Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC #23 - Old Thread, June 3 2009

[cwphoto]

<p>Early Monday morning in Lycoming County, Pa.</p><div></div>

[bruce_margolis]

<p>My photo this week comes from Naples, Italy. Not the prettiest city in Europe but the harbor area is nice.</p>

<p>This shot was caught between two rainstorms that day. The bright orange boat really stood out against the dark sky. BTW, that's Mt Vesuvius in the background.</p>

<p>Note to Anish..... Yes, the 80-400VR is a pretty neat lens. It has some compromises, like all lenses, but you can get some great shots with it. Yours is a nice example, Dick's photo, as always, is another.</p>

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[chriscourt]

<p>Morning all.</p>

<p>Another selection of fine artistry in the making. I will come back and comment on my favorites later, however Monika, your shot is just magic to me. So much depth. Love it!!</p>

<p>I'm making little to no progress with processing my backlog of photos, and this has been making me feel guilty about adding to it by taking more, so todays pic is 18 months old now...</p>

<p>Taken in Brisbane, Australia. D200, 70-200 f2.8 at 170mm, 1/160, f4 and ISO 100. I made a conscious decision not to straighten the verticals in PP, and glad of it. This image is straight out of the camera, only resized and with the sig added. No saturation boost or even sharpening.</p><div></div>

[khoa]

<p>Great pictures so far. This weekend I figured out how to fire my SB800 as a slave, so I experimented a little inside a restaurant. Here's my little sister. </p>

<p>D300; 50mm, f1.8 @ 1/100<br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3663/3578883881_23ee803e51_o.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="465" /></p>

[darko_vrsic]

<p>Wow if this is not best WeNEsDAy thread so far! Amazing photos!</p><div></div>

[pcg856]

<p>Nikon D90</p><div></div>

[dennis_brabender]

<p>A flag in the vicinity of I-4 and I-75 in Tampa.The largest Confederate flag in the country. <br>

Not open for political opinions.</p>

[dennis_brabender]

<p>A flag in the vicinity of I-4 and I-75 in Tampa.<br>

The largest Confederate flag in the country. <br />Not open for political opinions.</p><div></div>

[gary payne]

<p>Jose - the WedNEsDAy PiC is a wonderful idea! Great to see the amazing images from all around the globe. My contribution is a butterfly from the Wildseed Farm near Fredricksburg TX taken Monday.</p><div></div>

[ray_rg]

<p>Here is my entry for this week. Saw this kind of pictures on some websites and thought of doing the same exercise.<br /> I hope you all will like it.<br>

Taken with Nikon D40 and Nikon 35mm f1.8G<br>

Model: <em>NIKON D40</em> <br /> ISO: <em>400</em> <br /> Exposure: <em>1/40 sec</em> <br /> Aperture: <em>1.8</em> <br /> Focal Length: <em>35mm</em> <br /> Flash Used: <em>No</em><br>

<br /> <img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_v_Hx1NTKpoc/SiKNHa-7WsI/AAAAAAAAAFU/ZXJR2a1hB48/s800/DSC_2466-3.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="537" /> <br /> <strong>An Apple a Day, keeps Doctors Away...</strong></p>

[rarmstrong]

<p>A very impressive beginning to this day!<br>

Jose, it looks warm and humid. Every time you use the 50/1.4 it makes me think about getting that lens.<br>

Anish, that is a very nice shot at 1/80 sec, handheld with the 80-400. It will be a friend, but like most friends, it has it's idiosyncrasies that you have to overlook if you want to have a healthy relationship. I'm looking forward to seeing more shots from you.<br>

Joseph, beautiful scene, I thought the snow was gone!<br>

Alejandro, excellent action shot at the races!<br>

Dieter, Eyvind Earle would be very proud of you(famous Disney artist). A very beautiful shot of the California coast which looks like Earle's paintings of the same scenery. And with the 80-400 VR no less!<br>

Bernard, easily the most colorful valve that I have ever seen.<br>

Monika, simply an outstanding shot!<br>

Ton, great character in your excellent portrait with your typical exquisite conversion!<br>

Matthew, perfect serenity! I want to stand on that dock!<br>

Lil, I love the light filtering through the trees! You have very steady hands!<br>

Ian, very nice! A touching tribute to your father.<br>

Gary, add this one to your beautiful owl and you are becoming a bird photographer...albeit a reluctant one...but a very good one!<br>

Sjoerd, excellent crystal clear shot!<br>

Susan, a touching moment...very nice!<br>

Kent, very nice portrait of your dog!<br>

Robert, it is amazing what these cameras can do at such high isos...love the vase!<br>

Rene', a very interesting and colorful goose! Nice!<br>

Bruce, I love your boat shot from Naples with Vesuvius in the background! The waterfront in that city is a photographic treasure trove. Just walking through the fish market could fill up a whole card.<br>

Chris, Wow! As usual.<br>

What a pleasure to view these images and the many others which are all very good!<br>

Thank you all for posting them!<br>

Dick</p>

[dan park]

<p>I had a chance to get some good sport shots of my buddies wakeboarding last night but neglected to bring my camera. The lighting was great too. Anyway I have an old picture from my last trip to the blue ridge mountains. </p><div></div>

[sim_m]

<p>nice images,<br>

My favourites; from Hamish, Gary, Kris, Lil, Rene' and Kurt.<br>

This is a quick trial of my recent buy 300mm, definitely need a 1.4 TC.</p>

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[Rich B NYC]

<p>D80 55-200VR</p><div></div>

[rarmstrong]

<p>Dan, you didn't bring your camera!!!!!! My wife kids that my D300 is permanently attached to my right hand:-) Nice shot of the Smokies, though!</p>

[Matt Laur]

<p>A resident of a friend's Maryland farm, out hunting crickets.</p><div></div>

[bsd230]

<p>Wayne, that Dairy Queen photo would make a great black and white.</p>

[ken_i_h]

<p >Ian: A very wonderful idea. I should have done many of that when he was around. He passed away earlier this year. Your photo reminds me that there are certain things far more important than anything else, and "this" is one of them. I can see the trust and fun you two are having. </p>

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<p >Thank you.</p>

<p >Ken</p>

[mjferron]

<p>This one taken in Theon Texas a few weeks back.</p><div></div>

[doug_santo]

<p>Guineahen. D200 with Nikon 300/2.8, 1/125 s, f/3.5, ISO 200, spot metered.</p><div></div>

[rodeo_joe1]

<p>I see I've BEEn BEEten to the punch on this one, but you can never have too many bees, can you?</p>

<p>Nikon D700 with Tamron 70-300mm lens at 300mm in macro mode. 1/3200th of a second @ f/10.</p><div></div>

[keerthi]

<p>Hello everybody,<br>

Great photos as is to be expected of this forum.<br>

Alejandro-great details of the muscles,but were you moving along too?<br>

Ton Mestrom-very nice portrait.<br>

Here is my young niece's 'thumb art'.</p><div></div>

[kevin_vollmer]

<p>The past weekend I borrowed a flash unit to play with multiple flashes, colored gels, etc.<br>

Here is a shot of my Maserati, shot in a soft box tent. I used a SB-800 as the backlight, and pumped it thru a yellow gel ( actually a yellow/ gold colored glass bottle), and the flash on the camera(SB-900 as a master) was used to light the box from the other side. D60 w/ 50mm 1.4G, SB-900 and SB-800, 1/60s F/16 ISO200.</p><div></div>

[Sanford]

<p>Nikon D300, Tokina 12-24mm zoom</p><div></div>

[tri-x1]

<p>The long ride home. Nikon D300, 18-200 Nikkor, 12 bit Raw, ISO 200<br /> <img src="http://swcornell.com/webphoto/bikes.jpg" alt="" /></p>