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PHOTO-A-DAY: JANUARY 2014

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  • PB_PMPB_PM Posts: 4,494Member
    edited January 2014
    @Rx4Photo Beautiful image. What was the source of the red light? I'm assuming it was skiers, but I'm used to ski hills being artificially lit for night use.
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    If I take a good photo it's not my camera's fault.
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  • rschnaiblerschnaible Posts: 308Member
    My share today,

    Setubal Nights - BW
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  • calengorcalengor Posts: 277Member
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    My first attempt at shooting the stars, back on July 3rd at around 11pm. I made several mistakes: I left the shutter open for too long, stopped the lens down instead of leaving it wide open, and haven't gotten my eyes checked in too long which made it difficult to focus on the stars. Haven't gotten a chance to get somewhere that dark since.

    Monongohela National Forest at Spruce Knob Lake - D7100, 35mm f/1.8 at f/4, ISO 800, 30 sec exposure.
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  • dissentdissent Posts: 1,355Member
    @ calengor - It's a nice effort. I like the mix of tones and the cloud forms. Looking forward to seeing more in PAD.

    @ Hipshot - also a nice set of shots this month.

    @ PB_PM - that frog-mallard shot is wild. Great capture!

    @ PitchBlack - another nice set of images this month. Thanks for posting. Interesting to (try to) follow along with the various discussions you all are having over the fine details of lens performance in the context of the pictures shown.
    - Ian . . . [D7000, D7100; Nikon glass: 35 f1.8, 85 f1.8, 70-300 VR, 105 f2.8 VR, 12-24 f4; 16-85 VR, 300 f4D, 14E-II TC, SB-400, SB-700 . . . and still plenty of ignorance]
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  • nitro4menitro4me Posts: 252Member
    DSC_0504
    My Lil Buddy Scooter, he is scared of my D610 and 24-120 combo :)
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  • FreezeActionFreezeAction Posts: 915Member
    DocHoliday
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  • ttsisgoodttsisgood Posts: 248Member
    A Spiral Staircase

    Spiral Staircase, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, 2013-11-02
    D7000/D600/D800 Various lenses
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  • flight3flight3 Posts: 379Member
    edited January 2014
    Very nice @Calengor, I like the interesting yellowish green clouds.
    Someone was following me so I decided to take a picture of him :P
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    D3100 | 18-55mm | F3.5 | ISO100 | 18mm | 2.5 Sec
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    Nikon D3100, 18-55mm VR, 50mm 1.8D, Sigma 70-200mm 2.8 OS, Yongnuo YN-560 II Speedlight Flash www.dreshad.com
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  • exnucboyexnucboy Posts: 10Member
    Bryce Canyon, Utah
    Bryce Canyon, Utah
    Nikon D800E & 14-24mm
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  • dissentdissent Posts: 1,355Member
    edited January 2014
    Not a scientific study, but here's an example of D7100 output at higher ISO. This is an interior shot from the "Women of Vision" exhibit at the National Geographic Society Museum in Washington DC.

    Inside Nat Geo Museum 03
    D7100, ISO 6400, 12-24/4 @ 24mm, f/4, 1/200, cropped to 5x7 and noise reduction in LR4
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    - Ian . . . [D7000, D7100; Nikon glass: 35 f1.8, 85 f1.8, 70-300 VR, 105 f2.8 VR, 12-24 f4; 16-85 VR, 300 f4D, 14E-II TC, SB-400, SB-700 . . . and still plenty of ignorance]
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  • Rx4PhotoRx4Photo Posts: 1,200Member
    Thanks PB_PM. Each skier held a pole approximately 6 feet in length and at each end there was a torch - just like those you'd see used to alert traffic of an issue ahead. There had to have been 30 to 40 skiers participating in this segment. In another segment (that didn't photograph so well) the skiers were essentially human Christmas trees - wearing all black with different colored lights wrapped around their entire bodies. As they came down the slopes they all danced in a well choreographed pattern to create a very cool effect.
    D800 | D7000 | Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 | 24-70mm f/2.8 | 70-200mm f/2.8 | 35mm f/1.8G | 85mm f/1.4G | Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art | Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art | Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM | Zeiss 100mm Makro-Planar ZF.2 | Flash controllers: Phottix Odin TTL

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  • jimojimo Posts: 2,532Member
    Fox Sparrow
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  • WestEndBoyWestEndBoy Posts: 1,456Member
    Shot taken with the Sigma 35mm/1.4... just because I felt like it.

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    Where is that Pitchblack?
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  • itsnotmeyouknowitsnotmeyouknow Posts: 481Member
    I was given a £500 camera shop voucher for Christmas, so combined it with my Sony RX100 mark II to get the Sony RX10. Great camera with a constant f/2.8 from effective focal length of 24 - 200. Perfect walk about camera. Gave it a bit of a run out today:

    BW-Moody-afternoon
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  • calengorcalengor Posts: 277Member
    @dissent @flight3 thanks!

    I was surprised at how much light from the sun way past the horizon there still was at that time of night, even if it was only 2 weeks after the solstice. I found someone recently with property close to where I live with less light pollution, so I might head up to their farm and give shooting the stars another try. The nice thing about where I took that picture is that monongohela at night is pretty much pitch black, it's just that was the only night where the cloud cover cooperated.

    Here's one of my favorite shots from the past year - it was pretty windy that day, but burst shooting helped me get this one:
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    D7100, 18-55mm kit lens from my D40x at 55mm f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/1000 sec
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  • BesoBeso Posts: 464Member
    Foggy Morning ....
    Foggy Morning on the Willamette
    Occasionally a decent image ...
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  • PierrePierre Posts: 360Member
    _0061023
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  • exnucboyexnucboy Posts: 10Member
    Bryce Canyon, Utah

    D800E & 24-70mm/2.8
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  • FreezeActionFreezeAction Posts: 915Member
    BullsArse
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  • flight3flight3 Posts: 379Member
    A shot near Pioneer Square
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    Nikon D3100, 18-55mm VR, 50mm 1.8D, Sigma 70-200mm 2.8 OS, Yongnuo YN-560 II Speedlight Flash www.dreshad.com
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  • scoobysmakscoobysmak Posts: 215Member
    edited January 2014
    Since the theme seems to be popular locations or sites I will give my recent "outing". It needs more post processing but there is a significant learning curve I must overcome.


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  • ttsisgoodttsisgood Posts: 248Member
    edited January 2014
    Manhattan from a distance with plane taking off from JFK Airport

    Manhattan's Freedom Tower seen from Summit, New Jersey, with plane taking off from JFK at sunrise, 2013-11-03
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    D7000/D600/D800 Various lenses
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  • Capt_BaneCapt_Bane Posts: 63Member
    edited January 2014
    Hello everyone ! .... heartiest New Year wishes .......... I've been away for a long time and PAD is awesome as ever !! .... far too many great images to comment upon -- they all are superb !!
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  • Capt_BaneCapt_Bane Posts: 63Member
    Here's a Spangled Drongo from me ....

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  • kanuckkanuck Posts: 1,300Member
    Frozen water runoff in Cheorwon, Gangwon-Do near the North Korea border:


    Frozen Cheorwon
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