First among firsts

Challenge #22 in the Get Creative series. Hosted by gordonpritchard.

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Wednesday, 20th April, 2022 (GMT)

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Wednesday, 27th April, 2022 – Tuesday, 3rd May, 2022 (GMT)

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Wednesday, 4th May, 2022 – Tuesday, 10th May, 2022 (GMT)

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STB_5902 Steamboat Springs Balloon Rodeo

by DaveInHouston

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https://www.dpreview.com/galleries/5914798868/photos/4022502/stb_5902-ds1536-lmnr-hdr

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm F4G ED VR
Submitted:	Saturday, 30th April, 2022 14:41 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 14th July, 2019
Focal length:	38 mm
Shutter speed:	1/250 sec
Aperture:	F7.1
ISO:	200
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Views:	261
Galleries:	View this photo in DaveInHouston's gallery

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58	How committed are you to Micro Four Thirds?
55	Bursts when and how often
53	What makes a great photograph??
50	Time for a film camera with an EVF
44	How well do old manual focus lenses work on your mirrorless camera?
38	APS-C & m4/3 -- same pixel pitch -- is APS-C still better?
37	Nikon Z7 Listed as Discontinued
35	External SSD for Mac Studio
35	Come on, Nikon, issue the Z 200-600mm f#.#-#.#
31	Upgrading Linux monitor and graphics card for image editing....
28	Lenses for Olympus OM-D E-M1
28	THANKS, MORRIS! BIF with X-T3 and 150-600
27	Are we still setting our cameras to sRGB or is anyone switching to Adobe RGB yet?
26	Canadian Rockies and Vancouver road trip gear
26	Canon R5 with GPS
25	Almost perfect vacation camera ... ?
25	Lens suggestions for new M43 user
23	First Gen E-M10 Question
23	14 - 24 Z vs F
21	R5 with 100-500 + 1.4tc vs R7 with Canon 100-500


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