Fun Pictures with Nikon

[Lloyd]

Love that shot Jorgen... Here's one from a recent trip to Puerto Rico, and yes, that's what I had for lunch

Yum!!! Nice. Where were you. I lived in PR for a while in the 70s. I lived the Rio Piedras section of San Juan, and then in Arecibo. Loved it there, but haven't been back for years.

 

[David K]

Another from the beach across the street... BTW, these are with the Zeiss 28/2 on the D3

 

[David K]

LLoyd, these were taken not far from the airport in San Juan but I did have the opportunity to drive through Arecibo on my way to Rincon to visit a photographer friend. Stopped in Isabela (beautiful little town) and many other incredibly scenic spots down there. Too many folks limit themselves to San Juan when visiting and miss the best parts of the island.

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Great beach shot, David.

The boy with the red hair was a bit tricky, and unfortunately, it isn't sharp. I was on an express-boat on one of the canals in Bangkok and spotted him at one of the stops, standing among a lot of other people in the shadow. The boat had started moving and the side-curtains were going up before I could get a clear shot. Had I seen him before, I would have gotten off to take some photos of him and his friends. They had all coloured their hair in some spectacular shades of the rainbow. The schools here are closed for the summer holiday, so kids are free to freak out. At most schools, black is the only colour that is permitted, and even the length of the hair is decided by the school board or headmaster.

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Here's another one from today. Taken from a boat going in the opposite direction.

D80 with 70-300 ED @ 240mm and f/7.1

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Last one for today: Thaksin supporter at the political rally around Government House in Bangkok today.

D80 with 70-300mm ED @ 270mm and f/5.6

 

[ddk]

Last one for today: Thaksin supporter at the political rally around Government House in Bangkok today.

D80 with 70-300mm ED @ 270mm and f/5.6

Odd color for one of Thailand's biggest capitalists, wonder how much he was paid to show up.:clap:

Hey, I just noticed that we match!

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Odd color for one of Thailand's biggest capitalists, wonder how much he was paid to show up.:clap:

This is marketing. The red colour is popular among football fans in Thailand, since it's used by the most popular English teams, and most men here are football fans. I wouldn't be surprised if the uniforms are made by the same factories that make supporter gear for the football groupies...

Hey, I just noticed that we match!

So you're a Thaksin supporter too or is it Man U?

 

[ddk]

So you're a Thaksin supporter too or is it Man U?

I support myself!:thumbs:

 

[Lloyd]

LLoyd, these were taken not far from the airport in San Juan but I did have the opportunity to drive through Arecibo on my way to Rincon to visit a photographer friend. Stopped in Isabela (beautiful little town) and many other incredibly scenic spots down there. Too many folks limit themselves to San Juan when visiting and miss the best parts of the island.

I agree, there's so much more the PR than San Juan, and then even the parts of San Juan most tourists see (Old San Juan, etc), while nice, don't really give you much of the full flavor of the island. Rincon, eh? For my $$ the best surfing on that side of the continent!!

Thanks for the nostalgia.

 

[glenerrolrd]

Another from the beach across the street... BTW, these are with the Zeiss 28/2 on the D3

I see the 28/2 is working out. Its a sweet lens on a D3 or D700. Nice photo looks like you are managing to get in a little shooting.

 

[JohnH]

Last one for today: Thaksin supporter at the political rally around Government House in Bangkok today.

D80 with 70-300mm ED @ 270mm and f/5.6

Jorgen,

Some nice color. I am in Australia for a week - just hope the red shirts don't close the airport down before I return!

Cheers,

John

 

[Cindy Flood]

Another from the beach across the street... BTW, these are with the Zeiss 28/2 on the D3

David,
The colors are spectacular!

 

[JohnH]

Bangkok again. D2Xs, 17-55mm at 55mm. 1/250, f2.8.

 

[JohnH]

Another one. D2Xs, 17-55 mm at 55mm. 1/160, f2.8

 

[JohnH]

D2Xs, 17-55mm at 55mm. 1/320, f6.7. This lady was 'on camera' and loving every second. I don't know what she was singing but she was enjoying herself tremendously.

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Unusual makeup for Thailand on the white lady, John. I like it nonetheless. A slightly higher exposure would probably have given it more "Bang"

Here's another one from the canal. It was my intention to place these next to each other, since most people have wide screen monitors these days, but the gallery here reduces the size of photos wider than 900px and leaves artifacts during the reduction, so I stacked them instead. I couldn't decide on b&w or colour here, and two is better than one anyway, isn't it...?

D80 with Tamron 17-50 @ 26mm and f/3.2

 

[routlaw]

. I couldn't decide on b&w or colour here, and two is better than one anyway, isn't it...?

Jorgen, nice work as always, I will vote on the b&w for this one.

John nice batch of images there!

Rob

 

[woodyspedden]

Unusual makeup for Thailand on the white lady, John. I like it nonetheless. A slightly higher exposure would probably have given it more "Bang"

Here's another one from the canal. It was my intention to place these next to each other, since most people have wide screen monitors these days, but the gallery here reduces the size of photos wider than 900px and leaves artifacts during the reduction, so I stacked them instead. I couldn't decide on b&w or colour here, and two is better than one anyway, isn't it...?

D80 with Tamron 17-50 @ 26mm and f/3.2

Jordan

I vote for the color version. The B&W is nice but this image has little context so the color adds impact. The combination of small DOF and nicely saturated color without overblowing it makes for a really nice image. Great job

Woody

 

[Lloyd]

I think I prefer the color as well. I'm a b/w junkie, but here the color tells more of the story.