Nice Photos.

Thanks Haim.

Yeah, the D700 is interesting. A lot of amateurs with DX bodies and lenses perhaps aren't keen to change to full frame system as they would have to buy all their lenses again. Those with D200s or D300s and full-frame lenses (like me) are likely to wait for the D3x or even D4 to get a megapixel upgrade at the same time. Those with D3s aren't interested, except as backup/extra bodies. It is also too expensive for a lot of first-timers with no lens "baggage".

Who are the main customers for the D700 then? It's not clear.

So, in spite of he fact that it is a great camera, it may not have been positioned correctly in the market. Nikon may be paying the price for losing system compatibility (in one direction) with the original introduction of the DX format.

winky

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Originally posted by munch:
Haim,
Some of the snow ones you took in 2006/7
Stu

Thanks Stuart.

It was snowing very lightly yesterday so perhaps I am better off taking pictures of the fresh stuff of this year instead of going back to the archives.

Regards,
Haim

Fall fields of Wadsworth.

The new building at RAF Cosford's aircraft museum:



Tony

The little ferry at False Creek, leaving the dock this evening.

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Originally posted by Lontano:

... and I was there.
Love this pic ... cheers Oliver

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Originally posted by Tony Lockhart:
The new building at RAF Cosford's aircraft museum:

Tony

A piece of modern art.

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Originally posted by MilesSmiles:

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Originally posted by Tony Lockhart:
The new building at RAF Cosford's aircraft museum:

Tony

A piece of modern art.

I agree. A nice shot. I can't quite figure out the perspective... but that's part of what makes it interesting.

Thanks for the comments. Even I have to look at it twice now! The door at bottom left-hand is about 100 metres closer to me than the stairway on the right. I'll try and dig out a more traditional shot if you want me to spoil the mystery!

Tony

Sunset during a recent family holiday in Tobago



Mantis peaking through shutters



My children took control of the 777 cockpit during the flight home!

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Originally posted by Tony Lockhart:
Thanks for the comments. Even I have to look at it twice now! The door at bottom left-hand is about 100 metres closer to me than the stairway on the right. I'll try and dig out a more traditional shot if you want me to spoil the mystery!

Tony

Nope. Still can't figure it out.

Here's a pic off the net:



Tony

Wow. Is the door really leaning over?

Great photo, Tony.

I have the large image as my wallpaper, and have tried to figure out the angles. (Or if it was a collage of two or more pictures?).

Do you have any more photos of this building?

Anthology of a space:

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Originally posted by winkyincanada:


Another HDR shot. The view from my apartment at night.

Awesome, have it as my desktop now - hope that is ok

Earlier this year MilesSmiles and I went out into the outback to do some 4*4 driving in the Blue Mounatins a couple of hours outside Sydney.

Here is Oliver driving up this hill that looked impossible to drive up but Land Rover was superb. That front wheel is probably 5 feet off the ground.



And then the big puddle - now that was fun. Look very carefully and you will see that Oliver is patriotically wearing his Naim T Shirt

Looks like the roads around Bishop's Stortford!

Good photos, have the Australians begun to like Land Rover products again?

Tony

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Originally posted by Tony Lockhart:
Looks like the roads around Bishop's Stortford!

Good photos, have the Australians begun to like Land Rover products again?

Tony

In Sydney there are Range Rovers everywhere - very popular with the Sydney smartset. 4*4's are very popular in Oz because of the opportunties to get out and offroad. This day we did was run by the Sydney Land Rover dealer and there were lots of Range Rovers going offroad for the first and probably only time. The vehicles were amazing what they could achieve and where they could go. I am sure a few of the owners were a little worried about getting their cars dirty. As you can see MilesSmiles lost his numberplate.

One of our expat friends when we lived there was the head of Land Rover in Oz and I think business had been good for him during his time there. Not so sure it would be the case now as petrol prices began to kill off the attractiveness of these vehicles.

I worked with a lot of Australians when I worked in Saudi. They had not one good word to say about LR, prefering Patrols and Landcruisers. And in Saudi only the rich used them as a rule. As the saying went for batchelor status guys: If you're bored at the weekends buy an American car or a Range Rover. Then you'll have some work to do EVERY weekend!

Hopefully those reliability woes really are long gone.

Tony

Landcruisers are the most popular in Oz. I had two when I was there. Superb vehicles.

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Originally posted by Haim Ronen:
Anthology of a space:

Love it.

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Originally posted by Tony Lockhart:
Looks like the roads around Bishop's Stortford!

Good photos, have the Australians begun to like Land Rover products again?

Tony

They are extremely popular down under right now and the reliability has greatly improved.

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Originally posted by Lontano:
Earlier this year MilesSmiles and I went out into the outback to do some 4*4 driving in the Blue Mounatins a couple of hours outside Sydney.

Here is Oliver driving up this hill that looked impossible to drive up but Land Rover was superb. That front wheel is probably 5 feet off the ground.


And then the big puddle - now that was fun. Look very carefully and you will see that Oliver is patriotically wearing his Naim T Shirt

I had another invite a few weeks back but was unfortunately in the US on that day, was great fun so and I would love to do it again.

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Originally posted by MilesSmiles:

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Originally posted by Lontano:
Earlier this year MilesSmiles and I went out into the outback to do some 4*4 driving in the Blue Mounatins a couple of hours outside Sydney.

Here is Oliver driving up this hill that looked impossible to drive up but Land Rover was superb. That front wheel is probably 5 feet off the ground.


And then the big puddle - now that was fun. Look very carefully and you will see that Oliver is patriotically wearing his Naim T Shirt

I had another invite a few weeks back but was unfortunately in the US on that day, was great fun so and I would love to do it again.

"Outta my way, nature!", Marge Simpson

"Canyonero - It's a deer smackin', squirrel squashin' drivin' machine."