Montana Portraits

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited November 3, 2007 in People
EDIT by Andy Everyone, please post your candids here :thumb :thumb
Few pics from Glacier NP

01: Marc Muench:

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02: Andy Williams:

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03: Ben Bendr:

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04: Steph Schmoo:

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05: Terrence and Ryan Justiceiro:

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06: Nick Gluwater:

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07: Jim Pathfinder:

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08: Andrew Greenpea:

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09: Scott Quier:

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10: Maxine Skippy:

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11: Ann McRae:

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12: Tony and Scott:

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13: Skippy likes snow:

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14: DaveV:

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15: Tony:

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16: Three Chimps (Ryan, David and Ben):

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17: Ann is not afraid of the weather:

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18: Dgrin vs Deer: 4 to 1:

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19: Montana jumping:

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20: Beargasm:

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21: In the Cattle Baron:

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22: Breakfast portion at Cattle Baron:

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The rest of of portraits are here:
http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/3576945

Enjoy!
"May the f/stop be with you!"
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Comments

  • Pixel PopperPixel Popper Registered Users Posts: 280 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Wow! What a great setting in which to teach and learn. Your caption "Three Chimps" cracked me up hard! rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    Also, how very cool to see the faces of so many people whose work I admire and enjoy. Thanks for posting these.thumb.gif
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Pixel Popper wrote:
    Also, how very cool to see the faces of so many people whose work I admire and enjoy. Thanks for posting these.thumb.gif
    You're very welcome, thanks for looking! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    I love seeing the faces of the people that were there - some of whom I met last year in Utah. Your pictures brought a big smile to my face. Thank you for taking the time to share. iloveyou.gif

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  • evorywareevoryware Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    What a beautiful setting! Love that picture of Scott and 18,19, & 20 haha!
    Thanks for showing!
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Nik, your constant photostalking paid off! thumb.gif

    I'm really impressed with these portraits. I was actually regretful that I didn't take more shots of people with my "real" camera (although I have about 1000 point and shoot shots).

    Your deer diagram cracked me up. As well as your image of the beargasm! rolleyes1.gif

    Everyone looks so happy. I wished I could have been 3 places at once so I could have gotten the chance to shoot with everyone.
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    I liked seeing everyone's faces, even though I didn't attend. Brrrrr, it looked cold. It's been over 20 years since I've bundled up like that :D

    Some of your captions are so funny too! And you really got some very nice candid portraits of the group. I look forward to seeing your non-people shots too.
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Excellent! Some fun photos there, Nik.

    Beargasm's hilarious, and the shot of Scott is beautiful.
    Sid.
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  • zackerzacker Registered Users Posts: 451 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Awesoms Post!!! love the Dgrin Vs Deer and Beargasm shots..lol,lol,lol... Thanks for posting these shots! Looks like you all had a blast there!! When is Dgrin going down south to the Everglades??
    http://www.brokenfencephotography.com :D

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    Canon 30D, some lenses and stuff... I think im tired or something, i have a hard time concentrating.. hey look, a birdie!:clap
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Virginia,
    Flyinggina wrote:
    I love seeing the faces of the people that were there - some of whom I met last year in Utah. Your pictures brought a big smile to my face. Thank you for taking the time to share. iloveyou.gif

    Virginia

    Thank you, glad you like it! thumb.gif
    We sure missed ya. iloveyou.gif
    Hope to see you next year;-) mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    evoryware wrote:
    What a beautiful setting! Love that picture of Scott and 18,19, & 20 haha!
    Thanks for showing!
    Thank for watching! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Stephanie,
    schmooo wrote:
    Nik, your constant photostalking paid off! thumb.gif
    I'm really impressed with these portraits....
    Wow, coming from you I feel I already won LPS rolleyes1.gif
    Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed this. thumb.gif
    I'm particularly proud with your portrait, since it look like it was easier to get a bear mug shot with 10-22 than yours with 100-400. mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Dee,
    Dee wrote:
    I liked seeing everyone's faces, even though I didn't attend. Brrrrr, it looked cold. It's been over 20 years since I've bundled up like that :D

    Some of your captions are so funny too! And you really got some very nice candid portraits of the group. I look forward to seeing your non-people shots too.

    Thank you for stopping by!

    Yes it have been cold once or twice. Mountains, you know. The biggest issue was not even the temperature, but the houling winds, which screwed up a lot of my pre-sunrise shots (despite of extra 15lb weight on the tripod).

    The non-people shots are coming, just need time..:-)

    Cheers! 1drink.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Sid,
    wxwax wrote:
    Excellent! Some fun photos there, Nik.
    Beargasm's hilarious, and the shot of Scott is beautiful.
    Thanks, man! thumb.gif
    Too bad you couldn't join us this time. :cry
    Maybe next year? mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    zacker wrote:
    Awesoms Post!!! love the Dgrin Vs Deer and Beargasm shots..lol,lol,lol... Thanks for posting these shots! Looks like you all had a blast there!!
    Thanks for looking! Yeah, we had a great time and Montana is as beautiful as it gets.
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • greenpeagreenpea Registered Users Posts: 880 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Great shots Nikolai!

    When I got home and started really looking though my pictures, I realized how disappointly few pictures I had taken of all the people I spent this amazing past weekend in Montana with. So thank you for posting this thread!
    Andrew
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Andrew,
    greenpea wrote:
    Great shots Nikolai!

    When I got home and started really looking though my pictures, I realized how disappointly few pictures I had taken of all the people I spent this amazing past weekend in Montana with. So thank you for posting this thread!

    It's like shooting wildlife, only this wildlife gets to eat, drink and bunk with ya mwink.gif

    Thanks, man, you are a great fun to shoot and be with! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    I'm particularly proud with your portrait, since it look like it was easier to get a bear mug shot with 10-22 than yours with 100-400. mwink.gif
    :giggle I'm sure that if you'd waved this at me in the beginning I would have calmly stood and posed for you. :D
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    schmooo wrote:
    :giggle I'm sure that if you'd waved this at me in the beginning I would have calmly stood and posed for you. :D
    Nah... Travis would get all cavaliier on my arse, and considering he's a UNIX sysasmin and I'm just a lowly Windows programmer, I'd be at a total loss :D
    Nice shots, btw, I like the three shadows!
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  • zweiblumenzweiblumen Registered Users Posts: 369 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Nah... Travis would get all cavaliier on my arse, and considering he's a UNIX sysasmin and I'm just a lowly Windows programmer, I'd be at a total loss :D
    Nice shots, btw, I like the three shadows!

    Hehe :D Well, FWIW I have to admin some Windows Boxes too. rolleyes1.gif

    And Great shots. You really did capture the feel of the trip with the people (IMHO).
    Travis
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    zweiblumen wrote:
    Hehe :D Well, FWIW I have to admin some Windows Boxes too. rolleyes1.gif

    And Great shots. You really did capture the feel of the trip with the people (IMHO).

    Thanks Travis, but wait till you see my cow shots ;-)mwink.gifrolleyes1.gif
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  • ChrisP6ChrisP6 Registered Users Posts: 61 Big grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Great Portraits & PJ Work
    These are great portraits, and I love the overall photo-journalistic quality of the set. You really caught what was going on. Since we were often off in a different direction, it's especially nice to be able to "catch up" and see the rest of the trip. Nice job. Thanks.
  • greenpeagreenpea Registered Users Posts: 880 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    ...add one more to this:

    The 40D w/ 100-400 group (mike, bender, and nikolai)

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    (I felt so inadequate with my Nikon D70 and 18-200).
    Andrew
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    "The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera" - Dorothea Lange
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    greenpea wrote:
    ...add one more to this:
    The 40D w/ 100-400 group (mike, bender, and nikolai)
    (I felt so inadequate with my Nikon D70 and 18-200).
    Thanks, Andrew!
    Too bad we didn't have Path and Kathy in this shot, then we'd have all 40D geeks... mwink.gifrolleyes1.gif

    As to the D70... IIRC it wasn't even yours at the moment :-) :-P
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    ChrisP6 wrote:
    These are great portraits, and I love the overall photo-journalistic quality of the set. You really caught what was going on. Since we were often off in a different direction, it's especially nice to be able to "catch up" and see the rest of the trip. Nice job. Thanks.
    Thanks, Chris! thumb.gif

    A lot of this is due to Shay's WPBC workshop I just attended. His thoughts and technique on shooting proposals, ceremony, formals and receiptions have a lot to do with these... bowdown.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • greenpeagreenpea Registered Users Posts: 880 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Nikolai wrote:
    Thanks, Andrew!
    Too bad we didn't have Path and Kathy in this shot, then we'd have all 40D geeks... mwink.gifrolleyes1.gif

    As to the D70... IIRC it wasn't even yours at the moment :-) :-P

    Actually, you're right, at that point I was using the borrowed D50.
    Andrew
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    "The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera" - Dorothea Lange
  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Those are great Nik....
    Ed

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  • BendrBendr Registered Users Posts: 665 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Awesome Nikolai! I really like your shots!

    Now I wish I had taken more people shots... I'll have to get some pics posted!
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    ehughes wrote:
    Those are great Nik....
    Thanks, Ed! thumb.gif
    We surely missed ya and Missy and Connie...rolleyes1.gifiloveyou.gif

    You guys plan any Sierra trip any time soon? mwink.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    Bendr wrote:
    Awesome Nikolai! I really like your shots!

    Now I wish I had taking more people shots... I'll have to get some pics posted!
    Thanks, Ben!
    I guess now you have plenty of pics to get you a new avatar;-)
    Let me know if you need a hires or a release..:D
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited October 2, 2007
    BTW, I should've mentioned this earlier, but better late than never..
    If you don't like any of your images to be displayed, or, if you want a hires of yours for your own use - just let me know (PM or email) deal.gif

    Also, if any of you guys and gals are on the Facebook, I'll be happy to upload and tag you (and let's be friends! :-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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