Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC #37

[prettygeeky]

<p>Happy humpday everyone. Here's my contribution taken a few days ago.</p>

<p>Yummy bokeh.<br>

D700, 50/1.8 ~ 1/20 @ f1.8 ISO800. w/ SB600 bounced in umbrella<img src="http://www.prettygeeky.com/images/uploads/stuff/yummybokeh-1.jpg" alt="" /></p><div></div>

[jack_baxter]

<p>Loose Park in Kansas City, Missouri. Slimy green water, but I really liked the bridge.</p><div></div>

[anejo]

<p>Oops</p>

[anejo]

<p>Nice photos this week. Lots of soul and depth. I want to get this posted as I am in a rush. This was taken on the last day of our 3 day weekend while traveling in the mountains of rural Maryland and in this case West Virginia. Beautiful country. To me, this photo represents the diversity of this region. Yes a top hat worn by a 20 something year old in the far right. Quite a place. Handheld at half a second so not the best.<br>

Nikon d300 1/2 sec f4 at 13mm w/tokina 11-16</p><div></div>

[ronb]

<p>D300, 16-85</p>

[biniyam_k]

<p>Hi everyone!<br />What a great pictures.</p><div></div>

[jam_pasion]

<p>Hello, Wednesday! And Everybody!<br>

These birds have become my favorite subjects this summer. They are quite a curious bunch and would fly right past me. Sometimes I could hear them zip by.<br>

Anyways, took this with my birding combo - Nikon D200, 500mm f4p with a tc-14b, Feisol CT-3342, CB-70h.<br>

Late afternoon light on the background with the Cedar Waxwing in partial shade.</p><div></div>

[barryfrankelphotography]

<p>Happy Wednesday!<br>

Late to the party, but this image is from the Lanai to Maui Channel swim this past weekend. Our team consisted of six awesome swimmers who finished in the top ten out of sixty teams. Job well done!</p><div></div>

[wade_roth]

<p>What a collection this week. Great job everyone.</p><div></div>

[ragc]

<p><img src="http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h285/ragc01/_DSC3346s.jpg" alt="" /><br>

Rain Forest View, El Yunque, PR<br>

Nikon D50 with f3.5-f5.6 24-120mm AF-S Nikkor ED VR</p>

[raaj]

<p>Experimenting with off camera flash.</p><div></div>

[paul_soohoo2]

<p>These locks symbolize eternal love that visitors place on the chain fences. Shot at the Yellow Mountains of China.</p><div></div>

[paul_soohoo2]

<p>These locks symbolize eternal love that visitors place on the chain fences. Shot at the Yellow Mountains of China.</p>

[jeffrey_knight1]

<p>Taken at a roller derby match last Sunday. Shot with a Nikon F4 on Fuji Neopan 1600 film rated at 3200.</p><div></div>

[John Di Leo]

<p>My brother and his new bride. D200, 16-85 AFS Nikkor<img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/snapshot1219/GC071809-100.jpg" alt="" width="556" height="639" /></p>

[Matt Laur]

<p>Well, it's just about Thursday where I'm sitting, so I don't feel too premature in mentioning:<br /><br /><strong>Jose:</strong> Nice period feel, there. Good instincts on leaving that subject looking a bit crunchy.<br /><strong><br />Per-Christian:</strong> I like the confounding sense of vehicle scales, there. Such great timing with paint colors.<br /><br /><strong>Lil:</strong> This is my favorite of your IR shots so far. It has a wonderful, absurd, beautiful theatricality.<br /><strong><br />Ton:</strong> Color! Be still, my heart! I like the sense that car number two is sweating, since it knows you're watching.<br /><strong><br />Lex:</strong> For as often as you mention wrestling with skin tones using that rig, that seems utterly real to me.<br /><strong><br />Louis M:</strong> Love the pack dynamics, there. Anyone who lives with dogs is feeling that image.<br />Richard: I'm glad that candid portrait made the Wednesday cut. Lovely.<br /><strong><br />Jim:</strong> What IS it about state fair goats? I think they breed them for hamminess, as it were. What fun.<br /><strong><br />Dieter:</strong> Completely poetic. Very effective.<br /><strong><br />Matt Laur:</strong> Aren't you done with the black and whites YET? Come ON, man.<br /><strong><br />Richard K:</strong> That young loon is a treat for those of us who don't see them often. Thanks for your hard work.<br /><strong><br />Mike McD:</strong> Curse you for making me want a D700. You've used it well in awful light.<br /><strong><br />Cees:</strong> That work you're doing on B&W conversions? Don't stop - great tones, there.<br /><strong><br />Gary McG:</strong> Great timing on the tide. The isolation of the lighthouse, and the textures you've created - perfect.<br /><strong><br />Amy Z:</strong> Nice skin tones. I just know I would have butchered that in post - so, great restraint there, and ideal eye emphasis.<br /><strong><br />Ty:</strong> Very playful, and skillfully done.<br /><br />And of course everyone else I'm too sleepy to mention: it's the totality of these threads that are so motivating and entertaining. Thanks to all for presenting such interesting work, and for keeping the fire li</p>

[lex_jenkins]

<p>Clever, Ty. I'd be tempted to reuse that photo every time the bokeh subject comes up.</p>

[rjm photo]

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[ceesmaas]

<p>Thanks on thursday for the kind comments everyone.<br>

@Matt: Thanks man, but not quite as great tones (and soft grays) as your guitar player from last week, thread #36. That photograph was really in balance and levels higher. </p>

[monika_epsefass]

<p>It's Thursday morning, and I really want to name a few of my favs:<br>

<strong>José</strong> : extra points for contradictory approach, light and story! This also goes for <strong>Per-Christian</strong> , with his bidirectional pic.<br>

<strong>Pedro</strong> : lovely night shot - I saw the large version, it's great.<br>

<strong>Robert Davies</strong> : soft and emotional. Beautiful!<br>

<strong>Ian Rance:</strong> cool perspective!<br>

<strong>Tom Mestrom</strong> : I'm a sucker for graphics and abstracts! Get me anytime.<br>

<strong>Lex Jenkins</strong> : you've packed a life and a story into that. This is so simple but so full of words. Perfect.<br>

<strong>Ken Yamamoto</strong> : I feel the city falling on me...<br>

<strong>Luis Meluso</strong> : lovely. True friends.<br>

<strong>PW Franks</strong> : This must be Brugge!<br>

<strong>Wayne Wrights</strong> : What a moment! I truly envy you!<br>

<strong>Jim Interlicchio:</strong> Make my day!! :-))))<br>

<strong>Dieter: </strong> Very blue, but a lovely mood.<br>

<strong>Roberta: </strong> The proverbial three - a real treat!<br>

<strong>Mike Mc Dermott</strong> : The Moment. !<br>

<strong>Dan Park / Amy Zlatic: </strong> A slice of life!<br>

<strong>James Kazan: </strong> Where IS this building? A stunner!<br>

<strong>Steve Lyon:</strong> Lovely light!<br>

<strong>José Antonio</strong> : that cat sure looks dangerous! :-)<br>

<strong>Heather: </strong> I love those tomatoes! I bet they taste great, too.<br>

<strong>Dave: </strong> You've touched my graphical nerve.<br>

<strong>Gary McGhee: </strong> Perfectly serene.<br>

<strong>Jonas: </strong> Where you live looks lovely! Where is this?<br>

<strong>Aaron Bonnici: </strong> Like out of a movie!<br>

<strong>Bernard</strong> : I've seen your funny figures before, they're great.<br>

And all the others: lovely pics. I love Wednesdays! :-)</p>

[luisarguelles]

<p>Another great wednesday full of great pics. My ten favourites are the following ones:</p>

<p>Guggenheim Museum, by Pedro Cardoso<br>

The little girl, by Robert Davis<br>

KC Skyline, by Susan Wolfe<br>

Brugge, by PW Franks<br>

Macro, by Lawrence Ho <br>

Immature Loon, by Richard Karash <br>

architecture, by James Kazan<br>

The lighttower, by Gary McGhee<br>

Brasilian Day, by Evan Browning<br>

The flower, by Raaj K</p>

<p>Already waiting for the next wednesday!</p>

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[joseph_leotta]

<p> Lucky # 37, The number I wore when I played sports. So its Wednesday # #37 and it’s a great one/</p>

<p > </p>

<p >Jose – That photo is not gonna settle and cola wars. Nicely done high Iso</p>

<p >Per-Christian – simply put I like it a lot.</p>

<p >Justin – that flower is a sharp explosion of color</p>

<p >Chris – I like the way the shadows fall on the piece in the photo</p>

<p >Rene – subtle touches make for a spectacular landscape</p>

<p >Pedro – it shows a lot of work went into the timed exposure</p>

<p >Shun – The Huntington library is such a target rich environment. Nice photos</p>

<p >Lil – You really do nice work with that IR camera</p>

<p >Anish – this weeks is better than last weeks from the same event</p>

<p >Bogdan – photo caught my eye. Didn’t know there were Palm tree farms.</p>

<p >Monika. – feel like I was lost in the woods. Excellent feeling to the pict.</p>

<p >Robert - I like the soft touch in the Portrait</p>

<p >Nick – Its hard to find something that different</p>

<p >Erik – super stop action – I like the water droplets.</p>

<p >Ian – nice DOF and angle to highlight the dog</p>

<p >Matthew – breath-taking</p>

<p >Ton – different for you, but I like it.</p>

<p >Darko – super angle of View - one of the better volleyball shots I’ve seen.</p>

<p >Jeannean – Your sharp focus and soft DOF make that macro</p>

<p >Richard – colorful butterfly in a colorful setting</p>

<p >Ilkka – super use of lighting in the macro, great job as always</p>

<p >Susan – I wish I had your talent for portraits.</p>

<p >Barry – perfect composition for a B&W</p>

<p >Lex – I feel her age because of the detail in your photo.</p>

<p >Ken – that PC-E lens gives a nice perspective. Good use of that glass</p>

<p >Alejandro – It must be hard work to get such a nice macro.</p>

<p >Eric – Nice capture and post production</p>

<p >Kent – Nice effect</p>

<p >Louis – Sharp – your photo makes me want to shoot B&W</p>

<p >PW – nice work – I’m sure it was a difficusure.</p>

<p >Hamish – love photos like that. Takes me back to when my kids were younger.</p>

<p >Wayne – like the soft back round. Makes the photo</p>

<p >Sjoerd. Ok lets eat. Really like the capture. Nice job</p>

<p >Leo – Nice touch. Sure it was not easy.</p>

<p >Richard – your niece’s photo captures childhood perfectly</p>

<p >Randy – Storm photos can be impressive</p>

<p >Aguinaldo – most vivid color of the thread. Loved this photo as soon as I saw it.</p>

<p >Sanford – good eye for composition</p>

<p >Rick – pure fun photo of your daughter. That photo will be loved in years to come</p>

<p >Ray perfect crop for the photo</p>

<p >Jim – what a interesting photo</p>

<p >Jeff – Nice water works.</p>

<p >William – having patience pays off in a super photo.</p>

<p >Benjamin – When I saw it I said WOW – super</p>

<p >Gwen – good work, makes me feel like I was there</p>

<p >Jon – Nailed the exposure and contrast</p>

<p >Joe – I also take photos of things like that</p>

<p >Albin – nice use of sillioutte</p>

<p >Paul – nice work on the Horses</p>

<p >Kemal – interesting work</p>

<p >Carey – good documentation of the church</p>

<p >Tim – excellent wildlife. They just keep getting better</p>

<p >Dieter – nice touch. Smooth colors</p>

<p >Jon – liked it over in No words and like it here</p>

<p >Matt – its hard to compliment someone who always has excellent work. I wish I could do some things that you do.</p>

<p >Roberta – fun photos of the monkeys</p>

<p >Nimesh - ,akes a simple event look special</p>

<p >Rodger – different and interesting</p>

<p >Lawrence - your photo makes me want to go out and get a macro lens, excellent</p>

<p >Richard – Nice touch on the telephoto</p>

<p >Mike – super candid capture</p>

<p >Ofey – the macros on this thread just keep getting better and better</p>

<p >Kim – serous landscape in the storm</p>

<p >Charles – good capture</p>

<p >Doug - nice lighting</p>

<p >Robert - that’s a fun shot</p>

<p >Dan – Touching photo to be treasured</p>

<p >Paula – good upward shot</p>

<p >Thomas – good eye in finding that one</p>

<p >Christopher – Super sunset.</p>

<p >James – I jealous of your interiors</p>

<p >John – love the eagle</p>

<p >James – good in flight capture</p>

<p >Phill – nice long trail behind the plane</p>

<p >Cees – super contrast and detail</p>

<p >Keith – Excellent use of B&W. Kids just know how to have fun with even the little things.</p>

<p >Wayne – cute dog</p>

<p >David – I seen that same truck all over the city</p>

<p >Joseph – Sharp focus on the cat, now if you could get him to smile, try say cheese</p>

<p >Bryan – Hope everybody’s alright. I had trips with bad results also, upside – the cameras ok</p>

<p >Filip – interesting different kind of sunset</p>

<p >Emilio – Kids are just fun to take pictures of</p>

<p >Shekar – Nice collie</p>

<p >Janne – nice work on bringing out the light green color</p>

<p >Mircea – you were in the right place at the right time</p>

<p >Steve – good eye and framing on that shot</p>

<p >Jose – nice capture</p>

<p >Tony – love your landscape – combines the elements nicely</p>

<p >Tom – very nice photo, I’d crop it square and get rid of the bricks on the right</p>

<p >Steve – framed nicely – excellent photo – definite keeper</p>

<p >Heather - nice setup with contrasting colors</p>

<p >Kiem – nice capture of her smile</p>

<p >Dave – good job on the sepia</p>

<p >Alex – good job as always</p>

<p >Wouter – very different – good find</p>

<p >Keerthi - super macro work turns the bug into a creature from outer space</p>

<p >Jesse – good use of perspective – good job on preventing the sky from being washed away.</p>

<p >\Dave – takes a good eye to find excellent geometrics</p>

<p >Jim – fun, fun fun</p>

<p >Luis – the blur is sharp</p>

<p >Zoltan – super composition</p>

<p >Thangavelu – extremely good shot</p>

<p >Tiffany – interesting close-up</p>

<p >Jay – good shot of the chipmunk. The soft background works perfectly</p>

<p >Gary – nostalgic lighthouse</p>

<p >Waldemar – that’s a fun capture – nice smiles</p>

<p >Mikhail – you know that you’re getting just too good. Standout landscape</p>

<p >Jonas – I’d frame it and put it on my wall. Nice touch</p>

<p >Shane – nice contrasting images in the photo</p>

<p >Jens – talk about amazing photos – yours is</p>

<p >Deep – well framed seascape</p>

<p >Amy – the childhood joy comes thru</p>

<p >Aaron – Dramatic, forceful</p>

<p >John – love the cars, love the photo</p>

<p >Hiro – pensive cat</p>

<p >Antonio – my friend has the same breed of dog also named Zen</p>

<p >Mark – good shot of the peeking sun</p>

<p >Yuri – good touch with the lighting</p>

<p >Ertugrul – well composed seascape</p>

<p >Kris – so how was central park west?</p>

<p >Jill – nice keeping the shot wide</p>

<p >Finlay – buggy – good job</p>

<p >Evan – good group shot</p>

<p >Igor – what a interesting character</p>

<p >Draganco – shows the work that went into it</p>

<p >Lance – was a good time for a B&W</p>

<p >Bernard – what a fun photo – nice find </p>

<p >Ty – just what does bokeh taste like?</p>

<p >Jack – tranquil setting</p>

<p >Steve – nice wide interior</p>

<p >Biniyam – happy kid, happy photo</p>

<p >Jam – all the elements combined just right. </p>

<p >Barry – I like the stop action with the water splash</p>

<p >Wade – a roaming eye finds a winner</p>

<p >Rafael – the foreground makes the back round</p>

<p >Raaj – the lighting experiment worked</p>

<p >Paul – nice story with the photo</p>

<p >Jeffery – her concern comes thru</p>

<p >John – fun portrait</p>

<p >Robert – nice shot of the prison</p>

<p > </p>

<p >Sorry if I missed anyone - Till next week good shooting</p>

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[ShunCheung]

<p>Looks like we are back to normal.</p>

[pvg photography]

<p>Well it is now Thursday and the Wednesday (trip around the world) is over. Photos that sparked my interest this week were:<br>

Jose-Good Eye! Having worked in the food industry for a long time, I just chuckle to think how that image would drive both companies wild!!<br>

Lil- Quite simply an intriguing photo. Well done.<br>

Jim- The goats stopped me in my tracks every time I scrolled thru. What faces!!<br>

Tim- Love the warmth in the shot. Nice capture.<br>

Dieter- Have to say this is by far my favorite. Simply beautiful!<br>

Steve Belden- Northeast Harbor?? Saw that you have shot some up in Maine, I'll be sailing out of Seal Harbor next weekend. Have been (playing) in Maine for many many years.<br>

Aaron- the shot looks like it is right out of a movie set. NICE!<br>

Ertugrul- I love how the bow of the boat and the frontal line divide the picture.<br>

Ty- Great Imagination.<br>

Jam- Beautiful background for the gray of the Cedar Waxwing. Nicely done.<br>

<strong>The goal is not to change your subjects, but for the subject to change the photographer. -Author unknown</strong></p>

[alex_foto]

<p>Thanks a lot, <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=5060764">Joseph Leotta</a>!</p>