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    Holiday Wish List 2019

    So what's on your holiday wish list this year? :cool: The holidays are approaching and Black Friday/Cyber Monday specials will be available soon! I see the Nikon D750 is being offered for a low price of $1196.95 (new body) right now - I am very tempted to get another one because I do prefer...
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    Thanks BackdoorHippie

    Back in 2013 I joined Nikonites - a time when this forum was really a hub of activity. That October @jdeg @Eduard @BackdoorHippie and I got together in Princeton, NJ to meet and join in the Scott Kelby Photo Walk. Fast forward 6 years. Jake (BackdoorHippie) donated some prints for a Cancer...
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    SanDisk 1TB Extreme PRO Memory Card

    Here's a new item. https://www.slrlounge.com/sandisk-releases-a-1tb-extreme-pro-sdxc-memory-card/
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    October 2019 theme: Light Painting

    "Light Painting" Let's try something completely different this month. Marcel suggested Light Painting in the thread where I asked for monthly assignment ideas, and it is a very rare topic here on Nikonites. So let's explore what might be very new to most members. Feel free to showcase your...
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    Monthly Assignment Topics

    I'm curious to see what suggestions members have to offer for the monthly assignments. Although there are all kinds of photography suggestions/lists available online, I'm just wondering what the people here might specifically be interested in photographing. This is a way for even the beginners...
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    RRS Clamp Question

    Although I am not a fan of ball heads, I am possibly interested in changing the QR clamp on my Manfrotto tripod to an RRS clamp. The problem is I'm not entirely sure which clamp is used on the RRS BH-40 Ball Head will full size lever. Here is a link to the ball head...
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    30-Year Timelapse of NY skyline

    Someone in a local Facebook group shared this story of a relative. The guy has a setup that takes a NY skyline pic every 30 seconds and over the past several years has already accrued in excess of 4 million images. In one day, his rig takes 2,880 images (36 gigabytes of data daily). The article...
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    Creative Live Photography Bundles $49

    Creative Live is offering 16 photography bundles for $49 each. In the past they've offered some of the individual classes (ones costing $99+) for half-off. So to get several classes in one bundle for $49 is definitely worth a look...
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    Dispersion Effect

    I'm curious if anyone has ever tried the dispersion effect like this video explains. If you have, I'd like to see your images. :) It definitely looks interesting.
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    Wedding Photographer lost pics due to fire

    Here's an interesting, yet sad, story of a wedding photographer who took and edited photos then lost everything in a fire. No offsite backup. The photographer offered a 90% refund saying he spent the time taking and editing the images despite the couple not getting anything. Just wondering what...
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    Article: July 2019 *TOP FOUR* Beach, Lakes, rivers, around water

    You can view the page at https://nikonites.com/monthly-assignments/43430-july-2019-top-four-beach-lakes-rivers-around-water.html#axzz5w7qgcNeN
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    July 2019 *TOP FOUR* Beach, Lakes, rivers, around water

    July 2019 *TOP FOUR* Beach, Lakes, rivers, around water As of the cutoff time yesterday, there were four entries tied for first place and another four tied for second place in the July monthly challenge. So we decided to just post the Top Four. There were quite a few popular images so thank you...
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    Weekly Challenge July 30 - August 6: Books

    "Books" (nestor.stura's choice) Books: books, bookstores, libraries, etc. What can you come up with for books? DO NOT SHOOT OR POST IMAGES UNTIL WEDNESDAY July 30 This early announcement of the topic is to give a little think time, before the challenge begins. Photos must be taken and...
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    August 2019 theme: Caring, Caregiving or an act of compassion

    "Caring, caregiver or an act of compassion." There is too much negative going on in the world today, so let's get something positive going. It can be an act of showing compassion or an act of caring toward an animal, person, etc. Be creative with how you capture your subject. It's all up to...
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    Benro Carbon Fiber Tripod sale today

    B&H has the Benro FIF28CIB2 Carbon Fiber Transfunctional iFoto Series 2 Tripod Kit on sale only today for $199.00 (unless it sells out). The included ball head retails for $120 when purchased separately. It appears the forum is still having a glitch when posting an image URL link - so it's...
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    Voting for July 17 - 23 Weekly Challenge: Home

    "Home" Criteria for this weekly challenge: Home means different things to different people. It could be a store front in a small town or a busy city street, or a walk in the woods or an auto race. Please vote for your choice of this week's Weekly Photo Challenge theme. The voting round will...
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    Moon Location Question

    Recently one of the Philadelphia news stationed mentioned Moon Trees. Back in 1971, NASA took seeds to the moon and back then planted them (probably where they could keep watch of their growth). In 1976 for the Bicentennial, those seedlings were planted in various locations around the country...
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    Voting for July 3 - July 9 Weekly Challenge: "Patriotism or Independence"

    "Patriotism or Independence" Kudos to everyone who participated in this challenge. It was a REALLY close race between all the entries. Four submissions tied for first place! Please vote for your choice of this week's Weekly Photo Challenge theme. The voting round will remain open for 3 days...
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    Voting for June 26 - July 2 Weekly Challenge:: Religious Building"

    "Religious Building" Church, Synagogue, Mosque, Temple, etc. Please vote for your choice of this week's Weekly Photo Challenge theme. The voting round will remain open for 4 (FOUR) days. Seeing how tomorrow is Independence Day here in the USA, many members won't be on the forum. So I am...
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    Voting for June 19 - 25 Weekly Challenge: "Cars - Showing the entire car"

    "Cars - Showing the entire car" Please vote for your choice of this week's Weekly Photo Challenge theme. The voting round will remain open for 3 days. In the event of a tie, the Weekly Photo Challenge Team will select a final winner. Congratulations to @Dangerspouse @AxeMan - Rick S. and...
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