Nikon Wednesday Pic 2010: #21

[wpahnelas]

<p>ben franklin suggested the wild turkey be chosen instead of the bald eagle as symbol of the united states... seen up close and personal, one might very well wonder what old ben saw in this bird -- but then, there's no accounting for taste.<br>

seriously, they are pretty impressive critters. i happened to be in the right place monday afternoon during my lunch break to capture this and a handful of other images. being low down in the grass as i was made it a challenge to keep focus on the bird, all the while keeping movement and noise to a minimum.<br>

the turkey, by the way, is looking for her chicks, who are hiding nearby. they reunited shortly after i went back to the office...</p><div></div>

[birdied]

<p>Wonderful Wednesday !! Thanks to everyone who commented on my photo last week, you really encourage me.<br>

The little guy stopped long enough to get a couple of shots. Amazing how macro has be chasing and talking to bugs.<br>

D300 60mm micro f/16 s/125 </p>

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[doug_santo]

<p>St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Los Angeles. D700, 14mm. Thank you to those who commented on my photo last week.</p><div></div>

[eric_blair1]

<p>I finally feel like I'm getting back into the swing of things after a bit of an absence. this forum is a great motivator to keep shooting. I captured this at a local museum/garden.</p><div></div>

[3sh]

<p>D300, 1/160s, f/5.6, ISO 200 at 260mm.</p><div></div>

[phil_burt]

<p>Another Wednesday here on Photo.net and another wonderful days of viewing photos from around the world. I love it.<br>

Thanks to those that mentioned my photo last week. <br>

This week for me I am back into the barn scene. I have been away all week so I grabbed one from a few weeks back.<br>

phil b<br>

benton, ky</p><div></div>

[rodeo_joe1]

<p>The lately arrived warm weather brought this Speckled Wood butterfly to my garden. They're normally an extremely shy species, but this one hung around long enough for me to grab half-a-dozen handheld shots.<br>

Focus was very shallow, so I tried my hand at focus stacking for the first time. OK, so you can see the join if you look hard enough, but I'm reasonably happy with the result. Taken with a D700 and Sigma 70-300 "Apo" zoom.</p><div></div>

[bartimeus1]

<p>Just a quick throwing of this week`s capture from yesterday evening!<br>

Hope a very fine day for everyone at this thread and thanking for sharing such fine captures as, for example, Roberta`s and Shun`s!<br>

Mine was shot with D700 + Sigma 24-60mm/2.8 DG EX (great piece of optics for the price!).</p><div></div>

[munim]

Happy Wednesday. I keep returning to this flower pot at a nearby shop and found a visitor. D90+Tamron17-50 @ 50mm, 1/320 s, f/4, ISO200.<div></div>

[don_harper_the_edge]

<p>Blue Angels performing at Andrews AFB.<br>

Nikon D3 with 70-200mm lens 1/1000 at f16 with ISO 640. Lens at 200mm.</p><div></div>

[jeff_smith26]

<p>My first Wednesday post!</p>

<p>This was shot with my Nikon F6 and Kodak Ektar 100. I can't remember the lens (it was only last week!), but I'm pretty sure it was my 90mm macro. thanks! Jeff</p><div></div>

[myking76]

<p>Happy Wednesday Everyone! This is from the AMA West Coast Moto Jam @ Infineon Raceway.</p><div></div>

[p. wang]

<p>Shoreline.</p><div></div>

[Lou_Meluso]

<p>Bicycle Sculpture<br>

F3HP, Vivitar 200mm f/3.5, Fuji Superia 400</p><div></div>

[jannekaakinen]

<p>Hi! I found out where they are hiding the upcoming D400... ;)</p>

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[rj4u]

<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3437/4563115699_0d50deec3b_o.jpg" alt="" /><br>

My first post. D5000, 55-200mm, f/5.6,1/200.<br>

RJ.</p>

[ShunCheung]

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<p>Hi! I found out where they are hiding the upcoming D400... ;)</p>

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<p>And it uses this new EN-124 battery. :-)</p>

<p>Nice catch, Janne.</p>

[woolly1]

<p>Another scorching Sunday morning. Just killing time before golf .... Phew!<br>

D300 Nikkor 105/2.8 afd 1/5000 @ 2.8 iso200</p><div></div>

[pieter_nel1]

<p>Great photos as usual. Here is mine taken about 90 minutes ago. Would have loved less clutter in front. D80 18-200 @ 200 5.6 1/135</p><div></div>

[LindaM]

<p>I have had a busy couple of weeks. I will just comment on a few today<br>

Keith Obye, Those blossoms look like little critters, with two fallen on their backs, and the third standing. Makes me chuckle to myself.<br>

Mitchell Freedman, That must be some bright door, if this image is desaturated! I love New Orleans...live just across the lake.<br>

Roberta Davidson, Really sharp! I talk to my subjects too. Adds to my crazy camera lady image.<br>

Jeff Smith, Welcome. Lovely colors and motion blur.<br>

Mine this week is from the races at Louisiana Downs. Jockeys are sort the rock stars of the race track.</p><div></div>

[brian_chan4]

<p>Great photos this week thus far. Spent some time at Huntington Gardens in Pasadena, CA.<br>

<img src="http://bchan.smugmug.com/photos/879778499_z58W6-O.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="469" /><br>

<strong> D80 @ 52mm, 1/160s, f/8, ISO100.</strong></p>

[torben.palm]

<p>Great work everybody. Wow - it's Wednesday and the summer is coming. Here is a picture taken at Copenhagen Carnival 2010.</p><div></div>

[adey]

<p>Wonderful Wednesday, as always.</p>

<p>I've been shooting film since last week and as the films aren't back from the labs yet I am posting an older shot of mine.</p>

<p>I've decided to stick with film for this one - this was my 5th exposure of my first roll of Kodak Ektar!</p>

<p>Adey</p><div></div>

[arturo___senosain]

<p>La Punta - Callao in Lima Peru<br>

Nikon d5000 + Tamrom 18-270 / f6 1/200 iso200</p><div></div>

[eturner]

<p>Here is mine for the week. Friends of mine that got married this weekend. Saved as Aged Photo in LR.</p><div></div>