Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC #21

[sujghosh]

<p>I have looking at the Wednesday threads for sometime and really admire the pictures.</p>

<p>This is my first post. The picture was taken last Sunday at a community event that I was stage managing.</p>

<p>D300 @ 1600 ISO + Sigma 30/1.4 , f2.0 - 1/80 sec, handheld in Aperture Priority mode.<br>

<img src="../photo/9218943" alt="" /></p>

[jose_rivera9]

<p>Wow, amazing photos. It seems like every week the body of work becomes more impressive. My students were amazed at many of the photos and even recognized some of the concepts used. I will post my photo later in the day.<br>

Keep shooting.</p>

[sujghosh]

<p>Sorry had some trouble inserting my picture. I have attached it now.</p><div></div>

[jose_rivera9]

<p>Shot with D300 Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 in the Cloisters Medieval Medicine garden.<br>

ISO 200 f/2.8 1/2500s EV +0.7</p>

[sasvata__shash__chatterjee]

<p>I love the variety here, of the pictures, locales, personalities. Simply wonderful!</p>

<p>Jose - love the dogs!<br /> Rene - rose looks wonderful. One of these days I'll stay up with bleary eyes just to post the 2nd pic.<br /> Gary - love the simplicity of the composition and the subtle texture<br /> Per-Christian - I can't tell if that's a scary bird or a smiling bird :-)<br /> Lil & Richard - I love both robin shots, both beauties one with a in-focus and beautiful background, the other standing out with a OOF BG. I have the AF-D 300mm and both a Kenko/Tamron 1.4x and 2x, but the birds always fly away no matter how slowly I try to move, I always fail on bird shots.<br /> Cristoph - I like how the tones transition with the trees - well seen.<br /> Hamish - Wow, you made it finally! That's difficult lighting, I like the play of light and shadow.<br /> Sjoerd - Wonderful abstract, that cyan looks like jewels in the background.<br /> Ton - Great expressions, and I love your B&W conversions.<br /> Mike - Love the wide angle and incredible timing on the jumper<br /> Georg - That smile is precious<br /> Michael - I like the soft highlights, great job on the peonies.<br /> Dan - That always happens to me also...I mean the diaper peeking out!<br /> Susan - Great job! Hummingbirds are so tough, and you got a great angle.<br /> Jonathan - I am a sucker for flower macros......great job<br /> Gosh....this list keeps getting bigger and bigger. From next week, I'll just summarize: "all" :-)</p>

<p>I have not been shooting much, but I was determined to have a current pic for the Wed thread. Went out this morning to shoot a macro of the fragrant Jasmine flowers next to the patio. The flowers are too small, and the pics came out.....well...."eh!". But I noticed some of the leaves of the plant had turned reddish and had much better texture. So, here they are, I arranged them inside a light-tent and shot with a SB-800 one one side and SB-600 on the other.</p>

<p>PIC info: Nikon D300 on tripod, Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro, ISO-800, 1/40th at f/13 (weird exposure because I was auto-bracketing with interval timer).</p>

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[tsypkin]

<p>Photographed in Burano, near Venice, Italy, last week.</p><div></div>

[sebastianmoran]

<p>Spring arrives on Chestnut Street, a gorgeous location on Beacon Hill, Boston. Everyone is out on the street. Nikon D200, 55-200 VR at 135mm, 1/15 f/8. Yes, there is some compositing. Geocoded via DawnTech GPS mini. Looking East at 7pm.<br>

<img src="http://2under.net/images/090425_Karash_Chestnut_Street_0915.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[john_c16]

<p>Josephine was being a good kitty and posed for me yesterday. D200, 50mm f/1.8 afd, shot B&W in camera.</p>

<p>John</p><div></div>

[glenn_c1]

<p>Well once again I have to post deep into this already-long thread, but the advantage of that is I get to see a great deal of others' fine work before I post my own photo. Some standouts:</p>

<p>Rene, that shot is just beautifully done and I have to mention it. Frankly I have to admit I usually find flower shots are, how should I put it - difficult to make stand out. Between lighting and composition, yours does so strikingly.</p>

<p>Gary and Pedro - two very different shots that are both striking in their simplicity. Tone, curve, composition: both photos very appealing.</p>

<p>Anish - terrific night shot, I like it very much. </p>

<p>Richard Armstrong - Again a strikingly good looking and well-shot photo. Being new to digital I am curious what kind of post processing you have done, if any, to give that photo its snap.</p>

<p>Now for my photo - how about a haunted bed&breakfast, after last week's haunted hotels? Shot in beautiful Manitou Springs, Colorado, where Spring has finally sprung.</p>

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[dansutton]

<p>good to see a lewis hamilton fan, or at least a picture of one up there. here's my first post with my new d700 that i got yesterday. i cannot believe how good 3200 looks at night. wow. this is a picture from the NSF grant that i'm working with where we catch and release frogs to estimate populations with difference equations. here's our grad student measuring a frog</p><div></div>

[josephwalsh]

<p>Glenn, looks like the opening shot from "Citizen Kane."<br>

You and Gregg Toland...:-)</p>

[laseng_lasengo]

<p>peachy</p><div></div>

[jannekaakinen]

<p>Awesome Wed-thread again! My compliments to all contributors!</p>

<p>I had a busy week again, didn't shoot much, just an occasional snapshot every now and then, nothing interesting to post here anyway. :) But there was something else happening on my gear-front: I just sold my D80 yesterday, so I had to wave goodbye to my loyal servant. With my D80 I learned a great deal from photography, it was something that really helped me to grew into photography.</p>

<p>The guy whom I sold the D80 to bought it to use with his son as something to build a hobby on with his son and spend some quality time together. So I was quite happy with that and I am more than confident that the camera went to the right buyer. :) Anyway, here is the pic I took couple of weeks ago as a marketing pic for my D80 ad.</p>

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[jz]

<p>Neighbors cat. Taken minutes after receiving my new D90. Probably the 3rd or 4th time I tripped the shutter :-D<br>

<img src="http://joshzamor.com/misc/CatD90.jpg" alt="" /><br>

<strong>Nikon D90 18-200 3.5-5.6 @ 200mm.</strong></p>

[hanappa]

<p>This thread has really become a highlight of my week, and the sense of community here is great (and thank you to those who helped me out with post-processing last week). This week again I have nothing new, and have been "too busy" to take pictures (terrible, I know). But Bernie's picture inspired me to dig back in my archives a few years ago, to my first time taking my Nikon Coolpix 7900 underwater. This is from the Oriskany, and something about wrecks (intentional or otherwise) seems to make them particularly suited to BW underwater photography (conversions done in PS Elements). I am committed to get out more in the coming weeks (both for photography and diving).</p><div></div>

[michaelmiles]

<p>WOW! As always! Wonderful Photos everyone!</p>

<p>My favorite has got to be Matthew Brennan's - Wow!</p>

<p>Other stand-outs for me:<br /> Jose - Nice freeze of the action! Looks like those dogs are having loads of fun.<br /> Kevin - Love the old car!<br /> Rene - I like the color.<br /> Trevor - The slightly blurred night street look gives it the feel of a seedy mystery novel - like it is setting the story. I like it.<br /> Per-Christian - Can you say: Celebrity portrait; looks like he has the DeNiro eyebrow thing going.<br /> Justin - Nice and Sharp.<br /> Anish - The lighting of the bridge and buildings is beautiful; great pic!<br /> Sjoerd - Nice composition.<br /> Ian - I hate ghosts; love the pic though!<br /> Georg - Nice portrait! Nice capture of the facial expression.<br /> Richard - Beautiful Robin!<br /> Michael S. - I lived near Fredricksburg when stationed at Quantico, VA. It is beautiful there in the Spring and Fall. I loved it there. Nice color!<br /> Dan P. - I don't know. Looks like your kid may be a trendsetter; this could take off like the low-drop drawers/pants. ;-)<br /> Darko - I hate Dandelions, but the pic is beautiful!<br /> Wayne - Nice shot! You're Killin' me!<br /> Ryan A. - Very nice wedding shot! ... and without the need of a more expensive camera - Nice! ... Please forgive me. I'm not knocking you folks with the more expensive cameras - trust me; I wish I could justify the cost of one. Someday maybe.<br /> Fab M. - Love the Tulips! Beautiful color and composition!</p>

<p>Here is my submission - it was captured with my trusty D60 and attached AF-S DX 55-200 VR @ 55mm, f/4, 1/30sec, ISO 320, no flash. It has some minor processing in Photoshop CS.</p><div></div>

[batsonca]

<p>This was taken after my sister's confirmation on Sunday at St Barnabas Church, Dulwich, London. It's a lovely modern church built on the site of the old church which had burnt down. Taken at about 8.00pm, I've had to post process as it was handheld and a bit dark.<br>

D80, 35mm F2, 1/20s, f/5.0, ISO100</p>

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[gabesouza]

<p>Great shots so far everyone...too many to pick favorites and not enough time to do it so kudos go to all.</p>

<p>My shot this week is a continuation of the past couple of week's osprey shots I've submitted and it especially goes out to Lil Judd, who showed particular concern for the birds after last week I mentioned some people wanted to kick the birds out. Lil, no worries, the story has a happy ending as the birds have now relocated themselves without any human prodding, to some big power lines closer to the water. As you can tell with this one, they really like fish.</p>

<p>Taken with a D90 w/ 80-200 f/2.8 @ f/4, ISO 200, 1/2000s, spot-metered.</p><div></div>

[tsypkin]

<p>I must say that this thread has become the highlight of my week too! So many terrific photos and friendly exchanges.</p>

[wes_hill]

<p>If you don't mind my asking, other than using Nikon gear, what are the requirements for posting to this thread? Only photos this day? Only this week? etc.<br>

Thanks<br>

Cordially<br>

Wes</p>

[dennis_brabender]

<p>Per Christian Nilssen there was no post photo manipultion on the actual image I did crop a bit. I will wait a bit and post more info.Unfortunately there wasn't a whole lot of magic done from my end.</p>

[aguinaldo_de_paula]

<p>A sample of 3200 ISO.</p><div></div>

[nishnishant]

<p>@Aguinaldo</p>

<p>That's astounding. Is it just as good at larger sizes or does it look so smooth because of the drastically reduced dimensions?</p>

 

[pcnilssen]

<p>Rene: That 180 is one of my favourites. It will never be sold!<br>

GeorgS: That seagull really had an attitude, I can tell you. The picture was shot 1,5m away, and he was waiting for more food...... Very nice expression on the face of the girl in your picture. She seems proud.<br>

Nina: I like the color tones and the models expression & eyes<br>

Richard: Crystal clear image, and handheld! - even with VR, well done!<br>

Ryan: Excellent wedding shot. You can feel their passion for eachother.<br>

Freddy: I can assure you, that whan many of these arrive, I take cover too! ;) Reminds me too much of the Hitchcock movie......<br>

Sasvata: It was a hungry bird! ;)<br>

Michal: WOW! I am now a celeb shooter - or bird paparazzi. DeNiro is one of my favourites.<br>

@Everyone: THANK YOU for posting such marvellous photos. You have all inspired me soooo much!</p>

[aguinaldo_de_paula]

<p>It's not so smooth when you see it larger.<br>

I'll try to send the link for a larger version.<br>

http://img38.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aaaadsc2113.jpg<br>

regards<br>

Aguinaldo<br>

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