when your D2h breaks

[Harryb]

you shoot with your D100 while Nikon fixes the D2h.


A speedbump Wetlands style

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/30086066-L.jpg

A 500 mm lens gets you up close

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/30086067-L.jpg

Egret in the bushes

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/30086088-L.jpg

A GBH hunting

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/30086072-L.jpg

Taking off

http://behret.smugmug.com/photos/30086082-L.jpg

[gluwater]

I really like the dof of the 1st pic. The contrast between the Aligator and teh road is really nice too.

[bfjr]

Afternoon Harry
Ya done well considering the severe handicap you had to deal with :lol4
1st and last for me boss

Oh you don't need no stinkin 500mm to get a close one :D

http://bfjr.smugmug.com/photos/25619684-M.jpg

[ginger_55]

I love the speedbump! Looks like it would be an easy drive over.

Also like the light on the next to last shot.

Plus all the others are your usual fantastic shots.

How do you like being back in "the wetlands"?

ginger

[jwear]

it's good to have a spare camera ,you still got it:thumb it is not the camera it's the man behind it that does the work :thumb

[JamesJWeg]

Do tell what befell the D2h?

James.

[Trish323]

http://fahner.smugmug.com/photos/30132058-L.jpg

[ehughes]

Very cool stuff Harry, I'm pretty happy we don't have speedbumps like that out here.. :D

I really like that shot with the reflection of the Heron....


Ed

[Harryb]

I really like the dof of the 1st pic. The contrast between the Aligator and teh road is really nice too.
Thank you for taking the time to reply.

[Dee]

http://fahner.smugmug.com/photos/30132058-Th.jpg

Good to see Harry in action!
:):

[BigAl]

I'll bet you're thankful for the spare :wink

I like the first heron, especially with the action of the water - pity he missed :thumb

Thanks for showing the birdman Trish, haven't seen a pic of him since he left NY.

regards
alan

[Harryb]

Afternoon Harry
Ya done well considering the severe handicap you had to deal with :lol4
1st and last for me boss

Oh you don't need no stinkin 500mm to get a close one :D


Thanks Ben and you don't need a 500mm to a get a close one but it sure helps. :D

[ginger_55]

Good Catch, Trish!

You said that is a HarryB?

rare bird sighting there.
were there about 20,000 photographers behind a roped off area trying to get a photo like that. Maybe you could sell it.

Hehe, just having fun. (get his autograph on it, put it on eBay.:clap )

It actually is a very good photograph of a photographer in action.

Life after retirement, oh, lordy. Beats tennis, I can attest to that!

I can understand the tripod, though just looking at them, I wouldn't be sure which one would weigh more. Good thing the ground can hold them up.

ginger

[Harryb]

I love the speedbump! Looks like it would be an easy drive over.

Also like the light on the next to last shot.

Plus all the others are your usual fantastic shots.

How do you like being back in "the wetlands"?

ginger
Hey Ginger,

That speed bump may look like an easy drive over but it can move when it has to.

I love being back at the wetlands. :clap The photo ops are harder to come by than at the rookery but it feels more natural to me. When I go I'm usually the only one there. At the most there will two to three other photographers and/or birders there.

Its quiter than the rookery and there's a greater variety of birds there. Plus its only a 15 minute drive as opposed to the two hour drive to get to the rookery.

[Harryb]

it's good to have a spare camera ,you still got it:thumb it is not the camera it's the man behind it that does the work :thumb
Hey Jeff,

I'm really glad that I didn't sell the D100 now. Thanks for the kind words.

[Harryb]

Do tell what befell the D2h?

James.
Just a metering problem. Its not unknown in the D2h and was not a big shock. Shipped the D2h to the Nikon service center and they fixed the problem. The whole process took around two weeks. I was lucky that I kept the D100 as a back-up or I would have been in serious withdrawal.

[JamesJWeg]

Just a metering problem. Its not unknown in the D2h and was not a big shock. Shipped the D2h to the Nikon service center and they fixed the problem. The whole process took around two weeks. I was lucky that I kept the D100 as a back-up or I would have been in serious withdrawal.
Is it something that I should be aware of and looking for on mine?

James.

[Harryb]

Is it something that I should be aware of and looking for on mine?

James.
Hopefully not. I've seen lots of reports from users on other forums saying that the metering on their D2Hs had stopped working correctly. When I shipped my camera the man at the shipping place told me that they had taken care of a number of other nikon users and they had the adddress of the Nikon Service Center on their computer.

If it goes Nikon will correct it for no charge. Most of the D2Hs are fine but there seems to be a significant number with metering problems. Hopefully you are in the majority.

[Harryb]

I get better looking every year Trish. :rofl

[Harryb]

Very cool stuff Harry, I'm pretty happy we don't have speedbumps like that out here.. :D

I really like that shot with the reflection of the Heron....


Ed
Thanks Ed

[Harryb]

I'll bet you're thankful for the spare :wink

I like the first heron, especially with the action of the water - pity he missed :thumb

Thanks for showing the birdman Trish, haven't seen a pic of him since he left NY.

regards
alan
Hey Alan,

I was very happy that I had the D100. If I had to go two weeks w/o a camera it would ahve been ugly.

[Andy]

I get better looking every year Trish. :rofl

yep. just look at harry in the 1970s ... scary huh? :uhoh

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/3349214-L.jpg

[MuskyDude]

Harry I'm convinced if we gave you a little P & S you'd get good shots... Once again you prove it's who's behind the camera, not the camera that matters. These are great, super sharp! :clap




AJ

[Harryb]

yep. just look at harry in the 1970s ... scary huh? :uhoh

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/3349214-L.jpg
Its amazing that I have kept my pretty looks over the years. :lol4

[ian408]

I'm w/AJ. A P&S and the birds would be Harry's :D

Ian

[Harryb]

Harry I'm convinced if we gave you a little P & S you'd get good shots... Once again you prove it's who's behind the camera, not the camera that matters. These are great, super sharp! http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/clap.gif

AJThank you very much AJ http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/wave.gif

[Harryb]

I'm w/AJ. A P&S and the birds would be Harry's :D

Ian
Thank you Ian but using the D100 was really no hardship.