Your R System Images - April 2026

[PKM-UK]

Party Trick!

• Laughing Kookaburra : "Beat that!"
• Crested Pigeon : "Just ignore him!"

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Hi David,

I think we've probably all had one too many - at least once. (OK, maybe twice).

Anyway, what had you put in the water?


Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

This is such a beautiful collage! I love plants and their colors and you have created everything in a way that emphasizes the beauty of the plants. Beautiful photography. Thank you for sharing and putting a bug in the head - an idea for visiting a botanical garden with a greenhouse to contemplate the beauty of plants (sometimes deadly) associated with photography. Thanks, Pavel

Hi Pavel,

Thank you! Once again you leave us feeling deeply humbled and richly rewarded to discover we have inspired people with our images.

(Where the opportunity arises, we love photographing flora/ fauna - nature is a pure delight, plus there are usually plenty of options for creative edits).

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

I went down to the National Zoo in Washington DC with a FONZ member on Friday 4.17.26 to photograph and get an early look at the new baby Asian Elephant, Lin Mai. The general public will be able see her beginning 4.22.26

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Hi Art,

Ah, the baby elephant in the room...

(What an absolute cutie - and a star in the making!).


Wonderful! Thank you for sharing your advance preview for us all to enjoy...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

White Bellied Spider Monkey - Rivera Maya Mangrove Forest

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Hi Marc,

A terrific capture of a wonderful creature amid their natural habitat in very demanding conditions (photographically speaking).

Well done - and thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

I have come across a few really good deals at some estate sales recently. One of which is a very clean example of a Nikon 60mmD Micro-Nikkor that I adapted to my R6 MKII. Aperture was set to f8 and last two pics were handheld using the back screen to magnify and help focus the image.

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Hi Michael,

Fascinating mix of tech - well done on your purchase and for exploring new avenues, it's really interesting to see 'off-piste' examples such as these.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Another gray, overcast day.
Snake Den Farm on Brown Ave, Johnston, RI.View attachment 44954
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Along the way on Brown Ave
An old wood chipper?View attachment 44955

A bit of color
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Hi Walter,

Making something out of nothing on a grey day is a very useful skill to have - and once again you've cooked up fascinating images for us to enjoy.

The punchy industrial stuff is particularly eye-catching.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Close & personal with a compact telephoto lens…

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Canon R5m2 | RF 70–200
200 mm | ƒ/4 man. | 1/3200s man. | ISO 400 auto | EC –⅔ manual
30 frames/second | pre-capture raw
camera—subject 5 metres | subject—background 15 metres

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Grey Butcherbird (juvenile) : Cracticus torquatus
Ipswich, South East Queensland, Australia​

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The lightness of this camera/lens combo made fast panning easy. As the vegetation was four times further from me than the bird, the background was easily kept out of focus and the panning blur exaggerated.

An aperture of f/4 (max for this compact travel lens) kept the bird mostly in focus. I didn't mind the wingtips being 'soft'. Had I spent the extra dollars on an f/2.8 RF70—200, I would have been tempted to avail of that lens's capabilities and ended up with a fuzzy bird!

Thanks for looking.
… David

Hi David,

A terrific action shot blending blur and sharp detail - all the more engaging for the unusual pose - the head/ eye-pop are absolutely perfection.

Great stuff! - Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

I shot this one with my R5ii and the Canon RF 100 - 500 stretched all the way out and the cropped a little. It was tack sharp out if camera.

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I got surprised by a train when I was sizing up a scene looking through my Canon RF 7 - 14. A 14-35 woukd have worked better here. I don't have a 14 - 35 though.

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Hi Joseph,

Welcome to the monthly thread!

A terrific start too - image #1 is absolutely nailed on, with that loco perfectly posed and the lens distortion in image #2 creating a real sense of drama.


Great stuff - thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

This was the first day I git out with the new gear. I don't drive currently si I am limited on when and where I can go out. Like this was at near 12 noon one day. My chice was to shoot it or not.

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Hi Joseph,

These images are all wonderful.

Each holds a wealth of interest for the viewer - #1 and 3 push our 'B&W button' so are our favourites. (It's very close, but the punchy #1 just shades it!).


Well done indeed - and thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

After a pleasant visit to Chester Zoo last weekend (2,900 raw files await Phil's pleasure) - it's time to cross over to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park where we find Phil making a solo visit while Karen is up in nearby(ish) Wakefield, earning some of what we call 'money'.

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

Phil (missing Karen)


1. ...A-a-a-a-a-n-n-n-n-n-d - ACTION!

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2. The Daily Meerkat...

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3. Sorry, am I boring you?...

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4. We go forward and then we go backward again - and then we fall asleep...

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5. Amur Leopard Mum's Club...

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6. Amur Leopard Cub Club...

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[SwampGrizz]

Those lions look like one of our family reunions after lunch.
I love big kitty cats, and bears too. Great job!

 

[PKM-UK]

Those lions look like one of our family reunions after lunch.
I love big kitty cats, and bears too. Great job!

Hi Dale,

Cheers - appreciated!

They did stir (eventually) - the scene of lion snooze devastation which greeted my arrival made me smile and that caption came straight to mind...

The two lion and three polar bear enclosures at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park are - relatively - huge/ open and offer some excellent 'zoo glass/ wire free' photography opportunities. (The animals always appear to be happy and content).

Phil

 

[SwampGrizz]

“The two lion and three polar bear enclosures at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park are - relatively - huge/ open and offer some excellent 'zoo glass/ wire free' photography opportunities. (The animals always appear to be happy and content).”

That’s good to hear-nothing worse than an animal in a cage.

 

[PKM-UK]

“The two lion and three polar bear enclosures at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park are - relatively - huge/ open and offer some excellent 'zoo glass/ wire free' photography opportunities. (The animals always appear to be happy and content).”

That’s good to hear-nothing worse than an animal in a cage.

Hi Dale,

I believe the lion enclosures (there may even be 3 areas technically, as one area is split by a large water feature) are around 7 acres in total.

(They house at least 2 prides, 1 of which was rescued from the war zone in Ukraine - that bunch seem particularly happy to be in Yorkshire!).


On our first visit to the park, just over a year ago, we were struck by how content all of the creatures here appear (we immediately joined as members).

Phil


Screen capture showing the lion enclosures (Credit: Google Maps)...

 

[SwampGrizz]

Good on the zookeepers, and good on you for supporting them.

 

[PKM-UK]

Good on the zookeepers, and good on you for supporting them.Hi Dale,

Hi Dale,

The three lion rescue stories can be found Here.



Phil

 

[Dean Wilson]

The Badlands of Anza-Borrego Desert
No drone required

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