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Your Best Photo, Week Ending 20 July 2014


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nbanjogal

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Sometime before midnight (whatever time zone you are in) this Sunday, 20 July, post the best photo you have taken this week. Any subject, any style--just give us your best shot.


PS: If you can, list your EXIF info and any special lighting setups you may have used.



 



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This week a still life in available light without modifiers.

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I call it "Coffee break, Swedish style"

 

Body: D700
Lens:105/2.5 AI
Aperture: f/8
Shutter: 1/100
ISO:200
Profile: D2X mode 3

Lighting: Open shadow under an apple tree, no modifiers.

 

Coffee: Ethiopian blend FTO roasted locally, freshly ground.

Tart: Shortcrust pastry filled with apple and frangipane, topped with shaved almonds.

Cup: As is traditional in this coffee-drinking country, a mug.

French Press: Single-serve in Sweden, elsewhere a 3-cup Bodum...
 



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.. And the FE2

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.. And the FE2

... does not need presenting for this audience.

 

Can anyone of you identify the lens?



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I lik the shot as it draws me into the scene.



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... does not need presenting for this audience.

 

Can anyone of you identify the lens?

 

Looks like one of Soviet Helios lenses...


118NF.jpg

 

Nikon D5100

Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

45mm (~70mm equiv.)

f/8, 1/500, ISO 100



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Looks like one of Soviet Helios lenses...


attachicon.gif118NF.jpg

 

Nikon D5100

Nikkor AF-S DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

45mm (~70mm equiv.)

f/8, 1/500, ISO 100

It is a Nikkor.

 

Beautiful symmetry in that photo.



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50/1.4 AI ? (Well this was before my Nikon time, so it is a guess)

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Pre-AI, even pre-multicoating if you look at the screw holding the silver ring. A look at the lens hood should give a hint on focal length...



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It is a Nikkor.

 

Beautiful symmetry in that photo.

 

Thank you, made a shift to the left for some volume - keeping symmetry as well.



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Based on the hood, it's definitely a 28mm or wider.

Nikkor-H 28mm f3.5 is my guess.

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K-9, a good guess, but it is not a HN-2 for the 28 or a HN-1 for the 24. It is a HN-3 and a Nikkor-O 35/2.



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Looking pretty badazz.  Excellent detail.



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Kind of early this week. Had a Project 52 assignment to do a pro- or anti-tobacco advert, so I decided to do something conceptual and focus on the aspect of addiction and what it must be like to quit smoking. I imagined it must be like dieting--once you're trying to give up certain foods, those foods are ALL you can think about. Thought trying to give up smoking might be the same way. The image below was my attempt to show that no matter what else the smoker is doing, the mind is always on those cigarettes he shouldn't have. :)

 

14666735525_9d6501c129_b.jpgProject 52: Tobacco by nbanjogal, on Flickr

 

D600, Nikkor 14-24mm 2.8, f/6.3, 1/40, ISO 800, two flashes bounced off white ceiling for light

 

And just for fun…I finally tried a macro shot with my macro lens. Been using it for portraits.

 

14643728506_ec627ceaf0_b.jpgOne-legged grasshopper by nbanjogal, on Flickr

 

D600, Nikkor 105mm, f/6.3,1/800, ISO 200



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Nicole, both captures are excellent.

Good translation of addiction in the first one and great composition.

Edited by Jerry_, 16 July 2014 - 12:18 AM.


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Can't seem to reply properly with the multiquote - all images are awesome so far this week.

 

Love the motorbike and the addicted piece - could see somehting like that doing well on a stock photography website.

 

Not taken anything yet myself - but have an idea for something with my son, if I can get him to stay still enough.



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Another one:

 

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A HDR of 9 exposures spaced 1/3 of a step apart.

 

Body: D700
Lens: 50/1.8 AF-D
Aperture: f/5
Shutter: Varies
ISO:200

 

This photo is from the same session as the raw file for the editing challenge, but 4 minutes later.

HDR made in Photomatix.

Tourists cloned out.

Provia 100F overlay applied.

Cropped to 4X5 proportions.
 



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The image below was my attempt to show that no matter what else the smoker is doing, the mind is always on those cigarettes he shouldn't have. :)

 

LOL, actually I came to an opinion that our brainbodies are smarter than we are. For example, I am a smoker, but once I get camera in my hands or processing images, I have completely no thoughts about cigarettes :)

 

Btw, thanks for reminder :D



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Camera NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D7100 ISO 125 Focal Length 22mm (33mm in 35mm) Aperture f/9 Exposure Time 0.002s (1/500)