Montana Portraits

Nikolai · October 2, 2007

EDIT by Andy Everyone, please post your candids here :thumb :thumb
Few pics from Glacier NP

01: Marc Muench:

02: Andy Williams:

03: Ben Bendr:

04: Steph Schmoo:

05: Terrence and Ryan Justiceiro:

06: Nick Gluwater:

07: Jim Pathfinder:

08: Andrew Greenpea:

09: Scott Quier:

10: Maxine Skippy:

11: Ann McRae:

12: Tony and Scott:

13: Skippy likes snow:

14: DaveV:

15: Tony:

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

17: Ann is not afraid of the weather:

18: Dgrin vs Deer: 4 to 1:

19: Montana jumping:

20: Beargasm:

21: In the Cattle Baron:

22: Breakfast portion at Cattle Baron:

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

Enjoy!

Pixel Popper · October 2, 2007

Wow! What a great setting in which to teach and learn. Your caption "Three Chimps" cracked me up hard!

Also, how very cool to see the faces of so many people whose work I admire and enjoy. Thanks for posting these.

Nikolai · 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.

You're very welcome, thanks for looking!

Flyinggina · 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.

Virginia

evoryware · October 2, 2007

What a beautiful setting! Love that picture of Scott and 18,19, & 20 haha!
Thanks for showing!

schmoo · October 2, 2007

Nik, your constant photostalking paid off!

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!

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.

Dee · 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

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.

wxwax · October 2, 2007

Excellent! Some fun photos there, Nik.

Beargasm's hilarious, and the shot of Scott is beautiful.

zacker · 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??

Nikolai · 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.

Virginia

Thank you, glad you like it!

We sure missed ya.

Hope to see you next year;-)

Nikolai · 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!

Nikolai · October 2, 2007

Stephanie,

schmooo wrote:

Nik, your constant photostalking paid off!
I'm really impressed with these portraits....

Wow, coming from you I feel I already won LPS

Thank you, I'm really glad you enjoyed this.

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.

Nikolai · 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

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!

Nikolai · October 2, 2007

Sid,

wxwax wrote:

Excellent! Some fun photos there, Nik.
Beargasm's hilarious, and the shot of Scott is beautiful.

Thanks, man!

Too bad you couldn't join us this time. :cry
Maybe next year?

Nikolai · 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.

greenpea · 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!

Nikolai · 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

Thanks, man, you are a great fun to shoot and be with!

schmoo · 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.

:giggle I'm sure that if you'd waved this at me in the beginning I would have calmly stood and posed for you.

Nikolai · 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.

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

Nice shots, btw, I like the three shadows!

zweiblumen · 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
Nice shots, btw, I like the three shadows!

Hehe

Well, FWIW I have to admin some Windows Boxes too.

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

Nikolai · October 2, 2007

zweiblumen wrote:

Hehe Well, FWIW I have to admin some Windows Boxes too.

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 ;-)

ChrisP6 · 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.

greenpea · October 2, 2007

...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).

Nikolai · 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...

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

Nikolai · 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!

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...

greenpea · 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...

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.

ehughes · October 2, 2007

Those are great Nik....

Bendr · 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!

Nikolai · October 2, 2007

ehughes wrote:

Those are great Nik....

Thanks, Ed!

We surely missed ya and Missy and Connie...

You guys plan any Sierra trip any time soon?

Nikolai · 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

Nikolai · 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)

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! :-)

Montana Portraits

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