Nikon Wednesday 2013: #26

[jannekaakinen]

<p>Hi! On Midsummer Eve we had a small party, which traditionally included a bonfire. It's supposed to scare off the evil spirits, but I think I saw Balrog in ours... :)</p>

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[jannekaakinen]

<p>One of the youngest Midsummer party-goers, feeling a bit tired...</p>

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[kevin mayo]

<p>Nikon V1 early morning light<br>

<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yQdYnixeCww/UbmhwAIK0HI/AAAAAAAAAQM/pqpm7Y6IvEo/s1600/Front+003.JPG" alt="" width="1600" height="1071" /></p>

[r1a2d3ok]

<p>Feeding time. Nikon D3X, Nikon 300 2.8, Nikon TC-20E-III, 600mm,F/10, 1/1250 sec, ISO 400</p><div></div>

[StanleyBeck]

<p>Blue Heron</p><div></div>

[robert_wayt]

<p>If you don't mind a brag, my daughter graduates her residency on Thursday night. Here she is in an environmental portrait. I shot it two years ago in one of the hospital's trauma rooms.</p><div></div>

[DawsonPointers]

<p>Greetings from the depths of northern Ontario.<br>

Here are some shots from a walkabout in the woods in Quebec Last week.<br>

First is the Lake in the morning.</p><div></div>

[DawsonPointers]

<p>#2 A lady's slipper (a bit the worse for wear).</p>

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[DawsonPointers]

<p>#3 Some mushrooms</p><div></div>

[jpalmer57]

<p>I had similar atmospherics as Matt for the supermoon, so I offer a shot of the other orb in the sky. Sunset over a small marina in Colonial Beach, Va last week.</p><div></div>

[rodeo_joe1]

<p>Been playing with HDR effects. D800 + Tamron SP 28-75mm.</p><div></div>

[john_demarco]

<p>A good Nikon Wednesday to all! Thought i would put up another train shot today.</p><div></div>

[ChrisSpeaker]

<p>A local robin for me this week. Enjoy! Nikon D800 + Nikon 70-200mm VR I w/ 2x tele.</p><div></div>

[ChrisSpeaker]

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[ChrisSpeaker]

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[Jon Eckman]

<p>Another impressionistic super moon -</p><div></div>

[panayotis_papadopoulos]

<p>Hello my dear Nikonistas. How are you? I wish all the best for everyone. Here's another shot of the moon hand held. I guess If I had a tripod with me it would be more easy and better. But I think this one is OK too...hope you have enjoyed this (big) moon wherever you were. See you!<br /> P.S. the image of the moon is heavily cropped.</p><div></div>

[joe_cormier]

<p>I would like to respectfully ask Harvey or anyone else the settings he selected on his exceptional photo of a Northern Cardinal.<br>

What advantage is there in shooting a still subject at 1/2000 with an iso of 1600? I see many photographers using a very fast shutter speed with an (unnecessary?) high iso. I have read that shooting at the lowest iso possible in obtaining a quality shot is the preferred method. Again, this is not a criticism but a question that I have not been able to get a definitive answer on. As always, thanks in advance. Joe </p>

[pge]

<p>At the Vistek Photo Show in Mississauga with a D800. He was shooting a Canon, but that softbox that is just in the top of the frame had a Nikon Speedlight in it.</p><div></div>

[Andy Murphy]

<p>Lottery Powerball holds hope for all of great riches: It's coincidental, but ad for Wild Boar fits nicely with the Powerball ad.</p><div></div>

[ShunCheung]

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<p>I would like to respectfully ask Harvey or anyone else the settings he selected on his exceptional photo of a Northern Cardinal.<br />What advantage is there in shooting a still subject at 1/2000 with an iso of 1600? I see many photographers using a very fast shutter speed with an (unnecessary?) high iso.</p>

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<p>Joe, you are looking at a brief moment in time. I don't know about Harvey's shooting conditions, but I have run into similar situations a lot. The bird could be flying around and landed for a brief moment, and you have no prior idea how long it would stay. Therefore, you fire off a few captures while you can and don't necessarily fine tune your exposure as if you had a still subject such as a flower vase inside a studio that wouldn't move for another 15 minutes.</p>

<p>Additionally, for birds, even though they maybe standing, they still move around or just move their head. You still need 1/1000 sec to stop all motion while using a long lens.</p>

<p>I used very similar settings as Harvey for the Bullock's Oriole image below: D7100 with a 400mm lens stopped down to f5.6, 1/2000 sec and ISO 1600. The oriole was moving around the flowers to feed such that while it wasn't flying, you still need over 1/1000 sec to stop all the motion. Lighting was not ideal, so I used ISO 1600, which is where the D7000 and D7100 have a distinct advantage over the D300/D300S.</p><div></div>

[ShunCheung]

<p>Happy birthday to Rich Johnson's father, and congratulations to Robert's daughter's graduation.</p>

<p>Now I turn to some younger people. These two kids were playing with the Perplexus Epic game, which has a little ball that you can move around (with a lot of difficulty) a maze inside a sealed transparant sphere.</p>

<p>Nikon D700 with 50mm/f1.4 AF-S lens at f3.5, 1/60 sec and ISO 400 with fill flash from SB-900.</p><div></div>

[bruce_brown]

<p>Robert Wayt: Trauma, I see no trauma at all ;-) ... congrats to you and she !! Rodeo Joe ... wow factor ...+++ , thanks all ... laptop being pulled away by co-workers to look, and gasp, at each and every one.</p>

[john_harper9]

<p>Went for an evening paddle to watch the super moon rise over the lake. Very serene evening.</p><div></div>

[georg_s1]

<p>Happy wednesday!<br>

Patrick S., I like your "photo-story" a lot. This small set, including the diary-part, really tells a story.</p>

<p>I'm still trying to learn how to get the most out of a PC-Nikkor:</p>

<p><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2844/9104265362_fd4c272422_c.jpg" alt="" width="612" height="800" /><br>

sculpture "ship-builder" and steam-tug, PC-E 45/2.8D full swing, full aperture</p>