Your R System Images - December 2024

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A rare visitor to the garden today, hope we see more of this enigmatic bird
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Kamoshika said:
Eurasian hobby escaping with its catch (Oriental turtle dove?) from a crow.
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Hi David,

Drama in the skies! The right place and time, but - importantly - fully prepared and capable of nailing the shot.

(You did very well to keep a steady hand - and hold the targets in frame).

Thank you for sharing... 🙂

P&K
 
Arbarthisti said:
A rare visitor to the garden today, hope we see more of this enigmatic bird
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Hi Nick,

Fantastic! All the more special for their relative scarcity - these wonderful creatures never fail to delight.

Beautifully captured and presented.

Thank you for sharing... 🙂

P&K
 
NGauger101010 said:
and... trees along the same lake where the squirrel was taken

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Hi Mke,

Looks like the squirrel enjoys a very pleasing outlook - lingering rich orange/ browns of autumn and pin-sharp reflections across the mirror like water.

Plenty here to interest the viewer.

Thank you for sharing... 🙂

P&K
 
PKM-UK said:
Hi Nick,

Fantastic! All the more special for their relative scarcity - these wonderful creatures never fail to delight.

Beautifully captured and presented.

Thank you for sharing... 🙂

P&K
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Thanks , the work in putting in a decent feeding station is paying off, though the amount of birdfood they eat is quite staggering.
 
Arbarthisti said:
Thanks , the work in putting in a decent feeding station is paying off, though the amount of birdfood they eat is quite staggering.
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Hi Nick,

Between the birds, squirrels and occasional muntjac deer/ fox we generally operate on a daily total loss basis... :D

(Worth it though!).

P&K
 
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We were up in the White Mountains of NH for a few days last week (where better to spend Christmas as a New Englander?) and this is MIA, one of the dogs at the Inn we stayed at. She came hiking with us every day (often after a 6 mile cross country ski with other people).
 
Hali said:
View attachment 33762We were up in the White Mountains of NH for a few days last week (where better to spend Christmas as a New Englander?) and this is MIA, one of the dogs at the Inn we stayed at. She came hiking with us every day (often after a 6 mile cross country ski with other people).
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Hi Hali,

That looks like a fabulous place to enjoy the festive period - and what better way than with such a wonderful companion?

(If only we could find a way to bottle all that energy and vitality!).


Great stuff - and thank you for sharing... 🙂

P&K
 
Our final post for this month - and year - comes from yesterday morning's walk in our local woods at Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Warwickshire, England.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PL Elite, Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels and Topaz Labs Photo AI).

Happy New Year! :)

Phil and Karen


1. Hello matey...

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2. Happiness is...

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3. Morning...

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4. Yes, it's for you...

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5. Go on, you know you want to...

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PKM-UK said:
The first in what may (or may not!) be a series of sample editing workflows. This shot was captured by Karen at Quarry Bank, Styal, Cheshire, England.

I do all of our post processing and in this case I used: Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels, DxO Nik Collection and Topaz Labs Photo AI/ Studio 2.

Phil

(This is not to say I'm God's gift to processing, but if you're at all interested in what I do - here you go... :) ).


1. In the beginning - as shot (unedited raw - converted to jpg). A terrific spot/ capture by Karen - my thought was to turn it into a high key, dreamy B&W image.

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2. LrC - Initial basic edit (tone, presence) with a 5:4 crop applied.

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3. PS - Healing of minor blemishes on the flower petals. Topaz Photo AI - Minor overall DeNoise/ slight Sharpening of flower centre.

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4. PS - Nik Collection Silver Efex - Preset 043 ‘More Silver’ applied. Tony Kuyper Panels - Contrast brushed onto select areas of petals, minor vignette and a hint of subject spotlight applied.

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5. PS - Nik Collection Color Efex - Custom treatment applied (Filters used: Tonal Contrast, Infrared Film, Darken/ Lighten Centre, Vignette Blur, Glamour Glow).

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6. PS - Image ‘mounted’ into custom digital frame (created using Topaz Labs Studio 2). Watermark added using custom brush.

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Thank you so much, Phil. This was great. I really enjoy seeing how you created this. The steps are very similar to mine with slight twists that I will try in the future!
 
PKM-UK said:
Hi Hali,

That looks like a fabulous place to enjoy the festive period - and what better way than with such a wonderful companion?

(If only we could find a way to bottle all that energy and vitality!).


Great stuff - and thank you for sharing... 🙂

P&K
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thanks Phil!!! We try to go every year at least once. It’s an amazing place!!! The always have two dogs. Up until Mia it as always two Bernese Mountain Dogs. Mia is a bit more energetic than they are used to. I do wish I had some of her oomph that’s for sure!
 
PKM-UK said:
Our final post for this month - and year - comes from yesterday morning's walk in our local woods at Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Warwickshire, England.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PL Elite, Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels and Topaz Labs Photo AI).

Happy New Year! :)

Phil and Karen


1. Hello matey...

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2. Happiness is...

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3. Morning...

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4. Yes, it's for you...

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5. Go on, you know you want to...

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Wonderful set of images Karen and Phil! I live these little birds and they sure look happy and well fed! Beautiful mages each one!
 
PKM-UK said:
Our final post for this month - and year - comes from yesterday morning's walk in our local woods at Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Warwickshire, England.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PL Elite, Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels and Topaz Labs Photo AI).

Happy New Year! :)

Phil and Karen


1. Hello matey...

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2. Happiness is...

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3. Morning...

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4. Yes, it's for you...

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5. Go on, you know you want to...

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Very nice photos of our feathered friends, P&K. Love to see birds from other locations, with some so similar but different than our species. And I never get tired of seeing robin photos
 
PKM-UK said:
Hi MIke,

A definite contender for 'cutie of the month' presented here - terrific pose and facial expression.

Well seen and caught!

Thank you for sharing... 🙂

P&K
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PKM-UK said:
Hi Mke,

Looks like the squirrel enjoys a very pleasing outlook - lingering rich orange/ browns of autumn and pin-sharp reflections across the mirror like water.

Plenty here to interest the viewer.

Thank you for sharing... 🙂

P&K
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Thanks for the comments!! :) It's a beautiful lake in the town where I grew up.
the lake is very seldom that tranquil, so it's really difficult to get the reflections.
 
Hali said:
Thank you so much, Phil. This was great. I really enjoy seeing how you created this. The steps are very similar to mine with slight twists that I will try in the future!
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Hi Hali,

Cheers! Pleased to read you enjoyed it. A couple more 'straight' sample edits to come in due course. (Probably). :)

Phil
 
Hali said:
Wonderful set of images Karen and Phil! I live these little birds and they sure look happy and well fed! Beautiful mages each one!
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Hi Hali,

Cheers - much appreciated! :)

Fortunately for these wild birds there are a regular supply of walkers who take food around with them to the various popular feeding spots.

(So they're also relatively relaxed about people watching and photographing them - the robin was a very calm and patient little cutie!).

P&K
 
dgphoto8 said:
Very nice photos of our feathered friends, P&K. Love to see birds from other locations, with some so similar but different than our species. And I never get tired of seeing robin photos
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Hi Don,

Cheers - much appreciated! :)

Fate willing, there should be more wild bird images to come over the next couple of (winter) months.

P&K
 
*** Your R System Images - December 2024 *** Thread Closed…

A wonderful haul of inspirational R System images this month - posted by people all around the world and viewed by people all around the world - we’ve certainly enjoyed seeing each and every one. A HUGE ‘thank you’ to all of the contributors and commentators - your talents and time are much appreciated!!

You can continue to post any comments here, but the January thread is now open for any new images (including any additional December material).

Phil and Karen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
 

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