Nikon Wednesday Pic 2010: #16

[birdied]

<p>So many wonderful shots already this morning !!! We try to be back later to comment, but they all are wonderful<br>

I'm back with the water again this week. Monday morning we had a farily high dew point, so went out early hoping to get some refraction. </p>

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[juhofoto]

<p>Hello people.<br>

This weeks photo was taken yesterday when I was walking back home after taking kids to kindergarden and I this feeling that "it's really spring now" came to me and I took a photo of a white crocus that was stil alone in the middle of rosebush.<br>

Nikon D200 (32mm, 1/1000s, f6.3, ISO200)<br>

<img src="http://www.elisanet.fi/juhofoto/photo/crocus.jpg" alt="" width="619" height="419" /></p>

[lawrence_ho]

<p>Got this gorgeous orchid from a florist friend. Another focus stacking exercise with 4 images<br>

D700+85mm PCE lens+ 2 SB900; f/29, ISO400, 1/250s<br>

<img src="http://cameraface.smugmug.com/photos/840946923_DMcES-X3.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[richardsnow]

<p>wow...great shots already this week... I'll be back later to comment.</p>

<p>This week I was stuck at work and I didn't have a whole lot of time to get out and shoot. On top of that, it was cold and rainy, so the subject of my shooting, (and learning my new D300s) this week has been my cat. As you can see...he was getting pretty annoyed...</p><div></div>

[dynoflyer]

<p><img src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p7/dynoflyer/WSHQ_Spring_Sunrise_sm.jpg" alt="" /><br>

<strong>D70S ISO800 +.5EV 22mm f4</strong><br>

The original was taken after sunset, the sky in the background was very dark. I've been playing with GIMP and tried substituting a sunrise as a new background. I'm having fun with it, hope you like it. <strong><br /></strong></p>

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[birdied]

<p>Here are just a few that really stand out for me . <br>

Matt, your dog shots are always wonderful. You can see your passion .<br>

Jeff, love the simplicity of the shot<br>

Dallas, agree that captivity can be very sad<br>

Chris , your moth is beautiful and I am in awe of your ability to focus stack. Please do share your techniques as I have tried on many times, and just can't get it right.<br>

Gej, wonderful textures and colors<br>

Shun, as some many others have commented , this is a beautiful shot. One would never know that you find this challenging!<br>

Bill, great spring shot<br>

Paula, good and funny shot<br>

Erik, how times have changed!<br>

Enrique, like the black and white treatment<br>

Sanford, very interesting . Are those calla lilies<br>

Donald, must try to do a panorama<br>

Phil, I like the painting like feel to this.<br>

Tiffany, heartwarming shot<br>

Dieter, love the colors and the dof you picked<br>

Dave, nice hike<br>

Lil, another wonderful IR from you.<br>

Greg, another masterful action shot<br>

Thomas, great effect<br>

Bogdan, love the black and white treatment. The guard looks like he is not happy having his picture taken<br>

Jens, lovely shades of green<br>

Steve, lovely reminder of times past and the beginning <br>

Janne, you must have a very steady hand<br>

Narayan, very peaceful<br>

Alpo, it is lonely but peaceful<br>

Pascal, great night shot<br>

Anish, great shot<br>

Tony, wonderful rain clouds<br>

Jonas, nice pop of color<br>

Paul B, love the reflection<br>

Grant, just gorgeous <br>

Ray, you have captured a great emotion<br>

Apurva, nice abstract<br>

Shane, beautiful<br>

Wayne, nice capture<br>

Lex, she really does not look happy at all , but great catch<br>

Vineet, great action<br>

Jana, you have captured a very wonderful moment<br>

Wouter, love the details brought out by the shadows<br>

Louis, like the black and white treatment <br>

Hamish, once again you have made winter look so beautiful<br>

Ian, great protrait<br>

Arthur, beautiful deep colors<br>

Jose, love the pose of the ducks<br>

Andy, wonderful hope no more disappear, so sad<br>

D Taylor, you made me smile<br>

Jose, beautiful colors and texture<br>

Lucian, welcome and great contribution<br>

Jose, welcome beautiful landscape<br>

Benjamin, great action <br>

Rick, your bird shots are amazing<br>

Alejandro, you have made her look real by focus on the eyes<br>

Richard, I think you are going to like that lens , great capture<br>

Raaj , beautiful orchid<br>

Rick, another beautiful shot of the geese<br>

Kieth, beautiful peony.<br>

Ray, great shot<br>

Kent, love the action <br>

Andrew, oh, the "joy" of being in a city<br>

George, love your commentary<br>

Michael, great shot and congrats on her win<br>

Markku, beautiful sunset <br>

Doug, even in the poor light you can see the pain <br>

Peter, makes me want to go to Switzerland<br>

Durukan, is the little black dot a tiny bug? Great shot<br>

Mac, beautiful colors<br>

Gabriel, very very creative <br>

Paul, beautiful macro. Thanks for the info on the right angle viewer. I am one of those who is on the ground trying to get the shot. Must get one of those, it will probably help the neck pain you get trying to look in the view finder with the camera flat on the ground!<br>

Wayne, like your lichens<br>

Andrew, hopefully the planes will be back in the air soon.Good shot<br>

Rene, you are always up to if not exceeding the shots. Another good one from you.<br>

Andy, love the angle , and texture<br>

Mark, I don't think I have ever seen a young swan<br>

Paul, great capture <br>

Raden, love the spring color<br>

Juho, alone but beautiful<br>

Lawrence, gorgeous. Please share your focus stacking technique. I do find it most frustrating when I try <br>

Richard, he looking like he has been very patient. Good shot, enjoy your new camera.</p>

<p>Obviously, I could not just pick a few!! Will be back later hopefully to see what the rest of the day brings.<br>

I hope I did not miss anyone. Forgive me if I did.</p>

<p>Roberta</p>

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[peterafle]

<p>Good Morning Nikonistas!<br>

I don't get out much, but last Friday, I was able to sneak out to see a friend's band at a local restaurant. They put on a great show, and this guy, their singer, pulled off bold and unexpected covers of Sade's "Smooth Operator" and Prince's "Purple Rain." Not your typical bar-band fare...<br>

I'll be back later with comments - looks like another fabulous exhibition of raw (or should I say NEF?) talent and artistry!<br>

PR</p><div></div>

[ofey_kalakar]

<p>A lot of great shots this week! <br>

Happy Nikon Wednesday Pic 2010: #16<br>

My contribution this week is from the archive. It is a picture of a graffiti panel on a wall located West of the downtown area of town. The artwerk is located along a network of alleyways collectively and surprisingly known as "Graffiti Alley". The pieces are thematic and of very high standard and are constantly changing. This piece deals with copyright rules.</p><div></div>

[bendinglight]

<p> Nikon Repair Tech Matt<br>

Converted a number of my lenses to fit my D700 so I tried my new old 55mm on him with a little art using CS4<br>

Nikon D700 55mm 1.2 iso400 1/20sec A5.6</p><div></div>

[kevin_delson]

<p>The 2010 Vancouver games were a photographers dream and nightmare.<br>

Although I had many shots in proper focus, this one stood out for me.<br>

I was getting very sleepy and began to stare as this figure skater was preparing for his performance on the ice.</p>

<p>My mind's eye in a sleep deprived state visualized this image. I later attempted to re-create what I saw through the magic of PP manipulation.</p>

<p>I am more amazed at what we (don't) see in the world around us.</p><div></div>

[doug_santo]

<p>Rufous Hummingbird. D200, 300mm. Thank you to those who commented on my photo last week.</p><div></div>

[david_ralph1]

<p>That's an outstanding hummingbird shot. How close were you, if you would share?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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[dougrice]

<p>There is so much talent represented here!<br />Too many to comment on, but, but here are my favorites:<br /><br />Chris C and Lawrence H - the stacking effect is wonderful<br />Gej - great composition and tonal pallet<br />Shun, Paul B, Paul H- great bird shots<br />Sanford, Louis M - lovely b/w<br />Tony H, Grant T, Shane S, George A, Markku V, Dave W- great lighting captured<br />Jose C - welcome!<br />Rick M - amazing bird shot<br />Raj K, Keith O, Ray G, Durukan P, Paul G, Raden M - terrific close-ups<br />Roberta D - great eye<br />Gabriel H - dramatic self-portrait</p>

[Peter_in_PA]

<p>The photo isn't as remarkable as the crocus. As far as we can recall, in 5 years, this plant has not surfaced one time, and this year it sprouted up with one single blossom. Didn't even know it was there!</p><div></div>

[doug_santo]

<p>David Ralph -</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

<p>I used a D200 with a Nikon 300/2.8, 1.4x teleconverter, 1/1250 s, f/2.8, ISO 500, shutter priorty, spot metering. With the teleconverter and crop sensor body this works out to an effective focal length of about 630mm. The camera was mounted on a tripod and I used a cable shutter release. I estimate I was about 20 feet from the bird. The bird in the image is probably about 1.2 to 1.4 times lifesize. I generally use shutter priorty letting ISO float to about 750. On a bright day, I keep the shutter around 1/2000s. Even at that speed I rarely stop wing action unless the wings are full forward or full back and about to reverse course.</p>

<p>Thank you for your interest and comment.</p>

<p>Doug</p>

[wpahnelas]

<p>spring is in full swing, and it always is a productive time for me and the kind of photographs i enjoy taking. i'm selecting this piece because i like the way my subject seems to be flying out of the frame.</p><div></div>

[don_harper_the_edge]

<p>Bluebells at Bull Run Regional Park in Northern Virginia.<br>

Nikon D300s with 70-200mm f2.8 at f8 1/500 sec. ISO is 640 and focal length 155mm.</p>

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[Rene11664880918]

<p><strong>Roberta...</strong> You are just too kind!<br>

<strong>Shun....</strong> That is a great shot! I wouldn't try to freeze the wings. To my own taste, BIF with frozen wings look like falling from the sky! But that is just me.... Hopefully next week I'll have a bird's shot with a 500 mm.... :) It is supposed to be delivered on Saturday! In Sunday we are having a nice sunny day! Oh! I forgot, Sunday, Monday, etc doesn't matter coz I have no job :) </p>

[jimitav]

<p>Helicopter ride above lake Plastira in Greece.</p><div></div>

[rayyeager]

<p>My Favs:<br>

Louis ... awesome flower in BW.<br>

Roberta ... fantastic macro.</p>

<p>This is my Isabella.</p><div></div>

[douglasely]

<p>Soon to be mother Robin too heavy to fly away. She let me get very close before running away.<br>

D300, Nikkor AF 300mm f4, Lightroom PP </p><div></div>

[joseph_gewickey]

<p>tons of amazing stuff from everyone today! I'll be back later so I can really enjoy them all when there's time. For now, one shot from my latest endeavor, trying my hand at a little pre-dinner food photography-</p><div></div>

[myking76]

<p><img src="http://www.myking76.com/Animals/San-Francisco-Zoo-II/ENG4455/839873415_d3v3W-L-2.jpg" alt="" width="399" height="600" /><br /> <strong>D700 @ 650mm, f/4.8, 1/800 sec, ISO 200</strong></p>

[chansonbleu]

<p>Pic of the week.</p><div></div>

[Keith Gierman]

<p>Have not been inspired to shoot much lately. Annual vacation to Florida has provided some opportunities. D80, 70-300VR</p><div></div>