=========================================================== THE NIKONIAN http://www.nikonians.com Regular Newsletter #8 02-OCT-2000 =========================================================== In this issue: 1. Editors Note 2. Race Condition for Nikonians September 2000 Contest 3. Problems With Getting Images Into The Galleries 4. Member #1,000 Receives a Nikonians Strap 5. Photokina Report by bbleigh 6. New Forum for F/N80 Users 7. Nikonians 2nd Assignment by AlanC 8. Upcoming Events 9. Dumbest Thing You've Ever Done In Photography 10. The Stealth Monopod aka Merlin Stock 1. Editors Note =========================================================== Thanks for your interest in our non-profit community for Nikon users. First of all, the input from the survey has been great! We have received lots of constructive critics through the survey and the community will improve accordingly. The first results from the survey will be posted in The Nikonian at a later date. If you still didn't participate in the anonymous survey, please do so: http://www.nikonians.com/html/about/survey_post_form.html We would also like to thank all of you helping out with the community and secondly, to all members sending us encouraging emails. It has been a thrill to see the community growing like this and we all should be proud of that. We are though especially happy that we have been able to reach and maintain our #1 goal: To be a friendly place to be at! Thanks again. Bo & JRP 02-Oct-2000 bo@nikonians.com jrpalacios@nikonians.com 2. Race Condition for Nikonians September 2000 Contest =========================================================== No single winner could be picked since three images received the same number of votes. Elect the winner! You should use the standard voting form. Do only vote for one of the three images. You must be a registered member to be able to vote. Deadline for votes is: 05-Oct-2000 00:00 GMT The three images are located here: http://www.nikonians.com/dcforum/DCForumID53/9.html 3. Problems With Getting Images Into The Galleries =========================================================== We have had some technical problems with some of the images sent to us for inclusion in the galleries. We appologize for any delays/inconveniences this may have caused. 4. Member #1,000 Receives a Nikonians Strap =========================================================== Mid September we crossed the 1,000 barrier. Nikonians has now over 1,000 members! Member #1,000 was Donald Geddes. Don will receive our exclusive OP/TECH Pro shoulder strap coming in a Nikonians look. That is, it's a high quality shoulder strap completely in black with our logo in orange printed on it. 5. Photokina Report by bbleigh =========================================================== As many of you know, several Nikonians attended Photokina this year. I personally found it a wonderful event and am glad that I decided to attend. I was like a kid on Christmas morning trying to take it all in. I mean come on, everything that you can imagine for photography or having anything to do with photography was there. Things you can only read about in magazines but never get to see at the local camera shop all under one roof. -- bbleigh http://www.nikonians.com/dcforum/DCForumID42/11.html 6. New Forum for F/N80 Users =========================================================== Many Nikonians have bought an F80 (N80) and we decided to create a separate forum for all of you. Moderator of the forum is Lodewyk Sutherland aka sutherll. Check out: http://www.nikonians.com/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=list&forum=DCForumID58&conf=DCConfID3 7. Nikonians 2nd Assignment by AlanC =========================================================== The thing I like about the concept of the assignments is that they can encourage you to attempt something new: This can be a different type of subject to your usual choice, or the need to interpret your usual subjects in a different way. In either case you can end up taking pictures you wouldn't have otherwise attempted and, hopefully, get some interesting results and have some fun along the way. For the new assignment I wanted a subject that would offer a broad range of possible interpretations, but which would also make everyone think a bit - hence 'Time'. We all know what it is and what its effects are, but how would you choose to portray it in a photograph? -- AlanC http://www.nikonians.com/dcforum/DCForumID29/4.html 8. Upcoming Events =========================================================== Some of the events in October: 07...15-OCT-2000 BALLOON FIESTA 2000 in Albuquerque A very colorful event and a good opportunity for some great photos. 21 & 22-OCT-2000 Nikon School in Minneapolis 22 & 29-OCT-2000 Nikon School in Los Angeles 9. Dumbest Thing You've Ever Done In Photography =========================================================== Al aka f8bthere asked: What is the dumbest thing that you've ever done while photographing? I was reading a book by famous "LIFE" magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt, and he had a short section featuring mistakes he has made in his many years. [...] http://www.nikonians.com/dcforum/DCForumID38/44.html 10. The Stealth Monopod aka Merlin Stock =========================================================== Mike aka Merlin has another approach on how to get away with snapshots in dark, poorly litten Egyptian chambers and museums. http://www.nikonians.com/dcforum/DCForumID21/11.html =========================================================== If you have any questions regarding this newsletter, please send an email to editorial@nikonians.com You receive THE NIKONIAN because you have requested it. We hope you find it useful, however, if you'd like your name to be removed from the newsletter, you can simply do so at any time from the main page at our community: http://www.nikonians.com