Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC #43

kevin cassar · October 22, 2009

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kevin cassar · October 22, 2009

Another great collection of photos this week. Thanks to all who made kind comments on my submission. These are the ones that caught my attention this week:

Rene Villela - Interesting subject.

Joseph Leotta & Eddy Furlong - Great shots with vibrant colours.

Hamish Gray - Love the wide angle perspective.

Lil Judd - Fantastic shot.

Jeannean Buglady - Incredible detail on the robberfly.

Dieter Schoefer - Thanks for the comments. Your submission is wonderful and one that I'd hang on my walls.

Phil Evans - Fantastic family portrait. Very beautiful ladies, the lot :D

James Kazan - Another photo I'd hang on my walls.

Dave Beamont - great reflection and sharpness.

Aaron Bonnici - Very Emotive portrait. I can feel the sadness/worry of the woman.

Aguinaldo de Paula - great shot.

Melissa Papaj - Nice and funny kids shot.

kunstmacher · October 22, 2009

A bit late, but here it is my picture for this week. Taken in my landlady's garden. D80 - f/5.6 - 1/80 kit lens 18-135mm at 95mm

aguinaldo_de_paula · October 22, 2009

Kevin Kassar, thanks for your comment.

Wayne Cornell, is this cat related to monkeys? Opposite thumbs? laughs.

luisarguelles · October 22, 2009

The pictures are bcoming better and better, and choosing favourites is becoming harder and harder. Anyway, here are the ones that have catched my eye today:

Bernard Mills and the knots

Zoltran Varro and the 180 degrees movement in SF

Louis Meluso and the white composition

Kevin Cassar and the peaciful nap

Uzay Kisi and the strong b&w landscape

Shane Srogi and the Velvia rocky landscape

James Kazan and the falling water

Cees Maas and the bokehed nets

Bryan Meadows and the never-stopping dog

Raden Munim and the chinese calligrapher

This last one is my overall favourite.

vivid light photography · October 22, 2009

Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington KY (Nikon D300, 24-85 f2.8-4.0 AFD)

dwmosman · October 22, 2009

I love this thread and all the great photos. Thanks Bernard for your comments. Here's the pictures that I remember the most. Rene' Villela - very symbolic Joseph Leotta - super color Hamish Gray - dramatic Bernard Mills - nice! Louis Meluso - interesting Garry Barker - what nice colors and patterns Thomas Burden - peaceful Doug Santo - architectural dramatics Phil Evans - eyecatching contrasts Alex Foto - strong tones Waldemar Giers - love it Tony Hadley - like the color combinations

aaron bonnici · October 22, 2009

Excellent photos everyone, its getting better and better...some that caught my eye

<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=127625">Sanford Gerald</a> nice evokes another era

<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=4034258">Hamish Gray</a> lovely composition and colours

<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=1352714">Ertugrul Kilic</a> No wonder it received an honorable mention..excellent colours and composition

<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=1871510">Kevin Cassar</a> A very peacful image...excellent capture of a moment

<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=3918094">Phil Burt</a> Like the colours

<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=778269">Phil Evans</a> Very nice family portrait

<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=4721871">Epp B</a> Excellent capture, colours and framing

<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=5226494">Bryan Meadows</a> I like this abstract..nice movement

<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=1110460">Melissa Papaj</a> Wonderful expression..nice B&W

<a href="/photodb/user?user_id=5232185">Michael Brown</a> Nice high key portrait<a href="/member-status-icons"></a>

bms · October 22, 2009

As promised, I am back.

Again, I enjoy everyone's photos a lot. Very inspiring. Some eye catchers:

Jose - tack sharp.

Rene - interesting, but what is it?

Joseph - Great scene. The shot I mean to get :)

Monika - Fishsoup for the kitty soul?

Hamish - brrrrrr, great shot, like the white against the deep blue

Lil - wow, cute little bee and pretty steady hand

Louis - nice composoition and excellent guess

Ertugrul - fabulous colors, and congrats!

Jeannean - what can I say, amazing as usual

Fransesco - great mood

Kent - where is the camera?

Dieter - nice use of HDR

Janne - love the colors and the mood

Uzay - strong B&W

Phil - love the lighting

Epp - good action shot!

Cees - like the composition and conversion

Jeff - excellent use light

Filip - great IR start!

Michael Brown - welcome and what an entrance

dan_south · October 23, 2009

Lots of great shots. I can't comment on every one that I liked and why; I'd be up all night.

I will mention that all of the following contributors impressed me with their compositions. I have learned something from each of you today!

Note: If I didn't mention you here, I probably liked something else about your photo: color, setting, etc. As I said I just can't comment on everything!

Rene', Sanford, Monika (nice "catch"), Darko, Lil, Luis, Erik C, Michael K, Zoltan, Louis, Ian R, Ertugrul, Eddy F, Justin W, Kevin C, Jeannean (is that really a photo? wow!), Mark G, Bogdan, Eric A, Francesco (difficult subject), Richard A, Wayne W, Kent S (the hands are nice detail), Carey M, Paul G, Ryan S, Oded, Dieter, Garry B (really nice shot!), Wayne C, keerthi, Todd P, Matt L, Paula W (just fits in the frame! In my mind I want to crop the sides away.), Richard K, Rich L, Eric B, Doug S, Maurice, Bill B, Phil E (OUTSTANDING portrait!), Sjoerd, Lawrence H, Gary M, Epp B, Eric T, Alex F, Michael F, Tiffany B, Kiem N (it actually works out in a surreal way), Jose R (I prefer the first one), Waldemar, Dave B, Chris T, Steve L, John DeMarco, Jeff L, Paul T, Rick D, Andrew P (Nat Geo shot!), Peter R (another nice portrait), Paul B (stunning head shot!), Jay M (like the crop), Aaron B, Aguinaldo, Chanh, James B (thanks for the NATURAL-looking HDR), Raaj, Benjamin S, Melissa P (superb!), Kris B, Don G, Nord, Hans S, Michael B, Jill B, Lance.

Whew! That's a lot o' pix!

robert_premkumar · October 23, 2009

Camera:Nikon D300 Lense:Nikon AF-S DX 18-135 f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED

Focal length:135; Exposure time: 1/30sec

Without flash this shot was taken using auto ISI.

Rene11664880918 · October 23, 2009

WELL WELL WELL!!!!!

Jose… Nice icon! Congratulations! Well deserved!

Alex Foto, kevin Cassar, Douglas Mosman and Dan South…. Thank you for your comments.

Benjamin Schaefer…. Thank you! I'm sorry, I didn't have time to explain what it was. It's a cross made of bronce. It is on the sidewalk in front of Museum in Prague. At the time I took that shot I was alone so I didn't get more info about it. When I was trying to convert the shot to B&W i couldn't get a nice tone on the color of the cross and that's why I left it in color.

My picks of the week:

Joseph Leotta, Hamish Gray, Per-Christian Nilssen, Anish Mankuthel, Ertugrul Kilic, Eddy Furlong, Jeannean Buglady, Francesco Pessolano, Richard Armstrong, Dieter Schaefer, Doug Santo, Bill J Boyd, Phil Evans, Shane Srogi, James Kazan, Alex Foto, Dave Beaumont, Tony Hadley, Jeff Lipsman, Flip Lucin, Chanh Nguyen, James Blachy and Carl Becker.

Congratulations to everybody for such a great work. Cheers!

robertbody · October 23, 2009

On Sunday I wish there were 2 threads, a Wednesday and a Sunday one, and next time I think about it it's already way past Wednesday....

2009-10-22-tempe-splash-run-117726.psd - Nikon D300 2009-10-22 18:04:33 - (lens_ 50mm f/1.8) 1/125s <a title="Sunny-16 f/stop, aperture, ISO table" href="http://www.robertbody.com/answers/support/fstop.html" target="_blank" title="Sunny-16 f/stop, aperture, ISO table">f</a> /2.8 - ISO-200 - 50mm (x1.5=75mm ) Exp: Aper AE.Multi-segment. -1 step. (Flash:None) AdobeRGB - JPG - 25 MB - Auto Size: 4002x2668 pixels - 87% crop Orig: 4288x2848 pixels - Res: 300x300dpi

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Swimming 0.3/0.6miles and running 2.5 miles... yesterday

I used flash and I wish I didn't, then I didn't use flash and I wish I did. If I could pick exactly where the flash will hit and where not to... but runners go by fast and focusing doesn't always lock on.. and framing itself is enough focus on

Wouter Willemse · October 23, 2009

Jose, congratulations on a very well deserved hero-status!

Since wednesday this thread is just making me want to go out and toy around with my Nikon. So much inspiration and (as I said while posting), so much variety this week. Astonishing amounts of talent.

And while it certainly is the season for those lovely wild colours in the trees and bushes, the late-summer feel of Pedro Cardoso's picture somehow made me smile most. A lovely simplicity, and for me it is just saying "lovely long summer nights". So, this week's choice for me!

All, many thanks for an inspirational whirlwind around the globe!

alex.held · October 23, 2009

Hello all

I've just arrived from a week in Puerto Iguazu, in the frontier between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. I couldn't post before, so I am a little late. Also I want to thank all the ones that commented on my last week photo. I have not processed any photo of my trip yet so I post one a little older

Spring in Argentina means ,apart from flowers and sun, that it is the time to see the best Polo in the world. The players return home after they have played in the Usa or Europe. Here is a shot taken 10 days ago at the Final of the San Isidro Jockey Club Tournament, one of the many tournaments held as preparation to the Triple Crown with the big finale in the Argentine Open in December. The match was won by Indios Chapaleufu II. (The 18-200 VR is not the best lens for sports but I tried to make the best of it)

D300 + 18-200 VR@150mm - 1/1250 - f 5.6 - ISO 200 <div></div>

sebastianmoran · October 23, 2009

Another terrific Wednesday foto-fest... Nice work everyone!

These are the images that particularly caught my attention this week:

@Joseph, country road in VT... near me... It was beautiful in New England late Sept to early Oct.

@Hamish, frost and sky. An image of cold, cold, cold.

@Zoltan, the cable car turn-around, nice night shot.

@Ertugrul, the red sky... Sky is great with a very nice silhouette foreground.

@Justin, two kids playing. Are they HAPPY, or what?

@Jeannean, Robber fly... crisp, perfect pose, and the head turned towards you. Buglady, indeed!

@Francesco, canal scene in Gent. Light feels real and conveys "stormy" to me; this doesn't always happen in HDR.

@Richard, the Black Capped Chickadee.

@Garry, the colors in your Quebec City shot are gorgeous.

@Kris, really great bird. Stern looking.

@Uzay, the shore with metal fence, really nice Black & White. I'm astounded how well the 700 pixel B&W images appear in this medium.

@Brandon, Monongahela Nat'l Forest. Nice high-key image, says "fog" to me.

@Michael, the flower with droplets, in B&W.

@Kiem, I like the fashion show shot, slow sync, double image. Makes you look and think. I like that.

@Tony, really nice red leaves. Very classic, nice background sets off the color.

@Peter, a really great family portrait.

@Bryan, really nice motion image.

@Bill, grapes at Autumn Harvest. I love the red leaves.

@Melissa, the two kids are just fabulous.

@Michael, your son on the beach, very interesting and surreal. Nice selective focus.

robert_premkumar · October 24, 2009

Sunset behind church and tall trees.

Camera:Nikon D300 Lense:Nikon AF-S DX 18-135 f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED Focal length:105; Exposure time: 1/400sec

robert_premkumar · October 24, 2009

Sunset behind church and tall trees.

Camera:Nikon D300 Lense:Nikon AF-S DX 18-135 f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED Focal length:105; Exposure time: 1/400sec<div></div>

rarmstrong · October 24, 2009

Congratulations, Jose, on a very well deserved new icon!

This week I finally had some time to look at all of the great images posted here...just wonderful stuff from everyone! However, my personal favorite is Melissa Papaj's kids...what a great shot...really perfect!

And, thank you to Dieter, Dan S., Rene', and Richard K. for the kind comments on my chickadee image. These little birds rarely stay still and present a challenge, a nice relaxing challenge and some fun.

Looking forward to next Wednesday!

Dick

Kent Shafer · October 24, 2009

Uzay, Tiffany, Benjamin, and Dan - thanks for the comments. Benjamin, the camera was on a tripod lined up with the center of the resonator (the dark circle) so its reflection didn't show.

joseph_leotta · October 25, 2009

First a very big thanks to all who commented on my country road shot. Its just beautiful up in Vermont this time of year.

Roll up the sleeves and lets get to work :

Jose – congrats on the new icon. Rene – back home I hope. Very interesting composition Sanford – reminds me of the pictures that they used to put on WW2 planes. Josh – B&W was a good choice Jana – each week you show a very creative touch. Extremely well done Pedro – simple yet it came out superb. Nice job Monika – it’s a good cat photo. Good fine. Darko – looks like you traveled back in time. Hamish – the master of cold weather. Yet another good one. Lil – you’re just too good. I can’t praise your work enough. BTW I made the NY Botanical Gardens $22.00 richer and came back with a shot of a building Luis – try to lighten up the face on the left in post. Nice composition in B&W Per-Christian – I’m doing a similar project with my fathers and my slides. I like this one. Bernard - it’s made even more interesting by the B&W conversation. As you can tell by all the comments it’s a winner Erik – it must be fun touring every nook and cranny. I very jealous. Michael – I lke how the background makes the shot Anish – very nice panoramic view Zoltan – what a great shot. Perfect night exposure with available light Louis – very unique composition. I like finds like this. Ian – All cat lovers will love this one. Ertugrul – Wow.on the photo, Congrats on the honorable mention. Most dramatic shot on the thread. What a great job 2 weeks in a row. Eddy – great landscape with a good blend of colors Justin – what a great kids shot. The sure look like they were having fun. Kevin – good job capturing the mood that you wanted. Kemal – great job with the nighttime exposure. Jeannean – I’m running out of praise for all your great macros. You have become one of the experts on Photo.net when it comes to macros Mark – stunning available light capture. Bogdan – still another one with your good touch. Its typical of your good work Eric – Literally the light hot spot makes the exposure difficult. Good job Ken – never would know it in the middle of the largest city. Us NY photonetters should all get together. Gwen – very peaceful landscape Jamie – I really like how you included the web Francesco – This one could be a painting. I’d tone back the sky just a bit Richard – I always like soft backgrounds in these shots Wayne – I’d love to visit that national park Kent – I bet it sounds as good as it looks Carey – do you have a slight blue color tone in it? Looks good Jens – you set up the wavy lines nicely. Really makes yhe shot Paul – different, It took me a moment to realize that it was a miniature tree Ryan – I like the jigh contrast between the main element and the background Oded – I hope she watched out for splinters from the wood deck Dieter – this ones super. My favorite this week Ray – the cplpr and tones came out great Adey – its photo like this that take us on a world tour on Wednesdays Gary – simple composition makes for a nice cityscape Kris – clear telephoto work Wayne – Wayne – interesting paws on that cat Keerthi – good job with the light that you had availanle Todd – welcome to Wednesdays – Kids can be so much fun Matt – how do you always find such good looking dogs? Paula – each week one catches my eye right away. Very well done. Janne – the feeling of being there comes thru in that shot Richard – your right about the fall light Rick – kids always are fun to shoot kids Thomas – you found a tranquil setting in China. It’s a beautiful setting Eric – I bet that exactly what it was like in the old days also. Uzay – the deep tones calls your attention to the shot Doug – I really like the shadow play Maurice – I like the softer tones that the B&W gives you Bill – nice capture of a artist Phil – I’d crop it tighter, nice fall colors Roberta – It reminds me perfectly of some air boat rides that I took. Jon – like the ontrasting seasons. Rare to get shots like yours. Brandon – very subtle. I could easily see it framed on a wall Phil – that a great job you did. I could never get mine to pose for me. Mine run when I take out a camera. Sjoerd – I like it when there’s a large event and close-up personal stories told in photos. Deep – Its seeing and hearing about different events around the world that make this thread special Lawerance – your right about the detail. Came thru nicely Shane – I like how you set up the strong sky against a silhouette, James – great scenic spot. I has come out great in a few of your shots Gary – great angle you used.. It gave a different perspective to the Swan. Epp – great job – The framing, angle and colors blend together perfectly Cees – good eye. Nice setup Ernie – like her expression. What wonder kids have at that age Douglas - welcome to the thread. I’d would lighten it a bit. Alex – like the effect the lighting causes with shadows Michael - .like the detail in the water droplets Tiffany – the color contrast is striking Kiem – your gonna love the d700. Nice work with the 200. Jose – looks like a film shot Waldermar – that a lot of flowers some has to sell. Dave – framed nicely by introducing the tree branches from the right. Christopher – The sun highlighting the edges woeks nicely in B&W Tony – just 2 main contrasting colors makes this a very eye catching shot Steve – the way the shingles play on the lower roof makes the shot work well in B&W Oskar – this one really =caught my eye. A lot of effort went into it. Larry – Isn’t fall the best time of year for photos. Wouter – it was worth playing around that that shot. I’m starting to shoot more and more raw. John – your son sure looks like he’s having fun in your siccer shots. Jeff - I’m sure that it was an interesting tour and you ca,e beck with hreat shots Jose – good white balance under the school’s lights Paul – like the mix of colors Rick – difussing the flash really helped bring out the highlights. Andrew – nice shot and story. Peter – St Moritz is high on my list of places to go Peter – good family portrait. I would have tried one with fill flash Paul – very strong expression. Clear detail Jay – I’d love to restore a truck like that Bryan – you got a Am I bet on that assignment Aaron – strong contrast with the backdrop and a even stronger look Miles – good graphics Filip – I’m going to look into IR filters Aguinaldo – very strong photo. Super use of high contrast Chanh – what a great place the Eastern Sierra must be. Bill - nice colors in your first post here. Ty – Is it really coming up to Christmas already. Time flies James – I wish I cold visit there Raaj – getting good with the strobes. Interesting that you choose the 50mm Benjamin – interesting how the polarizer almost gave it an IR effect. Melissa – I noticed the Photo.net also listed this photo in the new and interesting gallery. Kris – I really must try HDR. What software did you use? Don – nice candid Mark – nice work. Was that the AFd or the AFs VR lens Rob – that a good angle to present that painting at Nord – what a nice smile she gave you. Igor – the shadow lighting made this shot Hans – that a good looking dog Dan- good find in the streets category Michael – super detail in his eyes Mikhail – that dog must have some chameleon blood in him. He blends into the background perfectly Carl – I wish there was a national park in NY. Nice shot Nick – good choice on the wide angle Jill – great how the detail of this tongue came thru. Stay imspired. Lance – good job advoiding any reflection on the windows Robert – difficult to get the proper exposure when the sky is the main part of the shot Raden – the angle you held the camera at made the photo more interesting Andres – I think that I would have focused on the rear on Robert – this one just works perfevtly, right blend of elements Robert B – fantastic silhouette work, Best one in the thread Alejandro – I was wondering where you were. You made polo interesting Robert – Its only one shot a week, please

Sorry its so late this week but it’s a lot of work. It’s Sunday morning in NY and a great sunny day. Its out to shoot. Its going to be older camera day, I taking out the D1x after reading the discontinued DSLR thread..

See you on Wednesday.

pcnilssen · October 25, 2009

Joseph, thank you for your nice words. Hopefully, our projects give our families some joy.

ken_i_h · October 25, 2009

Joseph, I wholeheartedly agree with the idea :-) I went there again and walked around down to Union Square this weekend and I may have met some of PNers on the way.

Last weekend wasn't great for photo walkabout, so I didn't spend much time outside with camera (yes, I am making excuse :-). Today was gorgeous and I could go out and walked with camera a lot. Foliage was beautiful, but VERY difficult to recreate in the photograph. I now wonder which one to use for next Wednesday photo..... See you on Wednesday.

birdied · October 25, 2009

So sorry have not had the time this week to make individual comments.

Welcome to all the first time posters! Such wonderful and magnificent images from all.

raaj · October 26, 2009

Dan South and Joseph Leotta, Thank You for the comments.

Joseph, I chose the 50mm lens because it's the one that let me get close enough to the subject (which is only 3" tall) to fill the frame. I also have a habit of changing to a lens and shooting with it for a week or two then moving on to the next; currently I have the 50mm on my camera.

Everyone, I really enjoyed this week's photos. I can see the fall theme clearly as well as some nice HDRs, which I'm hoping to try one of these days.

Till next week...

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