Nominated by: Ann (Ann Shelbourne)

“…for its lyrical and magical quality and clever use of colour.”

Chosen by: Bilbo999 (Glenn Hewitt)

“It excels in impact, creativity, technical excellence, composition, subject matter, and tells a nice story. I usually don’t like IR but this one really does it for me.”

This photo originally appeared in this thread.

See all the other photos that were nominated for POTW #203 here.

Non-committee members may nominate images they have seen during the week preceding selection (Mon-Sun) for POTW by sending a PM to Dallas.

Nominated by: Joemc (Joe McBroom)

“Beautifully composed and wonderfully exposed…. A pleasure to view!!”

Chosen by: esym (Bill Symmes)

“There are some very good technical shots this week so this choice was difficult to say the least! My pick goes to Joemc’s nomination, amlbuton’s “Landscape in my eyes - Tanjung Kelayang (#4). This is a peaceful and yet very colorful landscape, with just the right amount of blur in the water. Wonderful control of the bright reds in a sunset and excellent composition.”

This photo originally appeared in this thread.

See all the other photos that were nominated for POTW #202 here.

Non-committee members may nominate images they have seen during the week (Mon-Sun) for POTW by sending a PM to Dallas.

“Big 5″ Wildlife Safaris 2011

Nominated by: Ann (Ann Shelbourne)

“I love the perspective and the balance of the two blue areas: the descending stairs in the foreground at the bottom of the picture and the almost indigo sky at the top. Both of these blue areas then envelope a view filled with perfectly juxtaposed and complementary shapes.”

Chosen by: Stenrasmussen (Sten Rasmussen)

“Once again, a very good selection to pick from. The nominees are all worthy contenders and my shortlist was down to three candidates. But since my internal jury has to cast a verdict Yunfat’s picture from Greece became the victor. The delicate white against the blue in this nice composition certainly shows why the Greek flag carries these two colors. Thrown in is the brown that accentuates this classical scene - setting apart from the normal post card. And, I’ve just been to Greece (Crete) so that may have something to do with my choice as well. To all photos here; well done! To Yunfat; Congrats!”

This photo originally appeared in this thread.

See all the other photos that were nominated for POTW #201 here.

Non-committee members may nominate images they have seen during the week (Mon-Sun) for POTW by sending a PM to Dallas.

Update On Caps

The caps have been ordered and if all goes well the first batch will be getting embroidered on Monday (23 Aug). This includes the 34 orders received and some additional to keep in stock.

Once they are back from the embroiderers each order will be mailed off, so this will happen next week. If you have already ordered you should expect to receive your cap within the next 3-4 weeks.

If you haven’t ordered yet, please visit this page for details.

Nominated by: Bilbo999 (Glenn Hewitt)

“I really like “rbsandor’s” Lion Brothers. I like the tones the detail and the luck of being there to get this shot.”

Chosen by: Chris Fabbri

“Very hard week as usual. It’s difficult to me to choose an image with no human beings involved on the scene. But, the lions shot from Rbsandor shows us an almost human moment of affection. Despite the technical mastering involved (perfect exposition, golden light, details, etc.) there’s also the perfect place at perfect time bonus, and this is important to get a special image. This is a fantastic image. Special Congrats to rbsandor (the winner) and also congrats to all other nominated shots, pretty high quality too.”

This photo originally appeared in this thread.

See all the other photos that were nominated for POTW #200 here.

Non-committee members may nominate images they have seen during the week (Mon-Sun) for POTW by sending a PM to Dallas.

Highly Recommended Gear!

Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED IF AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor

If you are an avid outdoor photographer but your budget doesn’t extend to the point where you are able to afford the super expensive telephoto glass that Nikon produces, this lens is the one to get.

It’s lightweight at only 26.3oz (737g) but it features ED glass as well as Nikon’s proven Vibration Reduction technology.

It is astonishingly sharp for what is considered to be a budget lens and was the primary lens for Dallas during the 2009 Nikongear.com Safari. Most of the wildlife images found in this gallery were shot using this lens.

Nominated by: Ann (Ann Shelbourne)

“For the lovely lighting, soft colours and creative use of props.”

Chosen by: Dallas (Dallas Dahms)

“All the nominations this week are all strikingly good images, but the one that stands out for me as being the most striking, is that of the self portrait “I’ll Be Watching You” by SonyaM. As Ann says it blends a creative use of props with soft colours, the hues in the prop matching Sonya’s make-up, but the critical factor for me in deciding to award this as POTW #199 is that it is a self portrait. These are really hard to do well and yet Sonya seems to nail it every time. Well done!”

This photo originally appeared in this thread.

See the other nominations for POTW #199 here.

Nominated by: Ann (Ann Shelbourne)

“For the technical virtuosity in taking a concept and using both Camera and Photoshop skills to bring it to Fruition (the pun is not unintentional!).”

Chosen by: afx (Andreas Siegert)

“I choose Martins “Slice It” because: the technical achievement of getting the blur/sharpness component just right and the balance of the composition. I also like it that the image stays completely in the greens (though I wonder what a red apple would do for the shot. It also poses some interesting questions on how it was done. Still not sure if this is a real shot or just a clever setup.”

This photo originally appeared in this thread.

See the other nominations for POTW #197 here.

Member Nominations

No nominations were received from non-committee members for consideration for this POTW. Any member may nominate a photo posted to Nikongear.com for POTW by sending a PM to Dallas.

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Nominated by: Bilbo999 (Glenn Hewitt)

“Great shot of a very pretty model. I love the colors and composition, great detail and post processing.”

Chosen by: Joemc (Joe McBroom)

“This image has it all….perfectly composed, perfectly exposed, great use of lighting, perfect DOF, great colors…..and a lovely subject matter. Congrats Snicker!!”

This photo originally appeared in this thread.

See the other nominations for POTW #197 here.

Member Nominations

If you see a photo worthy of POTW posted any time between Monday and this coming Sunday, you may nominate it by sending a PM (no emails) to Dallas. If your choice hasn’t already been nominated by a committee member it will be added to the nominations for the member choosing that week to consider. You may nominate any image with the exception of those entered into challenges.

Anonymous Challenge

Voting is currently underway in this thread for the anonymous challenge “Sunsets” and will run until 22 July. You may vote for up to three entrants. Entries can be seen here.

Many, many Nikongear.com thanks to Lew & Glenn for running these kinds of challenges, which are a lot of hard work to put together.

Nominated by: Chris Fabbri

“A perfect speed to freeze the bee while let the wings with the sense of movement, a great dark background and isolation showing the control of light aperture. A very hard shot to get, done with perfection.”

Chosen by: Ann

“The standard just seems to get higher at NG week after week! With great difficulty I eventually whittled the nominations down to three “finalists”. Joe’s “Bee in Flight”; Andrea’a “IR Musk-mallow Translucency”; and Morten’s enchanting “Trip to the Woods with my Daughter”. Now, at three minutes before midnight a decision must be made: All of the finalists show beautiful subjects but the sheer technical virtuosity of the lighting, exposure, color balance and sharpness (coupled with flawless processing) finally tipped the scales in favour of Joe’s “Bee in Flight” for POTW.”

This photo originally appeared in this thread.

See the other nominations for POTW #196 here.

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