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Heyya…Nikon just posted a firmware update for the D3, here’s the link for both platforms. Here’s the IB PDF of the updates.

04.17AM: Despite my pleases of no emails in regards to the firmware, I’ve been flooded especially in regards to the always faithful internet rumors. I have loaded the firmware update into the 3 D3s I have and found no issues, the D3s work just perfectly. I like being able to make the AF sensor indicator brighter and with my latest project, having the AF Illuminator work with all focal lengths is a HUGE help. But please, don’t send me more examples of your issues, I don’t run a repair shop, I don’t write the firmware and I have no ability to fix it. If you feel you have a problem, I highly recommend you contact Nikon. Thanks!

04.17PM: It seems the saga continues and the mystery deepens. Rob G just posted this, it appears there are many plagued by the mysterious D3 Ghost. Rob G is saying you might want to hold off on installing the new firmware. I’ve yet to get my D3s to create the ghost, so there is something going on in either the installation or a combo of settings not yet determined either causing or not causing the problem.

That’s right DLWS is heading to Hawaii, the island of Kauai to be exact. 08-11 March, 2009 you’ll find the DLWS staff (and hopefully you too!) at the gorgeous Hilton Kauai Beach Resort making beautiful images. If you need more info, head here, or simply CALL NOW!

Those of you who already expressed a desire to join us, we’re holding your spot for a week before releasing it. Two of you have already made the call so spots are going fast.

PS…this is SO special, we have the special DLWS room rate for our folks starting four days prior and extending to four days after. Schweeet!

My good friends at Crown Camera just called and said they have FIVE D3s in stock, just came in. Not only that, but if you call them and tell ‘em I sent you, they’ll knock $200 off the price. Here’s their number 800-655-4256, ask for Frank.

PS…I’ve been asked a few times lately about the new 24PC-E lens. I have one, shot a couple of panos, been playing with it and will have a posting all about it and its use by this weekend. I can tell you, it’s one sharp puppy!

So, when you go on a NAPP Safari, how do you feel just after Joe’s & Moose’s presentation? Well, our participants walked out of the hall and collapsed. With all we throw at them in two hours, Joe & I were just happy their heads didn’t explode. After this, we went out shooting.

We had four models working the beautiful Polasek Gardens. We broke up into small groups with the four models, this is Tiffany who was very willing to sacrifice herself, posing precariously over the lake full of crocs. This is a 200VR shot with two flashles being the main lights.

This piece of art, talking about what’s behind Tiffany caught my attention, so I had Tiffany pose in front of it and Josh was stage left with a single gelled flash shooting it through a Lastolite Trigrip panel. Darn good fun. Tomorrow, Photoshop World begins and if you see me, please say hello!

We ventured out to Dead Horse Point…wow! First, with the 200VR I went after locale color and design (finished with Nik ColorEfex 3.0). Then, Kevin thought of and executed this killer flash shot of the Juniper (seen early this week on the blog). Kevin wanted to shoot before the sun came up so he gelled a flash, dialed in some comp and made magic. Now, thirty minutes later he showed me the image so I had to go and give it a shot. Hopefully Kevin will blog his, it’s MUCH better then mine. Much!

Now, after Joe & I messed with the tree with flash, sunrise occurred and nature took over. Wrapping up the morning was one of our students taking in the grandeur.

Photos captured by D3, 200VR & 14-24AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film

After a great Highnoon session with our own Josh presenting Vivesa as a highlight, we headed out to the Colorado River gorge. After the sun had set, it’s last rays bounced off a couple of clouds and gave us one heck of a color for just a heartbeat. Using the 200-400VR at 400mm, a few sections with killer color could be immortalized.

We have a great group of photographers here at DLWS and they are making this one fun week!

Photos captured by D3, 200-400VR on Lexar UDMA digital film

It was a great morning and we only had literally, a couple of birds. But they performed which is all we needed. This young FL Brown Pelican just kept diving right in front of us, taking of, diving, it was great fun. We had this massive flock of Double-crested Cormorants fly over for hours it seemed like. And we wrapped up with this loan adult FL Brown Pelican giving us a real up close fly by. Wow…it was killer!

Photos captured by D3, 600VR w/TC-17e on Lexar UDMA digital film

We headed out looking for egrets and herons and get treated to Roseatte Spoonbills and

this killer flock of Glossy Ibis. We had a Coops flying about that we think kept the ibis stirred up so they circled for the better part of 30mins giving us the ability to photograph them in flight every way possible, including vertical. I’ve never seen so many giant smiles as those on the Base Camp group as they walked to the cars.

Photos captured by D3, 600VR w/TC-14e on Lexar UMDA digital film