Walk in the Woods Summer 2007 

Walk in the Woods for summer 2007. First time out on 23 June with the new Nikon D2Hs, 300 F4 AF-S and TC17e. Seems to work well ... I really like the ability to shoot close ups from the tripod.


Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/200s f22 200iso
Series starting here was shot at the Beaver Swamp trail, a conservation area.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/200s f22 200iso

Series starting here was shot at the Beaver Swamp trail, a conservation area.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/13s f6.7 500iso
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/13s f6.7 500iso
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/2500s f6.7 500iso
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/2500s f6.7 500iso
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/10s f6.7 500iso
Chased this fella for a while ... shot about 30 images. Most very blurry as he was moving. But he paused here and I got this image. Not horrible, but not as sharp as I would like.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/10s f6.7 500iso

Chased this fella for a while ... shot about 30 images. Most very blurry as he was moving. But he paused here and I got this image. Not horrible, but not as sharp as I would like.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/320s f10 800iso
Requiem.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/320s f10 800iso

Requiem.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/200s f10 800iso
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/200s f10 800iso
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/800s f6.7 800iso
Pretty sharp for wide open with a strong teleconverter.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/800s f6.7 800iso

Pretty sharp for wide open with a strong teleconverter.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/30s f6.7 800iso
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/30s f6.7 800iso
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DSC_0598_black_squirrel3.jpgUsed the dSLR Tools (from Noel Carboni) clarify action here, along with some creative sharpening from pksharpener. Worked fairly well, although I should have painted out the noise in the squirrel's underside as I did with the next version. Clarify appears to be most of what the Outback Photo detail extractor (used on the next photo) is doing.
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Used the dSLR Tools (from Noel Carboni) clarify action here, along with some creative sharpening from pksharpener. Worked fairly well, although I should have painted out the noise in the squirrel's underside as I did with the next version. Clarify appears to be most of what the Outback Photo detail extractor (used on the next photo) is doing.
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DSC_0598_black_squirrel4.jpgUsed the Outback Photo detail extractor here ... had to paint out the rather violent grain introduced in the background. I don't see this is a huge increment over the detail rendered by the previous use of the dSLR Tools clarify action. But this one is very configurable.
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DSC_0598_black_squirrel4.jpg

Used the Outback Photo detail extractor here ... had to paint out the rather violent grain introduced in the background. I don't see this is a huge increment over the detail rendered by the previous use of the dSLR Tools clarify action. But this one is very configurable.
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DSC 0598 black squirrel5
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DSC 0598 black squirrel5
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/3000s f6.7 800iso
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/3000s f6.7 800iso
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/800s f6.7 200iso
Series starting here was shot at Mud Lake on 2 July 2007. The lake is covered near shore in a blanket of algae and plants. Turtles bask in the sun on any rock or log.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/800s f6.7 200iso

Series starting here was shot at Mud Lake on 2 July 2007. The lake is covered near shore in a blanket of algae and plants. Turtles bask in the sun on any rock or log.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/800s f6.7 200iso
More turtles.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/800s f6.7 200iso

More turtles.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/320s f10 200iso
Stump in the lake with a Mayfly on it. Didn't notice the Mayfly until I was processing it.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/320s f10 200iso

Stump in the lake with a Mayfly on it. Didn't notice the Mayfly until I was processing it.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/30s f6.7 200iso
Dead spiders (I think) hung out under a broken stump. Well above my head, I happened to notice it walking by and trained the tele on it.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/30s f6.7 200iso

Dead spiders (I think) hung out under a broken stump. Well above my head, I happened to notice it walking by and trained the tele on it.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1s f16 200iso
Klingon. This huge mushroom attached itself to a small stump and just hung there in the air. I set the tripod low to shoot at it's level.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1s f16 200iso

Klingon. This huge mushroom attached itself to a small stump and just hung there in the air. I set the tripod low to shoot at it's level.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1.8s f22 200iso
The same mushroom from a slightly higher perspective. Tried shooting it at f22 to get as much in focus as possible. Very difficult to get the whole thing. Tried another shot at f45, but diffraction softened the whole thing.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1.8s f22 200iso

The same mushroom from a slightly higher perspective. Tried shooting it at f22 to get as much in focus as possible. Very difficult to get the whole thing. Tried another shot at f45, but diffraction softened the whole thing.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/500s f6.7 200iso
Walking by a spot where a fungus covered log sat in dappled shade. The sun was hitting this spot directly, making it look quite dazzling. Difficult to capture the look, but here it is in monochrome. Went monochrome because there was no color anyway.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/500s f6.7 200iso

Walking by a spot where a fungus covered log sat in dappled shade. The sun was hitting this spot directly, making it look quite dazzling. Difficult to capture the look, but here it is in monochrome. Went monochrome because there was no color anyway.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/250s f6.7 200iso
Came across this *stunning* dragonfly on the way back to the car. This shot demonstrates how clean the image is from the 300 F4 with the TC17e. It can be very good.
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Nikon D2Hs, Nikon 300 F4 AF-s plus TC17e
1/250s f6.7 200iso

Came across this *stunning* dragonfly on the way back to the car. This shot demonstrates how clean the image is from the 300 F4 with the TC17e. It can be very good.
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