Your R System Images - September 2023

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Saturday at the beach with my wife (Piha, New Zealand)

Piha, NZ by David B, on Flickr

Piha, NZ by David B, on Flickr

Piha, NZ by David B, on Flickr

Piha, NZ by David B, on Flickr
Some images from our visit to the Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England.

(Shot raw and processed with: DxO PhotoLab Elite, Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with TK-9 and Topaz Labs Photo AI).

You can find out more about IWM Duxford and the other IW Museums by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen


1. Fairey Swordfish Mk III (this Swordfish was equipped with radar) and the British Aircraft Corporation TSR2 (Tactical Strike Reconnaissance Mach 2) - a prototype which was shot down by the British Government in 1965.

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2. English Electric Lightning (Mach 2.27). This aircraft was the second production Lightning. In 1966 an RAF Engineer (’Taff’ Holden) accidentally flew it after inadvertently activating the afterburners during a ground test. (He was able to land it safely!).

View attachment 19397

3. B.O.A.C. Comet - the world’s first jetliner, it made its maiden flight in 1948, but was grounded after 3 crashes during the first 2 years of service. The investigation revealed a hitherto unknown problem - metal fatigue. This aircraft, a ‘fixed’ Comet 4, flew the first non-stop Atlantic passenger service in 1958.View attachment 19398

4. A pre-production Concorde, Number 101 (Mach 2.23). The maiden flight in December 1971 included 130,000kg of test equipment to assess various aspects of its structure and performance and had a crew of 6 - pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and 3 flight test observers.

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5. On the day of our visit people were enjoying flights in two modified 2-seater Supermarine Spitfires and a de Havilland Dragon Rapide.

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6. The American Air Museum - ‘a story of two nations united through war, loss, love and duty’.

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I love air museums! These are great.
 
It's been a hot minute for me, but I'm going to try and get back in the swing of things. It's not that I haven't been shooting and developing, I've just been preoccupied and not posting. Two Dahlia's from my yard as the summer is winding down.
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  • Canon EOS R5
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/8
  • 1/10 sec
  • ISO 200
2023_09_02_Dahlias-10291-310-Edit1080.jpg
  • Canon EOS R5
  • RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM
  • 100.0 mm
  • ƒ/9
  • 1/5 sec
  • ISO 200
 
It's been a hot minute for me, but I'm going to try and get back in the swing of things. It's not that I haven't been shooting and developing, I've just been preoccupied and not posting. Two Dahlia's from my yard as the summer is winding down. View attachment 19467View attachment 19468
Hi Hali,

Wonderful! This kind of treatment really floats our boat - eye-catching, captivating and fascinating... :)

P&K
 
Images from our recent visit to Warkworth Castle, Morpeth, Northumberland, England.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite/ ViewPoint and Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with TK-9 Panel).

You can find out more about Warkworth Castle by clicking Here.

*** We are away now until mid-September, so will be unable to provide any feedback/ comments until after our return. ***

We'll be back... :)

Phil and Karen


1. Warkworth Castle sits above a loop in the River Coquet and dates to around 1200.

RF-S-WK-1.jpg
  • Canon EOS R5
  • RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
  • 24.0 mm
  • ƒ/8
  • 1/800 sec
  • ISO 100


2. It was the favoured residence of the Percy family - the powerful Dukes of Northumberland - from the 14th to the 17th centuries.

RF-S-WK-2.jpg
  • Canon EOS R5
  • RF16mm F2.8 STM
  • 16.0 mm
  • ƒ/8
  • 1/800 sec
  • ISO 200


3. The Great Hall in the Bailey, with the Lion Tower (right), was built around 1480 by Henry Percy the 4th Earl of Northumberland.

RF-S-WK-3.jpg
  • Canon EOS R5
  • RF16mm F2.8 STM
  • 16.0 mm
  • ƒ/8
  • 1/500 sec
  • ISO 100


4. The Great Tower (‘a castle within a castle’) was commissioned by (another) Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland in 1377.

RF-S-WK-4.jpg
  • Canon EOS R5
  • RF16mm F2.8 STM
  • 16.0 mm
  • ƒ/8
  • 1/640 sec
  • ISO 100


5. The Grey Mare’s Tail Tower may have been used for accommodation and was built around 1290. [Inset right - ancient window art/ graffiti].

RF-S-WK-5.jpg
  • Canon EOS R7
  • EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM
  • 35.0 mm
  • ƒ/7.1
  • 1/250 sec
  • ISO 6400


6. The Castle was used by William Shakespeare as the setting for several scenes in his Henry IV plays, written in 1597. It is now managed by English Heritage.

RF-S-WK-6.jpg
  • Canon EOS R5
  • RF16mm F2.8 STM
  • 16.0 mm
  • ƒ/8
  • 1/1000 sec
  • ISO 125


(Source: English Heritage).
 
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Yesterday's afternoon play-time - trying out Sean Bagshaw's 'Color Grade Sampling From Any Image With TK9'.

(This may, or may not, be of interest... :) ).

Phil

The centre image resulted from the top image being colour graded using the average low-medium-high from the bottom image (plus some extra fiddling).

RF-S-CS-1.jpg
  • Canon EOS R5
  • RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
  • 142.0 mm
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 1/400 sec
  • ISO 2000

 
Some images from our visit to the Imperial War Museum Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England.

(Shot raw and processed with: DxO PhotoLab Elite, Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with TK-9 and Topaz Labs Photo AI).

You can find out more about IWM Duxford and the other IW Museums by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen


1. Fairey Swordfish Mk III (this Swordfish was equipped with radar) and the British Aircraft Corporation TSR2 (Tactical Strike Reconnaissance Mach 2) - a prototype which was shot down by the British Government in 1965.

View attachment 19396

2. English Electric Lightning (Mach 2.27). This aircraft was the second production Lightning. In 1966 an RAF Engineer (’Taff’ Holden) accidentally flew it after inadvertently activating the afterburners during a ground test. (He was able to land it safely!).

View attachment 19397

3. B.O.A.C. Comet - the world’s first jetliner, it made its maiden flight in 1948, but was grounded after 3 crashes during the first 2 years of service. The investigation revealed a hitherto unknown problem - metal fatigue. This aircraft, a ‘fixed’ Comet 4, flew the first non-stop Atlantic passenger service in 1958.View attachment 19398

4. A pre-production Concorde, Number 101 (Mach 2.23). The maiden flight in December 1971 included 130,000kg of test equipment to assess various aspects of its structure and performance and had a crew of 6 - pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and 3 flight test observers.

View attachment 19399

5. On the day of our visit people were enjoying flights in two modified 2-seater Supermarine Spitfires and a de Havilland Dragon Rapide.

View attachment 19400

6. The American Air Museum - ‘a story of two nations united through war, loss, love and duty’.

View attachment 19401
Very nice pictures, and great use of the 24-105, a very underrated lens, in my opinion.
 
Another great set Phil. I feel like I have been visiting the English countryside without ever leaving my desk and computer. Thanks for the great photos and history.
 
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