Phillippe - please go back to the 28 2.9 - I feel NMFAS eating away

Georg - more excellent images (see note to Phillippe above!). Also your deication at midnight deserved the hot coffee - well done!

Jose - very nice use of your lenses - you always have very interesting combinations that encourage experimentation

Dylan - 12800 iso!! Amazing!

Jeff - gtreat images from the aquarium - did you see the NG story on Lion Fish being a real eco threat in the Caribbean and how, properly prepared, they are good to eat?

Ray - more stunners up to your usual immaculate standard

Monty - Georg has said it all +1

leighton w wrote:
Hey all,

My card reader just bit the dust. Anyone like to suggest one for an internal fit?

Thanks Alan!

NightOwl Cat wrote:
Leighton, I'd say skip the internal and just go with a USB 3.0 external one, Sandisk and Lexar ones are good. Daughter just got a new laptop and there are plenty of tech support issues going on right now..... MOM.. help me!


Thanks Laura, but you were a day late and a dollar short as they say.

montym wrote:
OK.
Winter in OshVegas.

Reagan wrote:
As usual too many posts for me to comment on But I looked and enjoyed them all
Winter pics from John are outstanding
Monty, I don't know how you even go outside in weather like that

I know this photo has all kinds of things wrong with it but I like it anyway

georgms wrote:
I've spend the midnight-hours with 3 Nikons, 3 tripods and my battered Stanley full of hot, strong Coffee at the local river and tried to capture the fireworks on the other river-side.
There's no "official", big firework here for financial reasons, but the locals tried their best to step into the breach and banged up my old hometown like there's no tomorrow ;-)
I've felt like a piano-player hammering the 3 remote-controls...
Here's a tilted fireworks-shot, taken a bit after midnight. I like the effect, but it would work better on a professional, higher firework:

D3s, PC 85/2.8 at f/5.3 (the effective aperture is recorded with these lenses), 8seconds at ISO200



It might not have been a huge fireworks display, but it's a beautiful image!

leighton w wrote:
Reagan wrote:
As usual too many posts for me to comment on But I looked and enjoyed them all
Winter pics from John are outstanding
Monty, I don't know how you even go outside in weather like that

I know this photo has all kinds of things wrong with it but I like it anyway
ht/pg

Reagan

Very nice shot Reagan, I love the processing of it.

+1

what's wrong with it Reagan?I think it works well.

ben

too hot to go to the beach - so that meant - freelines!!

ben


nikon 24mm f2.8 NC by benmorgan28, on Flickr


Surry Hills - nikon 35mm f1.4 by benmorgan28, on Flickr


nikon 105mm f2.5P by benmorgan28, on Flickr

I like the last one Ben, he has his eye on you! Have a nice night and happy new year. Nikki and I are taking a little trip tomorrow, pics to follow.

leighton w wrote:
I like the last one Ben, he has his eye on you! Have a nice night and happy new year. Nikki and I are taking a little trip tomorrow, pics to follow.

yeah he does - and I don't know how come.That's a crop - I was a long way away.

Looking forward to the trip pics.

ben

Thanks for your comments :-)
Great shot Ben and Monty
Like it Reagan :-)
Great fireworks Georg :-)


Nikkor 135mm f/2 Ai-s by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr

Happy New Year folks!

Thanks Peter for the words. I am crazy enough to experiment with these weird combos

Jeff, impressive aquarium work; I think the aquarium glass was truly clean;

Ray, another classy flower captures with the 85/1.4;

Monty, liked your B&W winter shots;

Georg, beautiful fireworks from Germany;

Ronny, another beautiful dog portrait;

Philippe, another good use of the PC lens.

Another picture with the crazy "Micro-Nikkor 168mm f/4.5" :

Small shield bug protecting himself from rain


Small shield bug protecting himself from rain with "Micro-Nikkor 168mm f/4.5" by labecoaves, on Flickr

D3 + TC16A teleconverter + Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 AI-S [= 168mm f/4.5], hand held, SB-800 flash with diffuser, ISO 400, f/22 at 1/60s. ~15% cropped.

Ronny - Always nice to see your dog.

Philippe - Happy new year to you too!

Jose - Beautiful shot, and handheld at that!

A couple of B&W's with Nikki.

Ronny _Olsson wrote:
Thanks for your comments :-)
Great shot Ben and Monty
Like it Reagan :-)
Great fireworks Georg :-)


Nikkor 135mm f/2 Ai-s by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr


Love the hint of steamed breath, you are killing 'em with the 135mm.

David

montym wrote:
One more. Co.
I know where to find a Co if I need one


Love the colors and the abstractness.

David

leighton w wrote:
A couple of B&W's with Nikki.

I like the second one as it is bleak with the flying bird with no where to go. Great photo to tug the emotions.


bruni wrote:
too hot to go to the beach - so that meant - freelines!!

ben

The stacked chairs is my favorite.

asiostygius wrote:
Another picture with the crazy "Micro-Nikkor 168mm f/4.5" :

Small shield bug protecting himself from rain

D3 + TC16A teleconverter + Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 AI-S [= 168mm f/4.5], hand held, SB-800 flash with diffuser, ISO 400, f/22 at 1/60s. ~15% cropped.

Jose, your latest macros are fantastic.

David

HNY guys

This is an impressive image Leighton!

leighton w wrote:
A couple of B&W's with Nikki.