Even More Fun Pictures with Nikon

[m_driscoll]

Terrific stuff, Matt. Don't need stealth sometimes, when the extra focal length means you don't have to be up in peoples faces. Glad to see you're happy with the purchase. I know I certainly am.

Lloyd: I'm very happy with it! There's a D3s in the rental dept. at Glazer's in Seattle. I'm going to see if I could get it for some night/low light shots. It'll be interesting to see how this lens does. And, thanks for the comment.

Jorgen/Otumay: thanks for the comments.

Cheers,

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[m_driscoll]

You're right about the need for multiple light sources to get that "Dave Hill" look, but I do like the processing, very nice effect that stands on its own.

I took a stab at that same "Dave Hill" look a while back. Here's a sample:

Nice photos. Now, I have to google "Dave Hill". Cheers.

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[m_driscoll]

one of the good things hanging around celebrities with a camera (and authorization): you never know when some shots might turn out as valuable(!) keepers. OTOH it means you basically have to keep all shots from all sessions, guess in your case it tranlates into stacks of TBs...

Nice semi-stealth series. :thumbup:

Btw did you try a vertical crop on #3 & 4 ? It seems to work extremely well...

Corlan F: Thanks, and I did #4. I'll look at #3 again. Cheers.

 

[m_driscoll]

Yes:

a) You have to convert to DNG, and

b) CornerFix will complain about "unsupported Camera model" - just ignore that.

Sandy

Sandy: Thanks for the info. Cheers.

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[Lloyd]

Playing around with a new version of Topaz Detail. Here is Old Ben:

Very nice result. :thumbup:

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Today is His Majesty the King of Thailand’s 82nd birthday. There have been celebrations all over the country from early in the morning. Here's a student choir singing at Sanam Luang in Bangkok during sunrise.

S5 with Tamron 17-50 @ 36mm and f/5.6

 

[viablex1]

perfectly framed old boy!!!

 

[Lloyd]

+1

 

[JohnH]

Hi John. Actually, it's the "Broad's Fork Twins", which is the next major peak south of Mt. Olympus. It's the most prominent, westerly peak between Big Cottonwood Canyon and Little Cottonwood Canyon. The East "Twin" isn't visible from the angle of this shot, which was taken from my front porch.

As for snow, we haven't had much here yet either. Looks like it's coming next week... I hope so, we'll need the water next summer for sure.

Lloyd,

It looked familiar and it has been a few years since I was there. I managed to hike to the top of Mt Olympus a couple of times, tremendous views.

I hope you enjoy the snow - I miss the powder.

Cheers,

John

 

[Lloyd]

Lloyd,

It looked familiar and it has been a few years since I was there. I managed to hike to the top of Mt Olympus a couple of times, tremendous views.

I hope you enjoy the snow - I miss the powder.

Cheers,

John

Thanks John. It's snowed a trace today, with more predicted for 5 out of the next 7 days. Looking forward to some skiing.

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Thanks guys. Yesterday, I went to the beach, and there was some competition going on. Looked like fun, but it's probably safer behind the camera
Those guys move fast, and framing a shot when they move parallel to the beach is hard work, particularly with the TC.


S5 with Nikkor 300mm f/4.0 AF and Tamron 1.4x TC @ f/8.0

S5 with Nikkor 300mm f/4.0 AF @ f/5.0

 

[Lloyd]

Thanks guys. Yesterday, I went to the beach, and there was some competition going on. Looked like fun, but it's probably safer behind the camera
Those guys move fast, and framing a shot when they move parallel to the beach is hard work, particularly with the TC.

Wow. Nice! I really like the spray coming up on that second one.

 

[fultonpics]

make sure you wear a mask before attempting this.

Last night at Shark's game (shot with inferior 70-200 vr1 at ice level; iso 2500):

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

make sure you wear a mask before attempting this.

Wow... great timing. Does your 70-200 have a mask?

 

[Lloyd]

Shot this for some friends, and made this version for them to use as a Christmas card, on which we added text on the left.

D3, 28-70/2.8:

 

[Lloyd]

make sure you wear a mask before attempting this.

Last night at Shark's game (shot with inferior 70-200 vr1 at ice level; iso 2500):

Nice catch... no pun intended.

 

[fultonpics]

VERY NICE Lloyd!

 

[fultonpics]

Jorgen

i use a very cheap (as in cheapest) filter. i had a baseball hit it last year and with pliers was able to remove what was left of the filter and slap a new one on. no, you do not want to buy my used lenses....

 

[Lloyd]

VERY NICE Lloyd!

Thanks Bob, much appreciated.

 

[m_driscoll]

make sure you wear a mask before attempting this.

Last night at Shark's game (shot with inferior 70-200 vr1 at ice level; iso 2500):

Nicely done. I guess he stopped the goal. Cheers.

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