Nikon WedNEsDAy PiC #48

[waldemar_giers___kitchener]

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<p >Great takes Jeannean and Dieter<strong> </strong>and all the participants. After so many Wednesdays I wouldn’t expect anything less.</p>

<p >In my today’s photograph is Kissing Bridge in West Montrose in area I live. Nothing really special. It’s digital take but I went there last Sunday to primarily document it on already discontinued Kodachrome 64. I still have couple of dozens left and Dwayne’s is still developing it until Dec 2010. If you still have some of it stashed it somewhere - take it out and shoot it because when is gone is gone. I have few little Kodachrome projects on the go. Main one is my closest family and friends. A lot of young kids in few last years were born. We are not getting any younger. I’m sure it will be a blast to pull Ektagraphic out and to see familiar but different faces 30 years from now with everlasting colors of Kodachrome.</p>

 

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[dwmosman]

<p>D80 + Nikon 18-200VR @80mm, 1/15s,f/5.3,ISO 800. Desaturated and cropped a little bit.</p>

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[darren_shipley1]

<p>D700, Nikkor 24-85 @ 45mm, f/8, ISO 200, 1/100<br>

2 Paul C. Buff White Lightning 1600s with shoot through umbrellas on bg, WL1600 with Softbox for key, Alien Bee 800 for fill. </p><div></div>

[issac]

<p>Hello everybody,</p>

<p>This week's got some great pics. Good effort everyone.<br>

My contribution for this week is a shot of Blue Tailed Bee eaters. These guys were having a great time snapping up Bees, dragonflies & the like. Was not fortunate enough to get a bee-eater catching its prey in flight - but I'm working on that :).<br>

Shot this pic using a <strong>D700 with a 300mm F/4 AFS lens coupled with a TC-14EII. ISO:1600, Shutter Speed: 1/1000 @ F8.</strong> Handheld.<br>

My top ones for this week (not in order of ranking though) till now:<br>

Darko Vrsic - Interesting!<br />Gary McGhee - Park at your own risk, eh? Out of curiosity - how long do these places remain flooded?<br />Erik Christensen - This portrait is excellent. Keep it coming.<br />Robert Davies - Natural expression. Love that. Perhaps you could've taken out the color cast.<br />Richard Armstrong - Wow & it's quite detailed. Lucky to have such beauties visiting your backyard.<br />Carey Moulton - Abstract??<br />Shun Cheung - Nice composition & spot on exposure. Think the pic's got a bit of color cast.<br />Francesco Pessolano - Your toddler seem to be in a world of his own. Good one.<br />Epp B - Good picture. What exactly is this structure?<br>

Regards<br />Issac Sam</p><div></div>

[southjerseyphotos]

<p>WOW Did not know about this, been away. Really great, what a group of photos all so different really enjoy it!</p>

[James Kazan]

<b>Blue Hen Falls - Cuyahoga Valley National Park<p><center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/9927977-lg.jpg"><P>10/16/09 - D3, ISO160, f22 2sec.</b></center>

[peteraitch]

<p>Greg, thanks for your kind comment last week.<br>

 

<p>Great stuff, once again. Special favourites:</p>

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<li>Monika, I love the splash of colour against the winter mutedness.</li>

<li>Gary, a very artistic take on the appalling weather we're having. Please make it look less good!</li>

<li>Jens Frederiksen, lovely muted colours - wish I was there!</li>

<li>Richard Armstrong, great capture.</li>

<li>Paul Gorky, superb clarity.</li>

<li>Dieter Schaefer, simply marvellous.</li>

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<p>I can't hope to match Jeanneann Buglady's snowy egret from last week, but I also acquired a 70-300 VR this week. The weather was truly dire (as Gary has reminded us) but I braved the beach nonetheless. Even the seagulls were dispirited, as you can see. This is my <em>very first shot</em> with the new lens.</p>

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[paul_b.1]

Hi everyone, wonderful pictures above... Mine was taken trough my rifle scope (or at least , this was my intention). D3 + 24-70/2,8g at F2,8 and 1/80 :<div></div>

[moi1]

<P>A recent shot of Istanbul at night...</P>

<p>Feel free to comment!!!!</p><div></div>

[pge]

<p>Issac Sam my monitor does not show a color cast on Shun's photo. Perhaps the snow has the smallest amount of blue but nothing that I wouldn't expect under a bright blue sky. Maybe it is your monitor, or maybe it is mine.</p>

[herbmartin2]

<p>Bad attitude Santa- taken last weekend at town Christmas tree lighting ceremony. F90, 55mm 3.5 @f4, ektar100</p><div></div>

[john_wai]

<p>Here is my photo of the fall leaves in my backyard, taken with Nikon D300/35-70 2.8D lens , PS Dry Brushed.</p><div></div>

[mark_mandell]

<p>Paul and Filip, Thanks for the thoughts. When I bring up the picture, I have a tendency to reach out to straighten his curved whiskers. Silly, huh?</p>

[tsypkin]

<p>Greetings, everyone! Great photographs, again. Here is my contribution, test driving a new lens.</p><div></div>

[hamish_gray]

<p>I've been busy all day transfering a million photo files and all my personal documents to a new computer... Haven't had time to much this week other than work shots, so here's one from 4 or 5 weeks back.<br />-2 degrees, gale-force winds, 20-30cm snow, a tripod, a head-light, a D300, the trusty nikon 10-24mm @ 17mm and f8, ISO 200, a one second exposure, a good sleeping bag and the best tent The North Face can offer. What more could you want, eh? Oh, and my youngest son was with me... a father-son day out :-)</p><div></div>

[wogears]

<p>Here's one from this summer. Couldn't get the mask quite right...</p><div></div>

[liljuddakalilknyttphotogra]

<p>First up I wish to say to Mark Mandell how sorry I am for the loss of his Pip Squeek. You have my deepest condolences & I know what you're going through. I have not touched the cameras since we lost our Marahute almost two weeks ago now & I was not going to post here this week either. But, with Mark sharing his sadness I figured I can post a very old photo of our family (I'm hoping Shun, Lex & the rest of you will understand as it took me days to even be able to eat) - this was taken with one of my old Nikon film cameras. I don't remember which. Not the FM - I think it was a F2A but as I don't have it anymore ??? - with the 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 (I think). Yes I shot this (even though I'm in the shot) I set the camera up, focused MF & started the timer.<br /> Mark - my heart goes out to you & yours. And to everyone who's sent me e-mails & visited Marahute's gallery on my page - - thank you all so very much.<br /> This was our family long ago. Ross, Andrea about 5 years old, Marahute less than a year & I. Rest in Peace Baby Bird.....<br /> <img src="http://lilknytt.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p689178157-4.jpg" alt="" /> <br /> Larger version & others of our boy can be seen in this gallery<br /> http://lilknytt.zenfolio.com/p701960747</p>

[dan_south]

<p>Happy Thanksgiving, Nikonoids! Lots of nice work, as always. </p>

<p>- Monika Epsefass, nice effect with the gray background. The small structure on the island is really cool.<br>

- Jana Hughes, great colors and nice perspective!<br>

- Kris Heylen, excellent technical shot that's also quite fun. "Fumar puede matar," indeed. "Killer" shot!<br>

- Rick Dohme, excellent sharpness, composition, and color.<br>

- Erik C., this is the best of your series so far.<br>

- Robert Davies, nice portrait.<br>

- Richard Armstrong, excellent bird photo.<br>

- Benjamin Schaefer, excellent composition and effect.<br>

- Shun, great locale. I thought it was Switzerland or Austria at first.<br>

- Matt Laur, sharp and well-executed.<br>

- Francesco P., darling child photo!<br>

- David Love, spectcular lighting, pose, and subject!<br>

- Louis Meluso, very moving portrait. Quiet and elegant.<br>

- Jeannean, amazing depth-of-field effect!<br>

- Bill J Boyd, excellent capture of the bird in flight.<br>

- Mark Mandell, perfect focus and light. Your love for your regrettably lost pet comes through the photo. I feel the connection.<br>

- Michael Spencer, nice capture of the 60's look and vibe. The old camera adds a lot to the image.<br>

- Doug Santo, excellent composition.<br>

- David L., you captured a wonderful moment!<br>

- Kris B., beautiful light and composition.<br>

- Phil Evans, great light and a delightful pose!<br>

- Steve Hughes, excellent color and sharpness.<br>

- Mark Jordan, outstanding color, composition, and lighting. Best photo of the week!<br>

- Tiffany, lovely portrait.<br>

- Waldemar, great color!<br>

- James Kazan, excellent composition, impressively sharp capture!<br>

- Mikhail T., great shot. You've captured the Golden Retriever's personality very well.<br>

- Les, very nice rendering of skin tones and smoothness.</p>

 

[jason_mahaffey]

<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/4132171749_762a71acfa.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="332" /><br>

D90, off camera SB-600</p>

[david_l3]

<p>Mark Mandell, my condolences on the loss of your buddy, Pip Squeak. I lost Ernie last year to old age after adopting him as a kitten 17 years earlier. He was more than a cat, he helped me through some rough changes in my life. I still miss him. May pleasant memories comfort you, and for you too Lil Judd. </p>

[John Di Leo]

<p>Tiffany, yet another beautiful shot.</p>

<p>Thanks to all the posters for the beauty and inspiration</p>

<p>On Iberville Street across from Acme in the French Quarter; D700, nikkor 35/2<br>

<img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/snapshot1219/French%20Quarter%20111609/Lakefront111509-110.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[mark_mandell]

<p>Lil, David, and Dan,<br>

A "Song Sung Blue" does come to mind, along with the perception of the very basic power of photography to communicate the amorphous and intangible, yet most powerful, emotions we humans experience. It is that communication, on levels both above and below spoken language, that forms the base of our personal healing and our joining as a species.<br>

So many of the images in this and the other Wednesday threads come from all over the planet, yet their messages could have been captured next door to my house.<br>

Lil, It's good that you share through your memories and vision. You turn your grief into a cherished memory for all who see your image to share. Our ability to transmute a aching loss into a warm treasure is our power to endure and overcome.<br>

Peace</p>

[greg_kowalczewski]

<p>The beach is that way ... and it costs nothing to fly.</p><div></div>

[sebastianmoran]

<p>Backpacking trip in Wyoming, Wind River Range, just east of the Cirque of the Towers, probably Papoose Lake.</p>

<p>This shot at sunrise, looking north. Nikon N90s with Nikkor 50-135 f/3.5 lens. Two-stop grad ND filter. Exposure? Don't even remember what film, but probably a chrome. PhotoCD scan, back in the old days.</p><div></div>

[palangat]

<p>I do not have anything to post although I shot quite a bit. I am still processing them. I want to make a note of the several images that I found quite interesting, moving and to talk to me.<br>

Erik: fantastic portrait of an old woman. Speaks volumes of all the years and her experiences. Even with all the years gone by, she seems to have a broad smile on her face. Although the lines, wrinkles and the gray hair speak volumes of times past, the smile simply fades them all away!!!!! have you tried a B/W version.<br>

Richard: A very sharp res breasted nuthatch.<br>

Bill: Great shot of a flying egret.<br>

Mark: Again, a great candid portrait.<br>

Michael: Great shot of your family on a road trip. An excellent image that portrays the 60's; the dress style, the camera, the sun glasses.. Awesome. I am probably as old as your daughter and growing up the same time half way around the globe, I recall seeing images such as these in magazines from the USA! Thanks for posting!</p>