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  1. Clovishound

    Clovis' Nikon Nuggets

    I was going to do a quick wash of the car today and discovered this guy sitting on the roof. I quickly dropped the hose, and grabbed the camera. I wish it were a better background, but decided to try and get angles where it didn't look like it's sitting on a car. OK, this may not look like a...
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    Slightly out of depth with a d5000 to d500 move

    Another question for Bingo76. Are you using a tripod? I don't do sports, but I sometimes shoot birds in flight, which has many of the same elements and challenges. If you are shooting in bright conditions, a tripod may be more of a hindrance than a help. The advantages are it will help you...
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    Lodi lake & Residents

    Did they take your friends? Sorry, couldn't help myself.
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    Slightly out of depth with a d5000 to d500 move

    All three posted pictures show an ISO of 100. A lot of folks think that you have to shoot the lowest ISO to get good pictures. While low ISOs are great, a sharp image with a higher ISO is much better than a low ISO, but fuzzy shot. As was suggested before, shooting in manual mode with auto ISO...
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    Trying out long exposure

    I went out back this morning and carefully set up my tripod and shot one image without the filter. I then shot another with the filter and at the same aperture, changing only the shutter speed. This was in bright light, so the long exposure was only 3 sec. I could not tell any substantial...
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    Clovis' Nikon Nuggets

    Looking at the full sized version under magnification, I would say the eye is as sharp as the rest of the bird. This was one of the first few images I used Topaz on, and unfortunately I over sharpened it a bit. Like many, I got carried away with the new software toy before settling down. Not...
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    Slightly out of depth with a d5000 to d500 move

    The VR version is much higher rated than the older non VR lens. My daughter has the VR version, and it is a good performer IMO.
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    Clovis' Nikon Nuggets

    I normally try and get birds from eye level as much as possible. The big issue I have with that is that often there is foliage growing along the banks and it can be a choice between getting the shot from a higher angle, and not getting the shot at all. The last was shot through a small gap in...
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    Trying out long exposure

    The subjects I want to use it for are ocean waves splashing among trees in the surf. I looked at the full sized image on my computer. I think I somehow missed focus. I probably was concentrating on the long exposure so much I didn't really pay attention to where the AF was focusing. I just now...
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    ¡Hola Nikonites! Les escribo desde la tierra de los Esteros del Iberá en Corrientes, Argentina

    What lenses do you have, and what kind of photography are you interested in?
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    Clovis' Nikon Nuggets

    Another trip to Cypress Gardens this morning. I went to try out my new ND filter on some moving water, while I was there I checked out the trails and swamp. Found an easily accessible wasp's nest. I grabbed several images, but decided to exercise the better part of valor when they started...
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    Trying out long exposure

    I've been wanting to try my hand at long exposures, with a mind to using this technique at a local beach. Here is the beach. This photo was taken at 1/6 sec. It has the look of motion, but I want to try some much longer exposures there to get that "fog" look. So, I bought a 10 stop ND filter...
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    CF express type b card reader for windows ?

    Glad it worked for you.
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    Photography football

    Thanks, I really didn't think about compatibility. I assumed all the 3000 series were inter compatible.
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    Photography football

    My daughter has the Nikon AF-P Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR lens. She got it as an upgrade from the AF-P DX NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED kit lens that she already had. It is a very good lens IMO. It has several advantages over the kit lens. It is more robust(should last longer and endure...
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    post your aviation shots!

    Dang, you're getting a lot of mileage out of that museum!
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    CF express type b card reader for windows ?

    I have a Benfei that my daughter ordered from amazon. It works fine on my HP laptop running windows 11. Runs about $20. I can transfer the high resolution files from my Z7ii in short order. Loading them through a USB cable takes forever. Hopefully it's not something in your setup. I didn't do...
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    Refurbished/renewed?

    I'm not a big fan of Nikon's refurbished gear. I have bought 3 refurb items and am batting 1 for 3. The first lens I got was fine. I got another and it was bad out of the box. I had to return for refund and reorder, and the next one died less than a year out with very light usage. I've had...
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    Post Your Tabletop photography, pack shot and still life

    My family and I really enjoyed the Endeavour series. The Inspector Morse series was very good as well.
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