Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC #25

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<p>Hi all, it`s wednesday again! Here it is my contri for this week, taken yesterday during a sudden storm. After a few minutes with lots of water, all returned to normality... hot and dry climate. As usual, the pic I had ready for posting has been pushed.<br>

D700 @ 800ISO, 14bit RAW, f4 - 1/125sec., all camera tricks off. NX2, framed with Ps.</p>

<p>Please post your weekly post if you like, as usual. Thank you all. (<em>And thanks to our moderators and to those who contributed (Chris Court) for such fast fix on the past week issues!</em>)</p><div></div>

<p>WeDNeSDaY again.... Well, almost Thursday but we all Know Jose sleeps until noon everyday!<br /> This shot is from last month. I just worked on it this week because I am like 3,000 shots behind. No time to process them. Most probably for the next few weeks i will be posting a few weeks old shots but fresh out of NX2<br /> This guys lives in my friend's lake back in the UK. He is very aggressive and as soon as he sees someone he gets this kinda attack pose which I love. This was taken late in the afternoon thus the yellow neck. What I like of it is the pose of curse and the eye contact that he kept with me. His body and head is a a few degrees turned away from me but I think it is still good enough. I also like the water effect on the front of his chest. I tried to push the h/l as much as I could and i think the result is not too bad.<br /> I hope you guys like it and if you have any critique it will be welcome! So let's have fun again! I will be looking at the thread tomorrow from a hotel again! Cheers!</p><div></div>

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<p>Wednesday has begun 14 minutes ago here. On Saturday I was in the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco, and saw this...</p><div></div>

<p>Late again, getting ready for the next wednesday,<br /> And now last weeks treat is closed, haha, so here are the comments from last week. won't happen again.<br /> Jose, nice opener. Rene, great capture, wanna get that lens as well. nina, very nice night scene. Hamish, amazing how much of that shot is sharp, nice angle. matthew, great shot. Doug, ultra sharp. james, nice untypical architectural shot. Pedro, one of the best cat shots I've seen. Indranil, great colors.<br /> Dieter, nice bird, how did you get the underside of the bird so bright, while still keeping the sky nice, I always get dark birds. Dave, dreamy. georg s, nice hdr. kent, david and goliath?. Dan, great colors. nish, nice pet. chris court, very interresting picture. gary, shocking.<br /> No real favourite last week, all were great. Kris, Benjamin, Lil thanx for the comments.<br /> <br /> Ok, new week, new picture. Here is another from the visit to the zoo.<br /> I couldn't really choose but had to select one in the end, I went for the sweet one.<br /> Decided to post the color version and not the B/W, hope I made the right decision.<br /> D90 with 80-200 @4.8 116mm 1/1500s</p><div></div>

<p>@ Ton Mestrom: What an incredible character! And that hole in his shoulder -- I wonder how he got it. And the incredible sunglasses! A great image. <br>

@ <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=2301406">Rene' Villela</a>: I also like the water effect on the front of the swan's chest.</p>

<p>@ <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=499258">Jose Angel</a>: I like the way the human figure is framed by yellow.</p>

<p>WedNEsDAy again! Nice start-off shot Jose.</p>

<p>This week I took a drive up the coast near San Simeon, CA and found a beach full of Elephant Seals. It's a well known place but a first for me. These two giants were batteling it out for the alpha spot. Their huge gutteral roar carried far up the beach.</p>

<p>D50, Sigma 150-500mm @500mm, 1/1250, F/8.0, ISO 200, hand-held.</p><div></div>

<p>Hi! This is the picture of local primary schools football match. I was experimenting with my faithful Nikkor 50mm 1.8D and it proven quite well even for sports shooting.<br>

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Forgot about 700 px rule, please click on link it is only 100 px too wide! :-)</p><div></div>

<p>Well well - - I've been keeping myself awake so that I'd get my shot in before I go to sleep - - hard as it's been a long day. Now add I forgot to resize my photo for the thread so I've just had to do that. :-) Too funny. ;-)<br>

Nice start as usual. <strong>Jose</strong> - so brings me back to Europe - nice shot. <strong>Rene'</strong> - swans are a passion of mine. Love the shot. <strong>Ton</strong> - what a character you found & the shot carries that though. <strong>Mikhail</strong> - love the perspective. <strong>Sjoerd</strong> - they sure are - how cute. :-) <strong>Brian</strong> - excellent action shot. When I was there all they did was try to hide from the wind & sand. <strong>Darko</strong> - some action shot. The boys faces are too great. :-)<br>

OK here's my shot. Taken with the D300 & a rented 600mm AF-D II f/4 (I hope I have that right). ISO 500 1/500s f/8 Manual Mode EXIFs embedded.<br>

Story behind this shot.... OK for about 1 1/2 year I've been trying to get a shot of a White-faced Ibis. Every time I've gone to the one location I know they frequent I've missed them. This time (6:28pm or 18:28) I was packing up when my friend says to me - "Lil you did see the Ibis didn't you?" Well it had flown in behind me & I had kind of given up due to time of day & light fading fast... But I turn around - unpack everything & place the lens on the Wimberley & carry everything back....<br>

My first White-faced Ibis - a juvenile.<br>

<img src="http://lilknytt.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p312374576-4.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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Wonderful photos everyone especially Ton Mestrom, great charachter and fantastic B&W.<br>

Here is my contribution, taken with D200 18-55mm Kit lens.<br>

In this image I felt that the cage, which takes up most of the image gives a more "claustophobic" feel, it also acts as a barrier between you and the subject a physical barrier that doesnt let you appreciate its full beauty. Crtique ia always welcome.<br>

Aaron<br>

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<p>It's Wednesday again. This time, an image of two best friends, with lots of common and lots to share...</p><div></div>

<p>Wednesday yet again. I've been like a child with a new toy after my 500mm f/4 Ai-P lens arrived in the mail last week.........still coming to terms with manual focusing and my pathetic reflexes but enjoying plenty of 'keepers' despite being inexperienced. Needless to say, the lens is a beauty and deserves the praise it recieves.</p><div></div>

<p>KBR door - Kra Al Maru desert, Kuwait</p><div></div>

<p>Hello everybody<br>

I will continue with wildlife and present a humpback whale. This pic was taken last Wednesday, when I was doing fieldwork. Hope you like it.<br>

Ton, your model inspired me so much that I'm going to buy new clothes right away!<br>

Cheers<br>

Hector</p>

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<p>Hi, Wednesday again, but this one sees the very new D700 out at the back of work yesterday (nothing exciting, except that wides are wide again!). Love the features but not yet come to grips with the WB - finding that shots come out with more yellow than I would like - the sky here was a vibrant blue and yet has come out washed-out a bit. Will have more time this w/end to get out & about & try the colour balance features and WB Pre etc. At least I see from multiple threads on the web that this is not an uncommon feature of the D700. So much to enjoy though - have a great Wednesday!<br>

andyc</p><div></div>

<p>Sjoerd,</p>

<p>Very sweet contented goats - I like this image!</p>

<p>Lil, beautiful crisp capture, plenty of resolved detail and natural setting. Looks like you gelled with the 600mm.....</p>

<p>this was taken at Rio Cuarto Cementry, Cordoba Province, Argentina<br>

Nikon D300+18-200 VR - 1/30 ISO 200 f5,6 at 135mm</p><div></div>

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<p >Happy Wednesday Photo Day – Best day of the Photo Week</p>

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<p >Here’s mine - The Story : My 89 year old mother has been thru a few months of hell. She fell in February and shattered the right shoulder. Then it got worst, 4 weeks later she tripped and shattered her left hip. So after having an arm immobilized, an ugly operations and 9 weeks in a nursing home for rehab she came home this weekend just in time for a double graduation in the family. We propped her up to take some pictures and this is one that I got. The look on her face says it all. Thank god it has a happy ending.</p>

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<p >Nikon D700, Nikkor 28-200 AF-D at 70mm ¹/60 sec, f/4.8, ISO 200 – large crop</p>

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<p >I'm glad to say I'm finally making a (small) dent in my mountain of unsorted photos. I can't wait to get through the backlog so I can get out shooting again without a guilty conscience! </p>

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<p >This handsome guy was captured 2 months ago. D300 at ISO200, handheld, 105mm VR macro, 1/160 sec, f/7.1 with fill lighting supplied by an off-camera SB-900 with a home-made mini softbox.</p>

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<p >Somehow the vibrancy has gone out of his red comb. In my original file (and in reality) it was a startling, ripe-tomato red, rather than the faded orange I see here. Something to do with wonky colour profiles no doubt.</p>

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<p>Lovely photos - and I do see a 'D700' trend here also - looks to be a popular model with the gang here.</p>

<p>These dusky wild roses caught my eye - soft colour and very faint smell, they are seen in many places at this time of year. They seem to create natural arches.</p><div></div>

<p>Simply great pics again in this thread! My compliments to all the shooters.</p>

<p>This pic was taken on Friday, we were just hanging in the park enjoying the sun and this "biker" caught my eye (as well as everybody elses). This was one of those pics where you just have barely time to grab your cam from the bag and shoot without thinking before the moment was gone. The second biker in the background was a nice bonus I think. :) The background in this was quite busy, so I needed to do a bit more PP'ing than I'm used to to get the bike stand out a bit more, but managed to do it OK I think. So here is "The Bikers":</p>

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<p>Great catch <strong>Jose </strong> - captured the atmosphere perfectly. Beautiful in its aggression, <strong>Rene`</strong> . What a character Ton. Interesting POV <strong>Mikhail</strong> . Sweet <strong>Sjoerd </strong> (re: your comment on the bird last week - I use between +1 and +1 2/3 EV exposure correction - and then some PS work to lower the sky exposure). <strong> Brian </strong> - know the place well - hard to shoot - almost always against the sun. <strong> Lil</strong> , great catch, worth unpacking and setting up for again. Exotic, <strong>Chris</strong> . Relaxed, <strong>Lex</strong> .<br /> Shot from last week - around sunset. D300, 80-400 VR at 400mm, IS01600, 1/640s, f/5.6.</p><div></div>

<p>Nikon Wed is absolutely the very best inspiration to me....great shots, angles, composition, lighting, subjects etc., all encourage to keep trying something new! Thanks to you all. I love Nikon Wed.</p><div></div>