Nikon Wednesday 2019: #17

[Matt Laur]

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I've found a considerable overlap between some folks who nerd out on photography and some who enjoy the shooting sports. Something those two activities definitely have in common: increasingly middle-aged eyes can really mess things up! I've found that the diopter on my Nikon bodies' finders more than take care of my now fuzzier up-close vision. But if I'm trying to make a different kind of shot, which should result in a hole in a piece of paper 20 yards away ... reading-style glasses just don't work. Sure, those arm's-length-away sights are in focus, but you lose a clear view of your target and (more importantly) the safety that comes with situational awareness in your peripheral vision. The market economy to the rescue!

 

Just picked up a pair of shooting safety glasses that have a reader-style magnification area in the UPPER part of the lens. And I swapped lenses around so that it's only present for my right eye. As a result, my normal (perfectly good) distance vision still tells me what's going on around me and allows me to see that challenging piece of paper ... but with my head in the right place, I've got my right eye also giving me a crisp view of that all important front blade site. The mixed focusing takes a little getting used to, but it will definitely help me win those bullseye bets over who's buying lunch when we leave the range. Science! Any tricky optical shenanigans to share on this fine Nikon Wednesday? Let's see some photos!

[Dieter Schaefer]

D500 with 200-500 at 200mm, f/9, 1/250s, ISO 140

same except 1/160s, ISO 100

same except /125s

[ShunCheung]

Brandt Cormorant sky pointing

 

Nikon FX body with 500mm/f5.6 PF lens

 

 

Edited April 24, 2019 by ShunCheung

[mark45831]

D750 200-500

[marcel_carey]

Our Easter flowers shot standing up on a kitchen floor. Df, 28-80 3.3-5.6

 

[marcel_carey]

Same flowers with different angle and B&W treatment.

 

[Bill J Boyd]

Carolina Wren with D850 in Austin, Texas.

[Erik-Christensen]

cannot upload pt !! Edited April 24, 2019 by Erik-Christensen

[ShunCheung]

Hi Erik, it looks like there was a glitch for uploading image files. I too got an error that the file was too big. But it seems ok now.

 

Hummingbird image with D500 and 500mm PF lens.

 

[brian_niemi1]

D750 70-210mm f/4.0-5.6D at 210 mm 1/4000 sec @ f/11 ISO 2500

[heimbrandt]

A red-troated loon:

Nikon D850, AF-S 600/4VR, TC-14-EIII

[Tim Wilcox]

 

D800, 24-70 f/2.8. 1/250s, f/5.6, ISO 100. Lit with an Elinchrom ELB 400 on camera left.

[Erik-Christensen]

I try again

A Russian guy gave a flyboard show the other Sunday - not seen on that level before

 

[Erik-Christensen]

I think we only have this guy, who also work as instructor

 

[ilkka_nissila]

In recent weeks, I've been going to Porkkalanniemi quite frequently, there is a lot of mammal activity there this spring. D850, MB-D18, 500/5.6E PF, f/5.6, 1/1000s, ISO 1400, cropped by about 2x.

 

[ilkka_nissila]

At first I had difficulty getting close to the moose that were holding back at some distance but then they seemed to have gotten used to me and don't mind, even to the point where they're uncomfortably close to me. D850, 500 PF, f/5.6, 1/250s, ISO 800.

 

[ilkka_nissila]

This is one of my favorite deer images. D850, 500 PF, f/5.6, 1/500s, ISO 6400.

 

[bnelson]

[bnelson]

Was stuck in SoCal Whittier area for 3 weeks. Finally decided to practice Bird in Flight on a few wild fowls. Both are Red Headed Norwegiancoms.

[bertliang]

Nikon F, 50mm f1.2 Nikkor, Delta100, Rodinal semistand.

[JDMvW]

Kodak DCS 560 w/ Hoya R72

[mjferron]

"The Dog" D300 and 24mm AF at 2.8