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January 19, 2025

Weekly Update 19-Jan-2025

This weeks Editor's Choice images and top discussions at Nikonians - 19 January 2025

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

Atlas Stares, You Shrug
Atlas Stares, You Shrug by ChristianF - Show in forums
Editor: A fierce portrait of a magnificent bird.

North Pole Express in Owosso
North Pole Express in Owosso by tegel - Show in forums
Editor: I love the smoke and steam. Great timing to get the shot lined up the sign.

Majestic Pair
Majestic Pair by jbarc49 - Show in galleries
Editor: Amazing capture of these beautiful creatures.

Shrub Rose
Shrub Rose by gwolosh - Show in galleries
Editor: A beautiful UV Induced Fluorescence image.

Postcard from Yosemite
Postcard from Yosemite by DaveSoderlund - Show in forums
Editor: Stunning view and colors Dave!

Exporing a style
Exporing a style by LPR - Show in galleries
Editor: Beautiful light and motion.

Great Gray Take Off
Great Gray Take Off by paulkammen - Show in forums
Editor: Wow! That rig is in very capable hands! The eyes are simply amazing


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

I Want to Sell: FOR SALE: Nikkor AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f2.8 ED lens by telee
FOR SALE f/2.8 to f/32 • One Extra-Low Dispersion Element • Nano Crystal Super Integrated Coatings • 1:1 Magnification, 1 Minimum Focus • Silent Wave Motor AF System • VR Image Stabilizatio...


This weeks top forum postings

Nikon Z9 / Z8: Z8 Config Spreadsheet by NinetyNine
Hi, I created a settings spreadsheet for my Z8 and Id like to share it with the community as an Excel file. How do I do that since I can only upload PNG or JPG files? Ive attached a PDF copy of it. Ka...

Wildlife: Early Morning Avocets by Second Hand Pat
My photo buddy and I went to Blackpoint Wildlife Dr. and the sunrise was behind clouds giving us rather dark shooting conditions. So the photos were pretty noisy and had to be carefully processed so n...

Landscape: Recent new member, first image post by routlaw
Wind River Range, thanks for looking ...

Glamour & Portrait, Studio & Still Life: My Grandaughter by rmigliaccio
Z9, Z50 f1.2 @f7.1, 1/160, ISO 400. Converted to BW in Nik. Softbox with Nikon wireless flash at camera left and umbrella with grid and Nikon wireless flash at camera right Comments, critiques, etc. w...

Architecture & Industrial Photography: Summit Meeting by bnuber
Five towers lean in to exchange views at Clark Madison in Chicago Z50ii, Z DX 12-28 @ 14mm, f/4, 1/125, ISO 100. Cropped adjusted in LrC....

PJ, PR & Street: Three Days with Union Pacifics 4014: Part 3 of 3 by pqtrths
Three Days with Union Pacifics 4014 the front engine begins to swing to the left of the boilers centerline as the locomotive enters the #22 of #23 of #24 of #25 of 25. And I was published. Terry Armst...

Sports: Grand daughters first gymnastics meet by jimray
I took these using a Z50 with the 50-250 lens at our grand daughters first gymnastics meet which was also the first such meet Ive ever attended. Not knowing what to expect, which turned out to be a lo...

Stage, Clubs, Concerts & Nightlife: Dave Hinson at Lone Star Roadhouse by Glenn_K
Dave Hinson, the owner of Killer Vintage Specialty Guitars, playing at Lone Star Roadhouse, Dallas, Texas. D780|105/1.4E @ f/2.5, 1/250s, 16000...

Micro, Macro & Close-up: Flourescent Ink Drops in Olive Oil by gwolosh
Experimented with UV fluorescent ink in a Petri dish filled with olive oil. The ink forms small, coherent droplets that sink to the bottom. The only lighting in the shots comes from the fluorescence o...

Underwater & Aquatic Life: VANCOUVER / SAN JUAN ISLANDS TO PHOTO ORCA WHALES by dkelly
I'm in the initial planning stages of a trip to the Vancouver / San Juan Islands area off the coast of Washington to photograph a variety of whales though the primary interest will be Orca whales. G...

Travel: Grand Central Terminal in NYC by Regor10
My (mostly) daily commute. I picked up a refurb ZfC (btw, no discernible blemishes and so far no internal issues); so quite a deal) to just carry in my work backpack. Its a little small in the hand, b...

Infrared & Ultraviolet: Lily Pond by rbaskin
A mid-fall visit to Untermyer Gardens in Yonkers, NY. Nikon Z6ii full spectrum Kolarivision conversion with a 665 filter. The pond is behind the pillars in the 2nd image, made up of several sections t...

Motor Sports: IndyCar - Pato by BillyBobSenna
Just a few shots of Pato Oward during the 2024 St Petersburg...

Astrophotography: Occultation of Mars by elec164
For those interested there will be an Occultation of Mars by the Moon tonight around 9:15P.M. Eastern Time. This is a shot of the Conjunction just a few hours before Occultation. ...

Digital Artistry: Congratulations Alane! by dm1dave
Please join me in congratulating Alane Shoemaker (Peregrination) for her winning image in the November Digital Artistry contest - "The Four Seasons." The winning images will be added to the and ...

Post for Critique: Exploring a style by LPR
Ive been trying for a while to find my style. This is the closest Ive gotten so far. Would be curious to get some input. These are from a series I call Ethereal Equus. ...

B&W / Film & Digital: A Venerable Neighborhood in Winter by jdroach
Captured with a Nikon D750 with 24-120mm f4 lens (EXIF data is in the link below the image). This is a revisit and reprocessing of an image taken in 2017 which was a wide angle with more in the frame ...

A Picture I Took: Holiday Season is not the same for all by mborgare
Holiday Season is not the same for everyone. While we are enjoying this time of the year, it is worth to me to remind all who have much less. This is an image taken on Sunday in Galleria San Federico,...

Family & Pets: Jedi Grandson by jtmcg
My grandson got a light saber for Christmas. Hes ready for action. The background had a tv, chair, etc. so I changed it to black. Z6, 24-120 @ 40mm, 1/100s, f5.0, ISO 2500...

Behind The Image: Skyline Plaza by waldgott
Thanks for selecting my photo as editorss choice today. photo was taken on a bright, sunny winter day (January 9, 2024) in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. The building is part of the shopping mall skyline pl...

Photo Contest Info: Level of membership by gilpog
I am a member since 2022 and wish to submit images for contests. Instructions indicate that one has to be either a silver, or gold, or platinum member to submit. What am I? My member ship name is gilp...

Landscape Contest (Monthly): January Contest - Rain, Snow, or Fog by dm1dave
The theme for January is March 2024 winner - Darryl Hodson (skibreeze7) RULES *Include the shooting info so we can learn from each other. *Include a title in the subject line. *This is a contest. Plea...

Wildlife Contest (Monthly): Zebra and Wildebeest by Curtisj2
Taken in the Serengeti during the Great Migration. A truly incredible sight. Zebras and wildebeest actually migrate together. The zebra eat the taller grasses and the wildebeest eat the shorter grasse...

Digital Artistry Contest (Monthly): January Contest - Hot or Cold by dm1dave
This month's challenge theme is Lets see your artistic visions depicting the concept of Hot or Cold. Examples -- Entrants must be Silver, Gold or Platinum members -- Post up to 5 images but only on...

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