Nikon Wednesday 2014: #5

[Matt Laur]

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<p>As I write this, we're just hours from an appointment with the bone doc to remove a cast from my wife's arm. Six weeks without a right-hand grip is pure torture for a tool-using artist. Plus, the dogs are really tired of being walked by just me in team-of-horses mode.<br /><br />Slipping on the ice is a real risk (though we now know <em>all</em> about compression fractures to the distal radius!), so watch your balance and your footing. Especially true for us photographers, who are always looking at something else, and will sacrifice bones to prevent a nice camera rig from hitting the hard ground.<br /><br />It will indeed be a happy Nikon Wednesday around here, with the plaster prison gone! Photographed something about patience, or perhaps just <em>a patient</em>? Share!</p><div></div>

[tsypkin]

<p>@ Matt Laur -- your photo reminds me how lucky I am, having landed with all my 200 pounds on my wrist while walking the dog in a forest -- and not needing a doctor afterwards.<br>

Here are three dog photos.t </p><div></div>

[lex_jenkins]

<p>Pix of patients? Those, I have plenty of. My most recent date back to late December 2013, but I haven't posted 'em before.</p>

<p>My mom at JPS Lifespan clinic, December 27, 2013. It's been a rough year for mom's health, and the end of December was a particularly rough week. Yet she always manages to charm kidlets wherever we go. Here she is giving Rosie a ride in her power wheelchair and telling silly stories and singing songs.<br /><br /> <br /> <br /><a href="/photo/17636921&size=lg"><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17636921-md.jpg" alt="LR4_DSC_7821-1" width="680" height="454" border="0" /></a><br /> Nikon V1, 10-30 VR, SB-N5 flash bounced off ceiling to supplement the surprisingly pleasant lobby lighting. ISO 800, 1/60th @ f/5. The lobby lighting is warm in color temperature, which makes for nice b&w conversions after setting the white balance to around 6500-7500k or "cloudy" or "shade" settings.<br>

<br /> *<br /> <a href="/photo/17636920&size=lg"><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17636920-md.jpg" alt="LR4_DSC_7822-1" width="680" height="454" border="0" /></a><br /> Rosie listens intently to a mom story. Later, Rosie tried to negotiate a swap of her umbrella stroller for mom's power wheelchair.</p>

[tsypkin]

<p>And one more -- I think this is a German short hair pointer</p><div></div>

[tsypkin]

<p>And the last one</p><div></div>

[studio460]

<p>After several hours of exasperating L.A. traffic, we finally hit the open road . . .</p>

<p><img src="http://studio460.com/images/vmarauder3.jpg" alt="" /><br /> Nikon D3s + Sigma 35mm f/1.4</p>

<p><img src="http://studio460.com/images/vmarauderleg.jpg" alt="" /><br /> Nikon D3s + Sigma 35mm f/1.4</p>

<p><img src="http://studio460.com/images/vmarauder4.jpg" alt="" /><br /> Nikon D3s + Sigma 150mm f/2.8</p>

[CoryAmmerman]

<p>Picture of a patient? Sure. My wife gave birth to our first child last weekend, a daughter. She just couldn't wait until the proper time to put in an appearance, coming almost 11 weeks early. We had a bit of a scare earlier in the week, but Mom and baby are both doing well, I'm happy to report. Unfortunately the baby is going to have to spend a few weeks in the NICU since she decided to show up so early. :-)</p><div></div>

[raffal]

<p>Homework ....</p><div></div>

[raffal]

<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152026904288964.1073741836.712753963&type=1">Year of the Horse - (甲午)</a> - Bellagio Hotel,Las Vegas</p><div></div>

[lex_jenkins]

<p>Congratulations and best wishes, Cory. I remember January 2006 very well - my cousins and I were spending much of our time at Cook Children's Hospital after my cousin's first son, Stewart, was born with a serious heart defect. He just turned 8 this month and has made it through a few open heart surgeries, including one in late 2012. Kids are pretty tough and medical care is better than ever.</p>

[johnfarrar]

<p>After Elliot's moon pictures last week, thought I'd dig out an old picture of an omega sun.</p><div></div>

[jose_angel]

<p>Cory, not an issue these days. Same as my niece, few months later nobody can figure she wanted to arrive too early. Congratulations and also my best wishes for your family :)</p>

[jose_angel]

<center><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17667380-lg.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="700" /></center><center><strong>50/1.4AiS - FP4+ on D76</strong></center>

[kylebybee]

<p>A simple shot depicting Notan (balance between light and dark)</p><div></div>

[User_2019667]

<p>10 below zero so I shot through the dirty sliding glass door to catch the Cardinals and Sparrows at the feeder. <br>

I made that feeder for my Dad back in 1967. Held up pretty well. </p>

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[rarmstrong]

<p>The snow and cold continue in upper Michigan, but I've still managed to get out to try to catch the birds...but, I saw this red squirrel sticking it's nose into the snow...</p><div></div>

[rarmstrong]

<p>And then he pulled back and left a profile of his face...</p><div></div>

[Member69643]

<p>The peaks of mount Snowmore caught my eye...</p><div></div>

[tholte]

<p>Riding the railing</p><div></div>

[r1a2d3ok]

<p>Up close and personal with this male House Finch. Nikon D3X, Nikon 300 2.8, 1/500 sec, F/5.6, ISO 400</p><div></div>

[Kent Shafer]

<p>Patience maybe.</p>

<p>This is the shaving brush I used for nearly 40 years. Sadly, it had reached the end of the road, with only a few dozen bristles remaining.</p><div></div>

[Kent Shafer]

<p>I received a shiny new brush for Christmas, and a couple of days later the old one completely fell apart.</p><div></div>

[Andy Murphy]

<p>Matt, Glad you escaped the plastic prison. As a student, I was tackled doing an end run resulting in a diagonal break of the bone in the lower right leg which required a plaster cast from hip to foot. <br>

Freezing rain here today.</p><div></div>

[pegsphotos]

<p>Here is my yellow-bellied Sapsucker (I think) which took a little patience to catch. I believe it is a juvenile. I am not a true birder, but I do love them. I have not posted here, except for a couple of shots a few years ago. I see a few friends postings here occasionally though! I posted one photo to the no words forum yesterday, and found the courage to try here this morning! </p><div></div>

[john_harper9]

<p>A few images during the Polar Vortex the last few days.</p><div></div>