vivid", so I opted for colourful Lego blocks and planned to submerge them in bubbly water and photograph them. In the end the best shot was one, when my son is actually pouring the water into the glass, so I used this one. <br>

Taken with D700, 24-70 f/2.8@ISO 400, f/4, 1/60s <br>

Have a lovely week and I can't wait to see the rest of your photos.<br>

Jana <br>

PS.: I hope you've all noticed our very own Tiffany's photo of the week on the front page of photo.net! Superb! Congratulations, Tiffany!</p><div></div>

<p>Yeah, as I mentioned at the end of last week's thread, Tiffany Brook has photo.net's photo of the week: <a href="../photo/11407694">http://www.photo.net/photo/11407694</a></p>

<p>More fun with Light Art Performance Photography on the lagoon. If you look at the orb on the left you can make out my shadow while I'm operating the Orbinator.<br>

Congratulations to Tiffany on POTW! Well done.</p><div></div>

<p>Felt like a B&W conversion today - a Great Egret admiring its reflection. </p><div></div>

<p>first friday follies at the stork club in oakland...this is the doorwoman.</p><div></div>

<p>Memories of Summer</p><div></div>

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<p>My first post for a Wednesday thread! I won't be around tomorrow so hopefully joining in with those posting what is a day early to me is ok. ;) Very hard to chose but this shot seems to get a good reaction from my friends and family. As well it has my two favorite subjects. Photography and Coral, great ice breakers all around!<br>

A small rock of Zoanthid sp. corals in my reef tank under 453nm LED lighting. Nikon D90. Micro-Nikkor 55mm f2.8 AI-S<br>

<img src="http://members.shaw.ca/dj88_solana/photos/DnD_10-21-2010_701DSC_2273b.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Snow fun on Sunday afternoon.</p><div></div>

<p>Really nice group of photos so far! I was actually planning to take a photo of the Bird of Paradise for the "Vivid Color" assignment Grant and Jana spoke of, when I spotted a mantis. I coaxed it onto the flower and changed my focus to it. I'm glad it came along to add to the fun. For once, I was shooting with a tripod so I could capture the colors in early morning natural light. D90/Sigma 150mm@1/45, f/8, ISO 400.</p>

<p><img src="http://jeannean.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v14/p959122337-4.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>@ Andrew - good grief, that thing is a beast. Thanks for obliging and I hope you were wearing a hardhat ;)</p>

<p>Hello Everyone...<br>

We had plenty of fireworks over the weekend on account of Guy Fawkes Night. It was quite ironic that I happened to be in the Parliment on Friday night for an event, the same building he tried blowing up back in the early 1600s. Anyway, I took this photo at Victoria Park.</p><div></div>

<p>Western Minnesota Lake Olsrud at dusk this past weekend</p><div></div>

<p>My contribution today is about politics...</p><div></div>