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September 29, 2024
Weekly Update 29-Sep-2024
This weeks Editor's Choice images and top discussions at Nikonians - 29 September 2024
| You'll find more, excellent images on the Editor's Choice page Ever Have One of Those Days? by Analogdude - Show in galleries Editor: An awesome pet portrait, you're really captured his personality.  Baobab Milkyway: August Contest - Landscape with a sing by billklipp - Show in forums Editor: Amazing light and sky!  Jump Ball by jbloom - Show in forums Editor: Perfect timing, Jon. Love how high he jumped and his facial expression.  A day in the park by davegould68 - Show in forums Editor: Lovely flower with nice detail and good use of DOF, Dave.  Mid-September Sunflower by mklass - Show in forums Editor: Love the detail and bright color of this lovely sunflower, Mick. Welcome back. Rainbow & Lightning by forstfotografie - Show in galleries Editor: Perfect timing Holger to get a rainbow and lightening in the same image. Well done. Hide and Seek by jsisk - Show in galleries Editor: I love this composition and the B&W treatment. This weeks top posts in the "Want to Sell" section I Want to Sell: Selling my D500 and 300 f2.8 by gpalacio14 Ive been shooting with this 300mm f2.8 for about 20 years. Its a beautiful lens with great bokeh, but it does not work with my Z cameras for reasons no one at Nikon can explain to me. It does have an ... This weeks top forum postings Nikon D500: Off cam SB700 by Stewybill Hello to all. I'm struggling endlessly trying to figure out how to use my SB700 off the D500... it's a puzzle. Can anyone shed any light please ? (See what I did there ). Thanks Bill.... Nikon Z9 / Z8: Rain protection by ajkjr Using a Z9, may be shooting a lot of outdoors sports for soccer teams, baseball etc. Mainly the team photos, individual shots etc. But may have to shoot in the rain when needed. Looking for advice on ... Wildlife: Hummingbirds Series by BSchirm I havent posted in the Wildlife Forum in a while and thought I would post a series of images of one of my favorite subjects......hummingbirds. I hope you enjoy the series! Best regards to... Landscape: Congratulations James! by dm1dave Please join me in congratulating James Knighten (emi_fiend) for his winning image in the July landscape contest. The winning image will be added to the and entered in the Winner July Landscape Name A... Glamour & Portrait, Studio & Still Life: Friends by Lomcevak Kathy Marmack, trainer at the San Diego Zoo and one of her charges - August 1976. F2, probably a Nikkor AI 50/1.4 Ektachrome slide scanned into digital file with Nikon Coolscan 5000 ... Weddings & Events: New England Terrier Club Fall Fun Day by scosmi51 Our club hosts a fun day where there are no titles or ribbons, just an opportunity to try different things with your dog. We had eight things to try including barn hunt, earthdog, agility, rally-obedi... Architecture & Industrial Photography: Memories of 1638 (before colour) by davegould68 Llancaiach Fawr Manor... PJ, PR & Street: Missing You by Russtopher4 Nikon F3, Nikon 35 f/2 pre-AI "O" glass, on T-Max 400 B/W film.... Stage, Clubs, Concerts & Nightlife: Steep Canyon Rangers by elcee Late Saturday evening. This group was one of the highlights of the Pickin In The Pines Bluegrass Festival in Flagstaff AZ. I was hopeful Steve Martin would make an appearance with his banjo. Didnt. Th... Micro, Macro & Close-up: Bald Face Hornet by Dawnacious Out with the Nikkor 105mm taking advantage of low wind and light in the late afternoon. Lucky for me the hornets were preoccupied and allowed me to get in closer than I normally would. In the one shot... Travel: Winter On The South Rim by Lomcevak The South Rim of the Grand Canyon draws the most Park visitors by far annually, at least in part because the North Rim is closed in winter - and the South is a bit easier to get to. From December to... Aviation: Ouch! by Lomcevak Ladies and gentlemen, please return your tray tables and seats to their full upright positions and fasten your seatbelts................Pima Air Space Museum, Tucson, AZ.... Infrared & Ultraviolet: Impatien bloom by Matthew Gregory These color conversions don't seem to be much of a hit, here, but I must admit I'm really enjoying the process of exploration and experimentation. D7100 converted to Supercolor, processed in Ligh... Motor Sports: 1000km on the famous Nordschleife by forstfotografie Last weekend and unplanned I came along the famous Nordschleife of the Nürburgring in the Eifel area and noted that the 1000km race was going on. As the track is so long (gt;20km) there are some plac... Astrophotography: Astrophotography lens? by Dakotaboy Just got done with some serious astrophotography for the first time through a local guide service. Some star trails and milky way shots. My only lens for astrophotography shots is a nikkor 16-35mm f/4... Digital Artistry: The One That Got Away by scenicshutterbug A continuation of the Mermaid tale...... Post for Critique: Sharpness by artAlexion Z7 with a Lensbaby Twist 60. Manual focus. My reason for posting this shot is the soft focus on Kayla. It doesn't bother me, but I want to hear from others. I used the focus peaking of the Z7, but s... B&W / Film & Digital: Jabba the Hut petrified by mborgare I am put some order to my images and reviewing some of them. This one was taken at Joshua Tree National Park in the Arch Rock Area. When I saw this group of rocks they reminded me Jabba the Hut of Sta... A Picture I Took: They stopped fighting long enough to photograph them by gfeinberg My backyard hummingbirds stopped chasing each other away long enough for me to catch a couple of them...... Family & Pets: Attack Corgi! by slip10 Playing with my Z9 and 28-400 nabbed this beauty in full on attack mode. Of course I had a little help from Photo AI to make her look her best. Mika is a more than 13 year old beauty whos staying stro... I have been published!: Union Pacific Big Boy on the Village Courier Magazine by pqtrths Union Pacific Big Boy on the Cover of Sun Citys Village Courier captured this photo at Yuba Pass, Ca., one of my favorite places to capture train photos. Union Pacifics Big Boy steam locomotive was tr... Behind The Image: Behind the Image - EC - What Lies Ahead by geraldroliver It is a pleasure to be asked to share the process behind the image. This one is a simple case of compositing various assetts from my LRC library. I always start with a general idea of the image I want... Color slide & print film: Push/Pull C41 Color Film by artAlexion Ive been shooting film for 4 decades and never came across this issue. My medium format AF Mamiya can be touchy, and seems to be working fine again. I had 120 film loaded in 2 backs and they werent la... Special Edition Contests: Your Portfolio Challenge by dm1dave This is a Special Edition Contest, an extension of the Best of Nikonians 2024. Lets see what you feel are you your 3 best portfolio photos. This is an open challenge, all subjects and styles of photog... Landscape Contest (Monthly): Sept Contest - Sunbursts by dm1dave The theme for September is *Include the shooting info so we can learn from each other. *Include a title in the subject line. *This is a contest. Please present your best, portfolio quality, work. *Whe... ... and, that's it, folks! Your Nikonians Team If you want to give us feedback or have ideas on this blog, just let us know in the About Nikonians forum. |
Posted by newsmachine at September 29, 2024 5:40 AM