jose_angel Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <blockquote> <p><em><strong>Important notice:</strong></em> please keep your pics under 700 pixels width for inline posting <strong>and even more important</strong>, <strong><em>please keep the FILE SIZES UNDER 300Kb</em></strong>. Notice that <strong>this includes photos hosted off-site</strong> (Flickr, Photobucket, others). As a reference, notice that my pic is near 100Kb.<br /><br /><strong>The general guidelines for this WedNEsDAy PiC threads, </strong><a rel="nofollow" href="http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00T/00TXZt-140227584.jpg" target="<mce:script type=">are here</a>.</p> </blockquote> <p>Hi all, I`m having an extremely stressed Xmas at work, hence I need to start the thread a bit earlier! Thank you for your pics and comments last week.</p> <p>I had sketched several symbolic pics for this my last starting post in the thread, e.g. a hand saying "bye", a scene with people at the railway st. seeing their friends off and so on. But, after reading Lil`s post on the "retiring" thread I thought my pic should be dedicated to someone that <em>actually</em> have "brought the forum together". In my opinion her comments and support has been so useful to this thread. We all can feel the special care she has with us. I decided to shot something for her.</p> <p>We are having a very rainy week, its almost dark at five pm around here. I needed to find one of this big birds soon, but it was dark, raining and I didn`t know where to start. I remembered that years ago I saw two of them in one of the ponds of a big park, and I decided to go for them.</p> <p>It was dissapointing, that big white animals have turned black! Also two specimen, the only possibility to find european white swans was in the zoo... but it was too late and too dark... well, not my best pic but I hope you like it, I only found a... <em>black</em> swan!</p> <p>I`d like to post a second pic dedicated to Renè Villela... but the rules say only one pic per poster (womans first... ). Thank you very much, Renè.</p> <p>D700 @ 800ISO, 14bit RAW, 70-200VRII (200mm), f2.8 - 1/5sec., tripod. Very low light and ugly conditions, under soft rain and tons of mud...</p> <p>Please post your favourite pic if you like, taken with Nikon gear... as usual.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph_leotta Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p><strong>Happy Holidays</strong></p> <p>My family’s 2009 Christmas card photo with my 4 kids<br /> Two weeks ago in Vermont</p> <p>Joey a senior at the University of Vermont<br /> Jillian – a freshman also at the University of Vermont<br /> Jamie – a junior at Preston High School<br /> Janine a freshman at Preston</p> <p align="center"><strong>Wishing you the very best </strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>for the coming New Year. </strong></p> <p align="center"><strong>Merry Christmas </strong></p> <p>Joe Leotta</p> <p><a href="http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond300/">Nikon D300</a> <a href="http://nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=5&productNr=2149">AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED</a></p> <p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/10388731-md.jpg" alt="2009 Christmas card wed 53 Joey,Jill,.Jamie & Janine" /></p> <p>and thanks Jose</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor_smirnoff Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2514/4159215863_ecbf1603d2_b.jpg"><img src="http://i619.photobucket.com/albums/tt271/jobseed/atago.jpg" alt="" /></a><br> <strong>D300 / 50mm Fukuoka - Japan</strong></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter Schaefer Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Finally found some time to head out to the beach - captured this long-billed curlew flying towards me. D300, 80-400 VR at 400mm, f/5.6, 1/1600s, +1EV, ISO 500 (picked by AutoISO).</p> <div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janahughes Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Hello Everybody, <br> I hope the Christmas turned out good for all of you. <br> Thank you Filip Lucin, Paul V. Gorky and Janne Kaakinen for your very kind words on my last week's photo. I really appreciate it.<br> Thank you Jose for all your work. I hope you will still be contributing to Nikon Wednesday. I love your photos. <br> My photo this weeks is from a wonderful shop full of all sorts of accessories, I seek those kind of places for getting my props for my early 20th century portrait styling, and this one is a particularly good find. This made my day and I now have two bags of new additions to my existing wardrobe. Bliss. <br> Nikon D700, 85mm, f/1.8 at ISO 800, 1/160s, f/3.5</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_mann1 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Thanks for all you have done, Jose.</p> <p>Tom M.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nishnishant Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Goodbye Jose. Finally, for your last Wednesday thread, I managed to be awake at 2:42 AM (central time) - kinda ironic.</p> <p>This image's supposed to symbolize harmony :-)</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liljuddakalilknyttphotogra Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p><strong>Jose</strong> - Muchas gracias de este fotografía. Please forgive high school Spanish from a very long time ago back home in Sweden. You have no idea how your choice of photo matters to me. Just the fact that you chose to dedicate it to me brings tears to my eyes. You are far too generous & I don't believe myself worthy... Now add that you chose a bird. :-) That puts a smile on my face. And finally.... on FredMiranda they would tell you how well you've chosen. They know how special Swans are to me. You really could not have chosen any better. I miss swans from back home. Swans are very rare in So. California. I love swans, & I'll take a Black Swan any day. So thank you from the bottom of my heart. :-) It's a wonderful photo. And I think Shun & Lex would forgive you for posting two this time. :-) <strong>Jose</strong> - Thank you again for all that you've done.<br /> OK story for this week's photo. As some of you may have seen last week I had some of my equipment stolen. Long story very short. Due to luck on my part, the thieves were not too smart so the police in a sting recovered my Sigmonster & my tripods. Car repaired & equipment in tow I went out both Saturday & Sunday to shoot with a friend from Seattle who was visiting down here. Unfortunately the weather was not on our side. I did however get lucky enough to get a little golden light & that's what we want. I watched this GBH (Great Blue Heron) fish for at least two hours & after two hours this very large bird was rewarded.... With a fish smaller than the size of my tiny finger. What a meal for such a large bird. I was lucky enough to catch the GBH flipping the tiny fish in it's beak....<br /> <strong>D300 paired with Sigmonster 300-800mm f/5.6 at 410mm f/8 1/640s - 0.3 EV A mode</strong> . I hope you'll enjoy...<br> <strong>Tiny fish saying Bye Bye to Jose</strong><br> <img src="http://lilknytt.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p615208666-4.jpg" alt="" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguinaldo_de_paula Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p> took this one last sunday....</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Brennan Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Last Wed. pic for 2009 and more importantly, the last thread on<strong> Jose's</strong> watch - well done <strong>Jose Angel</strong>, this is a highlight of the week for so many. I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank <strong>Shun Cheung</strong> for his considerable efforts in 2009 as moderator and contributor to the the Nikon forum! </p> <p>I'm still basking in the glow of processing photos I took from my recent trip to Lord Howe Island. This one a tri-pod mounted shot of the late evening sun glowing over the Jetty and mountains in the distance.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_ Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Looking up from my drive-way, the other day...</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcnilssen Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Wednesday again, and this time, waking up with the temperature outside 18 degrees Celsius BELOW zero! After a snow fight with my daughter the other day, I just fear for what she has waiting for me today... ;)</p> <p>Again, <strong>Jose</strong>, thank you for your efforts in 2009 with this thread. And thank you to those who commented on my photo last week. May 2010 be a new year with lots of pleasure, and lots of good photo opportunities!</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary_mcghee Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Thanks everyone for your nice comments on my winter reflection shot last week.</p> <p>Here's my last shot of the year. D700, Nikon 18-35mm. 1/200 sec @ f/13, iso 200.</p> <p>Happy New Year to everyone.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uzay_ki_i Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Hello Wdayers,<br> Jose thank you for your efforts and goodbye also happy new year to every each of you.<br> <strong>D700 + 35-70 2.8D @35mm ISO 200 f/5.6 1/25</strong><br> <img src="http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2378/beyson.jpg" alt="" /><br> <strong></strong></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>I captued this image on Christmas day at Moss Landing, California. This common merganser (<em>Mergus merganser</em>) was feeding and calling other birds.</p> <p>Nikon D300 with 500mm/f4 AF-S and TC-14E, wide open at f4 with an effective aperture at f5.6, 1/1000 sec.</p> <p>This is indeed the last Wednesday image thread Jose initiates. I too would like to thank him once more, but I am looking forward to seeing him post his image next week.<br> <br />Happy new year.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensvind Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Happy new year all.<br> Time for change and looking back on 2009. my picture is from a Nikonians Workshop in Yosemite in May, to me the top photographic event of the year. The waterfall shot when the sun hits the water and the cliff is still in the shadow. One of many opportunities, for being the right place at the right time. Took hundreds of pictures. <br> Hope to ‘see’ you all in 2010</p> <div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_i_h Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Thank you, Jose (he "retires" from starting this thread, but he is not going anywhere, right?). And a Happy New Year, everyone!<br> Winter trees under the wonderful weather.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Shafer Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p >Gracias Jose. Feliz año nuevo.</p> <p > </p> <p >-----------------------------------------------</p> <p > </p> <p >Took this a couple of days before Christmas. Michelle Mullen is one of the world's top bowling coaches. Every year, she and her business partner, pro bowling great Aleta Sill, raise thousands of dollars for animal rescue groups here in the Detroit area. This is Michelle in their pro shop with Mr. Blue, a retired racing greyhound.</p> <p > </p> <p >D700, ISO 1600, 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens, available (fluorescent) light, 1/80 @ f/2.8.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannekaakinen Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Last WedNEsDAy of the year, and what a year it has been!</p> <p>Thanks to Jose for making this thing happen and keeping it going, thanks to Matt for keeping this alive in the future, thanks to Shun & Lex for keeping the trolls away among other things, and thanks to those who were kind enough to comment my pics and to everyone else active in these wonderful threads. And Lil, like Jose said, you really have been the light of the party!</p> <p>Ok, now to the pic. My PiC (available for critique in <a href="../photo/10421332"> here</a> ) was taken on last Saturday (Dec 26th) in northern Finland, less than 100 klicks to the south from the Arctic Circle. It was a cold day, nearly -30 Celsius (-22 F), slightly windy and as you know, it's just about the darkest time of the year in north. So what else there is to do except to take my D50 out with the worst tripod in the world and slap my fungi-ridden-ii-bay-bought-MF-sigma-24mm to the nose of the camera and start experimenting with long exposure shots.</p> <p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/10421332-lg.jpg" alt="" /><br> <strong>Nikon D50 + Sigma 24mm Super-Wide II MF f/2.8 (@ f/5.6, 20 sec, ISO 200)</strong></p> <p>Happy New Year to Everyone! See you all next year!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_pogorelc Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Happy Holidays and a parting thanks to Mr. Angel for sheparding this thread over the past couple of years.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1a2d3ok Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>My family and I took a walk around to the Wakiwa Springs park near Orlando Fl. The day after Christmas. This little guy was sitting in the sun trying to keep warm. Thanks Jose for all you have done for this thread. I know we all hope you keep posting. Nikon D3, Nikon VR80-400 F/4.5, 400mm, F/11, 1/200s, ISO 400</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredrik_steffen Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Recently bought myself a used D300 and went out to play around with it yesterday. One of my friends doesn't really like being in pictures, but instead of hiding himself, he made the picture a lot better ;)</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeannean_. Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>This thread is such a wonderful thing you started Jose. Thank you once again. Also, thanks to Matt for taking over the responsibility, Shun and Lex for moderating it, and all of you who contribute!</p> <p>Thank you for the comments and encouragement I've received here in this forum. I've learned a lot from all of you, and will continue to learn even more in 2010. I had no idea when I bought my first DSLR (D40) back in April, this would turn into such a passionate hobby for me. This thread is partly responsible for that.</p> <p>My contribution this week isn't anything special, but with all the cold and gray skies we've had, this rose in my neighbor's yard stood out and called to me. For me, it was very soothing and that's just what I needed this past week. Holidays are fun, but can be stressful too, so here is my rose: (D90/Sigma 150/160@f/8/ISO800)</p> <p>Happy New Year/Feliz Año Nuevo!</p> <p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/10418411-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="498" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik_christensen3 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Happy WeDNeSDaY and Happy New Year to everyone!<br> December is the month to get married in this part of the world, but for this couple there was no more wedding coach available.<br> Jose I thank you very much for your efforts, which made previous ordinary Wednesdays to a very extraordinary weekday - thanks again.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_chubb Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 <p>Jose,<br> just like to echo the thanks of so many folks for keeping wednesdays such a happy place for so long - hope the new year brings you good shooting opportunities!<br> What will it hold for the rest of us? Well, son #2 and i tried to answer that in this pic, but we didn't get much apart from his desire to head back to the cartoons after 15 mins or so........but we enjoyed creating this anyway - D700, 50mm 1.8 on tripod, SB-800 on 3m cord, xmas present of a 'lightning bulb'<br> andyc</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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