WedNEsDAy PiC #16

[jose_angel]

<p>From the Holy Week, before leaving the temple the image of dead Christ waits for the brotherhood. Taken with a D700 @ 1600ISO, 14-24/2.8AFS, 1/60sec - f2.8, 14bit RAW, all camera tricks off. It`s a slight crop from the original image (at 14mm I always feel that I`m never close enough to the subject!). The pic looks to have a bit of motion blur, it was a bit difficult to get...<br /> Please feel free to post your pic, taken with <em>Nikon</em> gear (... and please check the file size before posting!).</p><div></div>

[hamish_gray]

<p>I know everyone is pretty much tired of winter now and ready to move on to spring, so I apologize in advance, but the trouble is I haven’t really taken any shots in the last week that don’t have snow in them!<br /><br />This week’s picture is taken on Monday, the last day of our Easter vacation, at about 600m above sea level. It is a 5 frame, handheld HDR with shutter speeds ranging from 1/250 to 1/4000 as it was impossible to expose correctly on my wife and son with one shot and still keep the cloud and snow detail. I was impressed that they managed to stand so still in the wind :-)<br /><br />D300 with 12-24 @ 24mm ISO 200, f5.6.</p><div></div>

[jose_rivera9]

<p>Jose, very powerful image. The scene adds for those of us who believe and worship. My photo is of St. Patricks Cathedral in NYC.<br>

I was "lost" trying to get out of the Rockefeller Center's underground and exited behind the Sculpture of Atlas. I believe this time of night is called the "Magic Hour" Shot handheld<br>

D300 Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 Shot @ 20mm ISO 500 F/4 exp. 1/6 with Active D-Lighting. some minor noise adjustment using NX2</p><div></div>

[jose_rivera9]

<p>Hamish, your shots makes me think of a postcard or advertisement. HDR handheld is impressive. You really can't tell. What software do you use for HDR?</p>

[Matthew Brennan]

<p>Jose Angel, great original take - quite dramatic and slightly disturbing perspective. I'm not into religious iconography but this caught my attention fast. Hamish, a good photo snow or no snow is always worth viewing. Jose Rivera - Lovely lighting and well placed subject matter.</p>

<p>I'm missing my fav. holiday location - New Zealand - beam me back there Scotty.......</p>

<p>D700 + Sigma 14mm AF f//3.5 and lots of elevation.......</p><div></div>

[hamish_gray]

<p>Thanks Jose. Your photo is beautiful and 1/6s is also impressive handheld. I don't see any motion blur!<br /><br />I used CS4 to layer mine and then I used the local adaption feature to reduce the "cartoon" effect.<br /><br />Nice Matthew! I'm from New Zealand (left back in 1985). It's now five years since I was last there so I'm loving your photos!</p>

[andy_chubb]

<p>Missed you guys while we were off last week in sunny Devon. Here is a shot from last Friday evening down there - just at dusk, WB at tungsten, couple of CTO SB-600s to camera right, flash on slow rear, D80, 24-70, shrunk in CS2 - otherwise no mods. A small tribute to 'The Hot Shoe Diaries'.</p><div></div>

[shawn_mcfarlane]

<p>Jose Angel, that's quite a powerful image.</p>

<p>Mine for this week is taken in The Burren, County Clare, Ireland. I spent the weekend there with my wife taking alot of shots as the weather was great. This is my favourite image out of what I have processed so far, one of the beautiful stone walls.<br>

D80 + 17-55mm @ 20mm, f7.1, 1/250 , iso100. RAW</p>

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[hector_andrade]

<p>Nice shots guys. Jose Angel, where in the world are you? I assume it is Spain, but where? In Guatemala we have the same kind of parades. Very impressive shot but I missed your brown colors from your previous 2 posts. I wanted to ask, how do you get those brown tones? Matthew, you and the Lord of the Rings are the best New Zealand advertisers...<br>

Here goes my picture. The weather was really bad during the whole Eastern so could not do as Hamish and go for a ski trip. Instead I went to the beach for a walk and found these two guys. I chased them a bit as I was trying to get closer until they flew away. Hope you enjoy. </p>

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[Ian Rance]

<p>There seems to be a real selection this week - some great work (as usual). Matthew, I would love to visit NZ, but like BA from the A-Team, I am terrible with air travel.</p>

<p>For my photo this week I tried a little B&W conversion. I know it is not the best job, but it is fun. This was taken at a place alled Darknor and truth be told it is the first time I have ever felt afraid of a place in the daylight. There was a fog and a strange silence. No-one to speak to and chasms with no visible end. There were crows jumping amongst the rocks and I felt that I was at a set for Lord Of the Rings or something similar. Sometimes I felt like running but instead I took photos.</p><div></div>

[Rene11664880918]

<p>Oh! Is it WeDNeSDaY already????<br>

I can't comment on Jose's & Hamish's shots coz I can't see them yet but I'm sure they are great..... The rest..... well.... So far for what I see it seems it will be another great thread!</p>

<p>So.... Here is my humble contribution for this week. I hope it is good enough coz every week the standards get higher...<br>

This was taken on Sunday at The Takada Koen in Jouetsu city, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 3 most famous parks in Japan in relation to the famous cherry blossoms. <br>

Uhmm! It was a great day until my son decided to break my AF 35 f/2. But even then, it was a great evening.<br>

By the way, next week I'll be posting my shot from the UK and the week after from Italy.... YEAH! I wonder what they will be... a birds? Big Ben? The Pisa Tower? Will see....<br>

So for now lets enjoy everybody's work! </p>

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[alastair_anderson]

<p>Good work, everyone. My favourite so far is the Darknor shot. Where is Darknor? UK presumably, but it looks like it could be in ancient Greece!<br />Here's a spring shot. I eagerly await the blooming of this plant every April, just down the road from where I live on the way to the shops.</p>

[alastair_anderson]

<p>Sorry, here it is: 85, 1.4 for the bokeh!</p><div></div>

[eric_arnold]

<p>rene, i think that's one of your best shots to date--love the contrast between the pagoda and the trees on the other side. my contribution this week is modest--a candid shot of a local waitress. nothing more, nothing less.</p><div></div>

[petter1]

<p>A little experiment over the weekend with an IKEA lamp and a LED flashlight over a white background. D700, AF-D 50 f/1.4, ISO200, 1/20sec @ f/5.6</p><div></div>

[rarmstrong]

<p>Such beautiful work here so soon this morning! A very moving image, Jose! Quite impressive HDR, Hamish!<br>

This shot is Lake Superior on Easter. We were on the way to dinner with my family. Notice the lake is still frozen. This is with a D300 at f8, 1/1250 sec, iso 200, 18 mm, handheld.<br>

Have a great day everyone!<br>

Dick</p><div></div>

[hasse.linden]

<p>This is from the easter procession in Trapani Sicily where I spent last week. Back in Sweden now with lots of pictures to process. Shot about 20 gigs digital and 11 rolls of b/w film. D3 with 17-35/2,8.</p><div></div>

[gert_van_eynde]

<p><br /> Hi Guys,<br /> <br /> Each wednesday I'm amazed by the outstanding pictures I see...<br /> Jose, really dramatical good looking shot. Looks like a move poster to me!<br /> Shawn, Pedro & all you others, Outstanding pictures yet again!<br /> <br /> Below is a snake from our local zoo captured with my D90 & 50mm 1.8 @2.8 iso 220 which shines in those dark areas.<br /> Most impressive to see!<br /> <br /> Happy Shooting,<br /> Gert</p><div></div>

[hank_parker]

<p>Okay, fine :) I was playing with a few setting on my D200 (50mm 1.8) this weekend and liked this shot a little.</p><div></div>

[Ian Rance]

<p>Alastair, on the map it is shown as Blacknor and it is on the west coast of the Isle of Portland, Dorset.</p>

[elliot1]

<p>Beach Fun!</p><div></div>

[bogdan_nicolescu]

<p>Shot taken in New Maadi streets, Cairo.</p><div></div>

[Rob Davies]

<p>Nikon D3, 70-200, 1/100th f4 iso 1000</p><div></div>

[dennis_brabender]

<p>Jose spectacular shot looks like it was the magical hour.Definitely one of my favs.<br>

Seems like birds are a favorite here so my contribution this week is my attempt.<br>

Boy meets Gull.Spring is in the air.<br>

I realize that you aren't supposed to throw human emotions onto animals but I like the touching effect and the almost heart shaped outline. <br>

Dennis</p><div></div>

[chriscourt]

<p>My first posting to this thread...</p>

<p>Well, I didn't shoot it this week, however I did download the component images (yes, I'm a little behind - just 8,000 shots to bring into Lightroom now!) and PP it in Photoshop over the weekend. Hope that counts!</p>

<p>D300, 105mm VR, tripod mounted, 1/1250 sec at f11, ISO 800</p>