Nikon Not Necessarily Needed. No. Not Now. No Nonsense.

As I noodled over what narrative I could offer up for the naughty letter N, my mind went numb. I was nervous that I might end up with nil...nothing...nada.  I thought to navigate the dictionary one more time, but it was for naught as the niggling thought nearly made me nauseated. And then in a nanosecond, it hit me like a nasty pair of neglected Nikes straight to the noggin! The neurons started firing like neon flashbulbs in the night. What do I know, after all? Nikon, yes, my nifty Nikon.

If you know me, you may have noticed that from time to time I lift my head from my navel-gazing and my narcotic-like addiction to my much loved Nikon with its amazing nano-technology and shoot with my namby-pamby cell phone camera instead. Perhaps you think I’m nuts, even a numskull.

I hope you know that I'm not some nincompoop neophyte. It’s not a negative thing that I would use a camera intended for a novice to nab a shot.

I’m not naive enough to think that my cell phone produces the kind of images that are the norm for my Nikon. Nowhere near! Needs like shooting nature, nebula or night scenes necessitate using a more sophisticated camera, where I can control the nth degree of detail, negotiate the amount of light and keep digital noise to a negligible level. Nonetheless, with numerous improvements in technology, the nuances are only nominally noticeable to the naked eye.

Notwithstanding all its wonderfulness, the Nikon can be a nuisance to have hanging around my neck like a noose. True, there is nothing like it. Nonetheless, there is nothing like not having to navigate its complicated network of controls and the novel approach of shooting willy-nilly from the hip and getting numerous non-standard images that can be little nuggets of art.

In the not-too-distant past, we even shot with film - yes, negatives - if you recall, which sometimes produced...well...nothing. And then all one was left with were neurochromes...little nebulous memories that need to be nurtured in one’s mind because they exist nowhere else.

Now, what's next? I say shoot with either or, but never neither nor. Nice new stuff is always nipping at your heels. For today - at least until noon - no Nikon. Soon my new Nikon will be arriving neatly on my doorstep and I, living like a nabob, will be starting a whole new nefarious love affair with it!! Nanner nanner manner.

Hope you enjoyed my no-Nikon images...

And that's my nickel's worth on N for Alphabe-Thursday. Nullify any notion to be a nay-sayer or turn up your nose; navigate your way over to nearby Mrs. Jenny's (by clicking HERE) and nibble on my nice Alphabetarian neighbors' notes on N.