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PHOTO-A-DAY: March 2013

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  • ben_v3ben_v3 Posts: 59Member
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    D600 | AF-S 24-70mm 1:2.8G ED | AF 20mm 1:2.8 D | SB-800
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben_v3/
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  • MikeGunterMikeGunter Posts: 543Member
    Hi,

    @ben_v3

    Such great smiles!

    My best,

    Mike
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  • adamzadamz Posts: 842Moderator
    exceptional snaps everybody, the PAD has once again moved to a new level!
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  • rschnaiblerschnaible Posts: 308Member
    Another Yosemite Falls capture in January between storms.....

    Valley View of Merced River and Yosemite Falls_HDR2
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  • itsnotmeyouknowitsnotmeyouknow Posts: 481Member
    Some from yesterday:

    Nikon D800 Nikkor 24 - 70 at 1/2000 ƒ/5.6 ISO 100 42 mm

    Looking-down-the-dock-of-the-bay

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  • SquamishPhotoSquamishPhoto Posts: 608Member
    Thanks, starralzn, beso and rifqi. Below is a slightly different take on the same spot with a different subject.

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    D800 • 200mm f2 @ f2.2 • 1/160 • ISO 160
    Mike
    D3 • D750 • 14-24mm f2.8 • 35mm f1.4A • PC-E 45mm f2.8 • 50mm f1.8G • AF-D 85mm f1.4 • ZF.2 100mm f2 • 200mm f2 VR2
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  • GitzoGitzo Posts: 174Member
    @ Ton I don't see how that little guy managed to get out there on that rope/cable; he looks like he's going to have to depend on his feet to get around for quite a while yet, looking at those little wings! Fabulous shot, by the way !

    @ Yetibuddha Wow! That guy looks familiar....wonder where I've seen him before ? Oh yeah....on the front end of my 1 ton Dodge diesel dually ! Most of the ones I've seen out there have been standing on top of the next mountain over.......that one must be friendlier than most of them. Great shot !

    @ proudgeek Excellent shot ! ( and thanks for giving all the data; I wish everyone would do it!)

    @ Kanuck That poor old buffalo looks like he's still "PO'"d" from when that dude put that rope through his nose ! ( I don't blame him.......I would be too ! )
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  • Rx4PhotoRx4Photo Posts: 1,200Member
    edited March 2013
    Superb, rschnaible.
    Really like that SquamishPhoto. The hair works perfectly with the eyes and overall look.

    Thanks for the kind comments on my last post.
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    D800; Zeiss 100mm Makro-Planar *T ZF.2 @ f/4 ; 1/2000 ; ISO 400
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    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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  • MsmotoMsmoto Posts: 5,398Moderator
    One from another thread, moved here:
    ohia Yellow ohia
    Msmoto, mod
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  • MsmotoMsmoto Posts: 5,398Moderator
    edited March 2013
    And, mine for today with my new 105 micro...Nikkkor...This is about a four cm tall head of a statue. SB-800 with Lumiquest box

    105mm f/2.8 Micro Nikkor Test
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  • adamzadamz Posts: 842Moderator
    gratz on buying the N105vr - finally :D
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  • proudgeekproudgeek Posts: 1,422Member
    I'm still not sure what to make of this one. Everything happened so quickly. I was sitting on the beach and all of a sudden these birds started going crazy just offshore. I didn't have much time to think about shutter speed (in a perfect world I would have shot a little more wide open to get it up to 640 or so), so only part of a few of the birds were in focus. You can just see the bait fish jump, which was the source of all the commotion.
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    D90 | 70-200 | 200mm | f/6.3 | 1/250s | ISO 400
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  • TheGipperTheGipper Posts: 110Member
    edited March 2013
    Lunch">image

    Alligator eating its lunch :)

    Nikon D600 + 70-200mm VRII + 1.7x TC.
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  • Dredden85Dredden85 Posts: 365Member
    Somebody had a bad day...
    D7000, 18-200VRII | 50 1.8G | SB-900
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  • cbgcbg Posts: 127Member
    edited March 2013
    Haven't posted anything in a while, but there hves been some fantastic images posted. Here's one of New York's Manhatten skyline taken from the Staten Island Ferry
    Manhatten Skyline
    D7000
    Tokina 12-24 f/4
    13mm, f/9, ISO 400, 1/1000
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  • YetibuddhaYetibuddha Posts: 388Member
    Nice photos all. Gipper, I guess the alligator likes his lunch RARE!
    And thanks for the comments on the Ram, Big Horn that is rather than Dodge! It was about 20 yards away. And I captured the image with a friend's, oh no, older Nikon 80-400. I guess it can perform at that distance.
    Well, its officially spring, although the weather would not confirm this. However, the photo below does. It is absolutely the first buttercup to arrive in my yard for the spring!
    Buttercup-2013
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  • dissentdissent Posts: 1,344Member
    edited March 2013
    Late Winter Sparrow 4
    First day of spring. Ha! Still cold, sun moving in and out behind clouds.
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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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  • mikepmikep Posts: 280Member
    are we allowed to post non nikon stuff ? this i did with a sony point and shoot from 2007. he had on the smallest underwear ive ever seen in public

    urada beach, tanegashima
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  • adamzadamz Posts: 842Moderator
    @mikep - yes we are allowed to post any shots we want :)
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  • GabGab Posts: 63Member
    An old zoo shot re-edited:
    DSC_9998
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  • obajobaobajoba Posts: 206Member
    Another of my GGB pics. D4, 24-70, fence post tripod with random shims for "leveling", timer since I have no remote :)
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    From Golden Gate
    D4 | 70-200 2.8 VR | 24-70 2.8 | TC-17e II
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  • itsnotmeyouknowitsnotmeyouknow Posts: 481Member
    Since we are allowed from any camera, here is one with the 645D from the lake district:

    Pentax 645D DA645 25mm f/4 at 1/60 ƒ/16 ISO 200 cropped to pano and converted in silver efex

    BW-looking-towards-Wasdale-head

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  • GitzoGitzo Posts: 174Member
    edited March 2013
    @ The Gipper........I love your alligator shot; I've spent a lot of time chasing alligators and trying to photograph them; it's surprisingly difficult to get an interesting picture of an alligator; I wonder if you saw him grab the bird? I'm trying to figure out what kind of bird it is; some sort of very large wading bird, from the feet, but not a heron. I learned to always have a polarizer on my lens for alligators, as their heads are always very reflective, as can be seen in this photo. Something to remember about alligators........they "look slow"; they definitely are NOT slow at all! They can be extremely fast when they want to be; never get too close to one more than about 4 feet or so.

    You sure nailed that batter ! That ball looks like it's about to be "outa here" ! Great catch !

    @ obajoba..........Beautiful shot of one of the world's most beautiful bridges ! A great job, ( and VERY "resourceful" BTW ! )

    @ Proudgeek.........You did a good job with an impossibly difficult subject ! ( been there, tried to do that !) Never with much success, BTW......gulls and terns are incredible to watch, but surprisingly difficult to capture photos of, "just right"; those poor little bait fish are between a "rock and a hard place".......they're trying to escape being eaten by a big fish below, only to get eaten by a flock of hungry gulls above !
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  • TheGipperTheGipper Posts: 110Member
    edited March 2013
    @Gitzo: Thank you. I'm not sure what kind of bird it was, but there was a heron and plenty of other birdlife standing nearby and apparently oblivious to this predator. I didn't see the grab but I watched him gulping it down whole!
    If you want to see just how close I got to a much bigger alligator, click on the photo and follow the link (in blue) on the Flickr page to my blog. Got the old heart racing on that one! I was mindful of their speed, believe me.
    I saw and photographed at least ten alligators during my short stay in Florida. My friend there sees them all the time and has even sent me photos of them taken with her phone with ducks in their mouths!

    Re: the baseball shot. I was hoping to get this shot of contact with the ball during the two baseball games I attended. I sent this pic to the batter himself, who tells me he'll make a poster of it for his baby son's bedroom. Great inspiration to grow up with :)
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  • Dredden85Dredden85 Posts: 365Member
    edited March 2013
    Greats shots all! This one is not as breathtaking or having technical feat.
    Lake Manyara Night Run in Africa. Lucky shot of a what our guide called a Night Jack. I am not too sure what the real name is. For reference, the rock behind the Jack is golf ball sized.
    Cropped about 50%

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    Larger: http://blg.nikonsrc.com/image/ls2pyw2qjWjsrWACu3fb72Bu0FLtEi1PBX9VvNpaVzOFYJ5C2DJ8_u97ksGSfQw8_eAT_60jDC4/item.JPG?rot=1

    D5000+Tamron 18-250 @ 220mm, f6.3, 1/60, ISO 800, two handheld spotlights, Handheld + Luck.
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    D7000, 18-200VRII | 50 1.8G | SB-900
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