Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC #20

[Uhooru]

<p><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/203/482358091_9113547d5b_o.jpg" alt="" /> Newport Beach, California, D200 - 18-70 Kit lens.</p>

[liljuddakalilknyttphotogra]

<p>Well this thread never stops amazing me. Great series of captures once again. I'm on the road this week. This is rare for me. We have too many pets for me to ever leave home, but this time I really had to try to leave & managed to get a neighbor to take care of all our pets. She's been practecing taking care of them with me over several weeks.<br>

We were going to go to Vancouver for me to go photographing birds/wildlife up there with an Internet friend. But weather was not on my side.... So we came up with the alternative tour of traveling the coast line from Port Angeles, Washington down towards Los Angeles. Right now my husband & I are at a motel in Ukiah, CA.<br>

Today we've traveled through the California Redwood forests in the northern parts of California. The trees are amazing & I know I can in no way ever do them justice. So this time I'm sharing a "turist" photo of my husband by one of these huge trees.<br>

Equipment D700 paired with the 24-70mm f/2.8 EXIFs embedded as always. Yes I did some highlight recovery in this shot.<br>

Great thread as always everyone.<br>

Lil :-)<br>

<img src="http://lilknytt.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p926560455-4.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[liljuddakalilknyttphotogra]

<p>Ops - I needed to add...<br>

Gabe - I don't know where you're located. But... if this is within the US, then that nest can not be touched. Osprey are federally protected - messing with them is a federal offense & punishment can be rather stern. If within the US, please call Fish & Wildlife for help. They are authorized to deal with the situation. Special rules are in effect in regards to these birds.<br>

Favorites... Matthew's landscape, Sjoerd - is this part of the new opera house?, Hasse's portrait, Hamish, Ian, Mitch, Andy, Ilkka, Dan, Gabe, Richard, Mike, Anish, Chris, Doug, Gus, Gary, Waldemar, Hector, Benjamin, Ton, & a warm welcome to Jack to posting.<br>

Sorry for the long list - - but there are so many lovely shots I really don't like excluding anyone.<br>

Great work everyone.<br>

Lil :-)</p>

[lex_jenkins]

<p>Ditto, regarding the osprey. The church and town should consider themselves blessed and fortunate to give a home to these magnificent birds. The only place I've ever seen them in person was on the end of Long Island when I was a kid in the 1960s-'70s. Many of the utility poles were fitted with platforms to accommodate their nests. The only negative aspect to encouraging the ospreys to nest there was their habit of dropping shellfish onto the roads to crack them open. Those oyster shells could slice open a bare foot or bicycle tire. But we just learned to watch our step.</p>

[pcnilssen]

<p>"WOW" Amazing pictures! I have not looked at "wednesday Pic"-threads before, and I can clearly see that I have missed something spectacular.</p>

<p>Are there any rules to follow in these threads?</p>

[lex_jenkins]

<p>Not too many rules, just a few that you can pick up by observing the captions attached to most photos here <em>(related details at bottom)</em> :</p>

<ol>

<li>Some sort of Nikon equipment </li>

<li>One photo per person</li>

<li>JPEG only, resize to 700 pixels maximum width, less than 300 KB in file size </li>

<li>In the caption, please specify the equipment used</li>

</ol>

<p>A few basic guidelines:</p>

<ul>

<li>Recent photos are encouraged but not required, since film photographers usually need more time to prepare. The goal is to encourage activity, but not mandate it. </li>

<li>We don't set themes (that would duplicate photo.net's excellent <a href="../no-words-forum">No Words Forum</a> ).</li>

<li>Keep the photos safe for work or school viewing, using your best judgment.</li>

</ul>

<p>Most of all, join in and have fun.</p>

 

<hr />

<p><em>1. Camera, lens, Coolscan scanner, etc. Fuji dSLRs w/ Nikon F-mount are accepted too.</em><br>

<em>2. Photos hosted off-site on your own site/blog, Flickr, smugmug, etc., can be attached using standard HTML. Captions won't be centered but otherwise the photos will appear normally.</em><br>

<em>3. Oversized photos will appear as links but won't display inline with the thread.</em><br>

<em>4. Camera, lens, anything interesting, etc. Some folks may be interested in other details, exposure, etc., which is usually included in the EXIF data, but isn't essential to these threads.</em></p>

[pcnilssen]

<p>Thank you, Lex.<br>

I'll try to upload this, then, from a old car exhibition last wednesday:</p><div></div>

[nishnishant]

<p>>> JPEG only, resize to 700 pixels maximum width, less than 300 KB in file size <<</p>

<p>The upload page states 100 KB and not 300 KB. So which one is correct?</p>

[lex_jenkins]

<p>Some of the instructions and prompts on photo.net are out of date and need to be revised. As far as I know photo.net's software has never automatically rejected oversized photos in the discussion forums. The portfolio space will, but not the discussion forums. Oversized photos will appear as links.</p>

<p>The 300 KB upper limit suggestion is based on my own experiments with how much JPEG compression a photo up to 800 pixels wide can tolerate before large expanses of blue sky or pure reds begin to suffer from artifacts that are occasionally mistaken for banding. Scenics with blue sky will tolerate less JPEG compression, while photos with more variegated color and detail will withstand quite a bit of compression without significant loss of quality.</p>

[nishnishant]

<p>Thanks for the info, Lex.</p>

[paul_b.1]

Outstanding work..., great pictures this week. I just started to make a list, but truly, are so many beautifull pictures, and I give up. I want to congratulate Tiffany Brook for the series portrets of her daughter Ziggy. It's amazing what love, talent and Nikon can do. As a matter of fact, all the femele photographers active on this forum, are excesively talented and among the best of the best artists.

[rarmstrong]

<p>What an amazing thread! There is such a wonderful variety of beautiful quality work here...Wednesdays just keep getting better and better.<br>

Thank you again Jose for being our official "host" and thanks to Lex for loosely keeping everyone in line:-)<br>

Like Lil, I would really like to comment on every image...but, that's not realistic or necessary.<br>

Thank you Glenn C for the kind comment and thanks to all of you who may have mentioned my image. It's really humbling for me to be a part of this.<br>

This week, Hasse Linden's "Emelie" portrait stands out as excellent for his exceptional use of light, shadow, composition and the contemplative expression of his subject. I've returned to view it several times. This is not to diminish in any way the myriad of other excellent images!<br>

Have a fine day, everyone!<br>

Looking forward to next week!<br>

Dick</p>

[jeffrey_aiello_photography]

<p>New Years Eve 2008 White Sands National Park 6:22 am... 18 degrees..<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/8897424-lg.jpg" alt="" width="650" height="433" /><br /><strong>DateTimeOriginal: </strong>2008:12:31 06:22:25<br /><strong>Copyright: </strong>Copyright 2008 by Jeffrey Aiello<br /><strong>Camera Model: </strong>NIKON D700<br /><strong>Exposure Time: </strong>1/30.0 seconds<br /><strong>FNumber: </strong>16.0<br /><strong>ISO Speed Ratings: </strong>ISO 200<br /><strong>Exposure Program: </strong>Manual<br /><strong>ExposureBiasValue: </strong>+10/6<br /><strong>MaxApertureValue: </strong>2.8<br /><strong>MeteringMode: </strong>multi-segment<br /><strong>Flash: </strong>Flash did not fire<br /><strong>FocalLength: </strong>45.0 mm<br /><strong>Software: </strong>Ver.1.00</p>

[sjoerd_leeuwenberg]

<p>Wonderful thread again guys (and girls),<br /> <br /> Bruce, Hector, Georg, Eric, Dan, Sergio and Lil, thanks for the kind remarks.<br /> Lil, it's no opera house, it is the evoluon in eindhoven the netherlands,<br /> it's a congress centre and the outside looks like an ufo. Maybe I will post a picture of the outside another time<br /> <br /> My Favourites: matthew, Arash, Hasse/tim great portret, Shawn too bad no one walked by, maybe a moving train would have been nice. Bruce what a view, Robert great tree, Simon love the colors, Dieter interesting thought, Justin nice construction and dynamic range. Chris nice closeup, Doug wauw, Gary great as always, Rodeo Joe nice compact, nish it was just posing for you, Lil wide angle lenses always make things look bigger haha,<br>

see you all next week</p>

[larry_pao]

<p>Double post</p>

[larry_pao]

<p>Shot at Joshua Tree:<br>

Camera Model: D3x<br>

Exposure Time: 1/80 sec<br>

ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 400<br>

Aperture: f16<br>

Focal Length: 24mm</p><div></div>

[igor_smirnoff]

<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/3531413323_279d26edb4.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="366" /><br>

Poitiers, France <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/3531413323_9cb11692f4_o.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3113/3531413323_9cb11692f4_o.jpg</a></p>

[ferdi_s]

<p>My first time in this Wednesday Nikon Picture.<br>

Spring Tulips. Nikon D90 with Sigma 50mm 1.4 at 1/250 F5.6.</p><div></div>

[sim_m]

<p>Thanks Eric and Sjoerd,<br /> Eric,<br /> Yes it was hand held, I sat down knees up and used one to support the camera on. as for light I used the available natural light.</p>

[ferdi_s]

<p>I am sorry, I post it twice.</p>

[gabesouza]

<p>Lil,</p>

<p>Thanks for your compliment and concern. We actually just received a letter to the editor (more than one) about the pictures that ran and now it's becoming a pretty big thing. So far I have only talked to one person who's concerned with the situation and when they suggested trying to "poke them gently down with broom sticks" and then asked what I thought, I quickly suggested calling the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. However, I didn't know it was such a great offense so thank you for alerting me to that and should anyone ask my opinion again I'll make sure to let them know they should call for help. Oh, and if it makes a difference, just for your curiosity, I live in Maine.</p>

<p>Thanks again, Lil, and enjoy your trip! To everyone else, wonderful shots!</p>

<p>Gabe.</p>

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[brenna_l.]

<p>I've been on photo.net for some time and I'm just now venturing out there. :) My husband bought me a Nikon d80 with18-135 lens for a wedding gift because he knew I wanted to improve on my photography and this is a photo I took (no enchancements or editing done) at an old gas station on our honeymoon. Of course I don't know what setting it was on or any of that. But here it is!</p><div></div>

[justinweiss]

<p>Thanks for the compliment, Sjoerd! Well, if I want feedback from others, I guess I should pick my own favorites, too. Lots of good shots, and here were the ones that really stood out for me:</p>

<p><strong>Matthew</strong> , beautiful depiction of the low-lying clouds (fog? mist?) and warm light.</p>

<p><strong>Arash</strong> , nice birds and good transition from sharp foreground to blurred background.</p>

<p><strong>Sjoerd</strong> , I like the geometric pattern you captured.</p>

<p><strong>Hasse</strong> , great lighting</p>

<p><strong>Pedro</strong> , nice composition and lighting</p>

<p><strong>Dieter</strong> , good angle, great clouds, and nice positioning of the statue's head.</p>

<p><strong>Gabe</strong> , cool action shot!</p>

<p><strong>Scott</strong> , I like the detail and perspective.</p>

<p><strong>Nina</strong> , very interesting composition and color, with haunting expression on the singer's face</p>

<p><strong>Mike</strong> , I like the HDR effect, and the Wyeth-like perspective.</p>

<p><strong>Doug</strong> , great capture of those wings in motion.</p>

<p><strong>Ton</strong> , I like the humor of that shot. Good controlled composition.</p>

<p><strong>Georg</strong> , good color and perspective.</p>

<p><strong>Tiffany</strong> , maybe not the best photo technically, but a priceless expression on the girl's face.</p>

[liljuddakalilknyttphotogra]

<p>Gabe<br>

Maine, I have a friend on another board who often watches the nests for those in charge of them. He photographs them & keeps information on the nests. Not to mention that he's often there when they're banded. Trust me - messing with a protected species is a big deal. The fines for messing with them are stepp. All they eat is fish. They will not harm anyone.<br>

Good luck with that & consider yourselves blessed to have these magnificent birds grace you all with their presence.<br>

Great shots everyone - - & welcome to all new posters. :-)<br>

Lil :-)</p>

[harald_van_hooren]

<p>Hi,<br>

This is my first small contribution (my daughter 5 months) taken with my brother's camera at his place. He has a D90 with 16-85mm VR lens.</p>

<p>The picture was shot at :<br>

Exposure Time: 1/60 sec<br>

ISO Speed Ratings: ISO 800<br>

Aperture: f5.0<br>

Focal Length: 52mm<br>

Flash: popup<br>

metering-method: point</p>

<p>I own a D80 with 18-135mm, 50mm 1.8D and 70-300mm but did not have it on me when we visited my brother and his girlfriend. Next time I will submite a picture made with my camera. ;-)</p>

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