Nikon Wednesday 2014: #48

[Matt Laur]

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<p>Hi again Nikon folks, and a happy Wednesday. A bit of week-to-week déjà vu, as I'm still working on the pano project from last week. Just another on-the-scene shot, with the rig inside one of the spaces we're photographing. What's not shown in the photo is the amount of time we spent wrestling with a faulty generator connector that was dropping one phase to the vehicle and half of the lighting. Always leave some extra time to work on projects like these. What have you been up to? Share a photo!</p><div></div>

[Andy Murphy]

<p>At 2014 Celebrity Chili Cook Off for SPCA Saturday</p><div></div>

[lex_jenkins]

<p>I snagged a copy of the free version of Photomatix and thought I'd try it again. Last version I tried several years ago lacked the subtlety I wanted. I tried the new version on some October snaps of fading signs and new graffiti in my neighborhood on a very sunny, contrasty late afternoon. The new version of Photomatix is very good, with plenty of tweaks to tame contrast without going overboard into fantasy land.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17910967-md.jpg" alt="DSC_2450_tonemapped_October 17, 2014_Nikon 1 V1_LR4" width="680" height="453" border="0" /><br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17910966-md.jpg" alt="DSC_2452_October 17, 2014_NIKON 1 V1_LR4" width="680" height="454" border="0" /><br>

Nikon V1 & 10-30 VR kit zoom.</p>

[donbright]

<p>First try at Ilford XP2 400-Super. It was raining out, and no one in the Restaurant, so light levels were very low. This one was handheld, wide open at 1/15th. Two other frames didn't do so well.</p><div></div>

[johnfarrar]

<p>Stream near Barf End</p><div></div>

[peteraitch]

<p>Went down to our local marsh (the River Dee, between England and Wales) the other day, with my trusty CoolPix...</p><div></div>

[User_2019667]

<p>The Marshall Point light, Port Clyde, Maine. This light house was made famous by Tom Hanks in Forest Gump.</p><div></div>

[User_2019667]

<p>Memorial at Port Clyde, Maine for fisherman who went to sea and never came back.</p><div></div>

[ChrisSpeaker]

<p><a name="00cyZ2"></a><a href="/photodb/user?user_id=6789788">Don Bright</a> - I like the tones of your image.<br>

Here are mine for the week. Nikon D800 + Nikon 28-70mm f2.8. Enjoy.</p><div></div>

[ChrisSpeaker]

<p>#2</p><div></div>

[ChrisSpeaker]

<p>#3</p><div></div>

[Kent Shafer]

<p>American Thanksgiving Day is tomorrow. My dad is hosting the family party, so I printed up these cards for him to pass out. They feature his own handsome visage. I think he'll like them.</p><div></div>

[rodeo_joe1]

<p>Only ventured as far as my back garden this week to take this fantastic display of Callicarpe berries as we head into winter. The picture really doesn't do justice to their amazing shade of purple and I think this year is the best they've ever been. I'd really recommend one of these bushes to anyone whose garden lacks a bit of autumn/winter colour.<br>

D800 + Sigma 70-300mm Apo.</p><div></div>

[Bill J Boyd]

<p>A bike race from 2011 in Dallas.</p><div></div>

[DawsonPointers]

<p>These were taken this morning at 7:20AM as the light was first appearing. The blue cast of the snow and the yellow/orange of the halogen landscape lights caught my eye. </p><div></div>

[DawsonPointers]

<p>Here's the second one.</p><div></div>

[bogdan_nicolescu]

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[oliver_flint]

<p>Gdansk - August 2014</p><div></div>

[thadley]

<p><img src="/photo/17870247" alt="" />This one was taken in October in my local park in Candiac next to the St. Lawrence river that looks more like an ocean. I opened the aperture wide with no intention of having the trees and leaves on the ground in focus. I was just strolling around with my camera and experimenting while enjoying the superb Fall weather. Lots of nice images so far.</p>

<p>John R - I like those blue/orange shots you submitted. <br /> John F - love the warm and natural abstract<br /> Bill J - grabbed my attention<br /> Lex - thanks for the info about Photomatix - it is software I use once in a while. Rumor is that the latest cameras like the D810 have such superior (compared to D300) dynamic range that it reduces the need for Photomatix.<br /> Everybody else- Good stuff.</p>

<p>And for what it is worth and the reason I like this forum is the diversity of the images I experience here.</p>

<p>When the news shows the world in such turmoil, let us be Thankful - Happy Thanksgiving.</p><div></div>

[chip_chipowski]

<p>Roof creature.</p><div></div>

[ilkka_nissila]

<p>The opening of some seasonal festivities. A choir made of students of the Sibelius high school were performing at the steps of Helsinki Cathedral.</p><div></div>

[ilkka_nissila]

<p>A group of dancers from the National Ballet were showing some moves at the lobby of the Kamppi bus terminal.</p><div></div>

[ilkka_nissila]

<p>Members of the audience participated also.</p><div></div>

[JDMvW]

<p>Nikon F2 with 43-86mm zoom.<br>

First, not foremost, but not so bad as it's said to be (this is the slightly later, improved version).</p><div></div>

[panayotis_papadopoulos]

<p>Hello dear Nikon friends and have a nice week! Love your shots, keep them coming! Cheers!</p><div></div>