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December 22, 2024

Weekly Update 22-Dec-2024

This weeks Editor's Choice images and top discussions at Nikonians - 22 December 2024

You'll find more, excellent images on the Editor's Choice page

Low-key Raven
Low-key Raven by radinski - Show in galleries
Editor: Nice low key wildlife portrait, awesome detail.

Statues of 2 old men having tea. Khiva.
Statues of 2 old men having tea. Khiva. by JiangMX - Show in galleries
Editor: Great use of light and shadow to create a strong composition.

Submit images for publication in our Nikon Z8 book
Submit images for publication in our Nikon Z8 book by waldgott - Show in galleries
Editor: Wonderful lines and shapes.

Staring me down
Staring me down by hippy1946 - Show in galleries
Editor: A unique portrait of a great blue heron.

polar bears from Svalbard
polar bears from Svalbard by topper1946 - Show in galleries
Editor: Awesome interaction between this momma and her cubs.

Dance on a Volcano
Dance on a Volcano by pvcurcio - Show in galleries
Editor: Wow, beautiful light and color!

October Wildlife Contest - Sunlight
October Wildlife Contest - Sunlight by critidoc - Show in galleries
Editor: Amazing shot, perfect reflection and great light.


This weeks top posts in the "Want to Sell" section

I Want to Sell: Nikon 14-24mm and 200-500mm plus TCs by mstracke
Sold the two 28-300mm, but still want to sell this gear. Nikon 14-24mm AF-S 2.8G ED 0 Nikon TC1.4 E II 0 Its Black Friday weekend, so take 10% off if interested. All in excellent condition and k...


This weeks top forum postings

Nikon D500: Yellowstone and Grand Tetons trip next fall. by holtek
I have a trip planned for Sept. 2025 to Yellowstone and The Grand Tetons. I plan to take my D500 and am looking for recommendations for a lens to take. I have a Nikon 28-300mm, a Nikon 70-300mm VR G a...

Nikon Z9 / Z8: New Z9 firmware coming ... by Colorsphere
Yes It looks like we will see a new Firmware 5.1 for the Z9 soon First written Informations and first versions are seen in Japan So we can expect it for us to download in the near future...

Wildlife: Owlarama by KnightPhoto
So far this winter here in north-central Alberta/Canada the Owling is shaping up real good, looks like it is going to be a great winter! My buddy led us on a daytime outing with his local photography ...

Landscape: Under the Stars by Wolfgang55
months ago I made a trip out west. This was shot early in the morning on 9/28 with a quarter moon. Around 5 Z7ii, 14-30 S 4 lens, f8, 30 sec exposure, ISO 1250 using a tripod. Processed in PS and Topa...

Glamour & Portrait, Studio & Still Life: Still Life with Beetle by bnuber
Continuing my exploration of monochrome compositions featuring a pop of color, in this case using decor from my condo buildings function room. Nikon Z6ii, Nikkor Z 105 MC, 1/125, f5.6, handheld with h...

Architecture & Industrial Photography: This would have been unthinkable not long time ago... by forstfotografie
...the advancements in sensor technology, image stabiliation and AI supported post processing are amazing. Noted the illuminated village and Christmas market on the other side of the river and I had n...

PJ, PR & Street: CPKC Holiday Train comes to Montreal! by voyageurfred
With horns blaring and bells a ringing, the colourfully lit up CPKC Holiday Train pulled into the Montreal West station Friday night, November 22, right on time at 7pm to cheers and a big enthusiastic...

Sports: NC State Womens Basketball vs Coastal Carolina by rickcornell
What seems to becoming SOP, the Wolfpack started out a bit slow but then took control in the second half. Images shot with a Nikon Z9 paired with a Tamron 35-150 f2-2.8. SS of 1/1000, aperture f4, ISO...


Micro, Macro & Close-up: Dead thing season by DoctorBe
After a summer of brilliant flowers to shoot, Im now faced with a small variety of garden dead things. Im still searching for something dramatic....

Panorama: Caerphilly Castle by davegould68
Nine portrait orientation images stitched in ACR. ...

Travel: Nafplio, Greece by Cavy2
Nothing artistic, just some scenes from one port of my Greek Isles cruise. Z7II, full spectrum conversion, shot with LifePixel magnetic visible bandpass filter. I was able to use one camera for the tr...

Aviation: Preflight by Lomcevak
N45752 gets a thorough going-over before beginning its work day....

Infrared & Ultraviolet: Jumbo Rocks by DaveSoderlund
This is a previously-neglected photograph taken before sunrise during an IR in the dark session as part of a 2022 IR photo workshop in Joshua Tree National Park. Z5 (720nm IR), Nikkor 20mm f/1.8 G, IS...

Motor Sports: Eastern National Car Show by jsisk
Went to the car show today to see an old friend. Decided to take my camera and photograph cars for the first time. With all of the people, signs, doors, and other cars, I chose to do some closeup. It ...

Astrophotography: Pizza Moon by elec164
Subject name gotcha I bet! :P Its not that the moon looked like a pizza. But explains why I was inspired to take the shot when I went out to put a pizza on the wood pellet grill. Its when I went out t...

Digital Artistry: Congratulations Gerald! by dm1dave
Please join me in congratulating Gerald Oliver (geraldroliver) for hir winning image in the October Digital Artistry contest - "Creative use of AI." The winning images will be added to the and e...

Post for Critique: Need some advice (with flash lighting) by DWK001
My wife has been painting Christmas tree bulbs and I have been trying some really out of my realm. Im starting to get into this type of photography and I do want to learn and shoot more of this type o...

B&W / Film & Digital: Heading Home by NRVVA
I thought I would try some BW images, since there is no color anywhere to make anything else worth photographing. I caught this lone horse walking across the field in a large mountain farm close to my...

A Picture I Took: Abbey Road PNW Style by mklass
A wall mural in Bremerton, WA. Z8, Laowa 10mm f/2.8 AF; ISO 1000; F/5.6; 1/250 sec...

Family & Pets: Maggie by marnigirl
I will tell you what to do with those Leaves! ...

I have been published!: Cowboys & Indians by marnigirl
Hi All, Thought I would be a bit braggadocios. I have an image selected in the latest edition of Cowboys Indians Mag. Only one image was allowed per entry and the theme was "Show the American West ...

Behind The Image: After Dark _ Editors Choice by Dawnacious
For starters I must correct the species, this is a wild growing Amaryllis possibly of the Orange Souvereign variety. The story behind the image is this. While wintering in Hawaii resources are limited...

Photo Contest Info: Contests by gilpog
Is there a limit on the number of images submitted for a contest?...

Landscape Contest (Monthly): December Contest - Best Landscapes of 2024 by dm1dave
The theme for July 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. *When pos...

Wildlife Contest (Monthly): Yellowstone in winter fox by critidoc
Fox with thorn in left eye on a cold winter day ...

Digital Artistry Contest (Monthly): December Contest - Best DA of 2024 by dm1dave
This month's challenge theme is Your Best Digital Artistry Images from 2024 This one is simple, show us your Best Digital Artistry Images created in 2024. Example -- Entrants must be Silver, Gold or...

... and, that's it, folks!
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