Your R System Images - August 2025

[David Berry]

Joining me for afternoon tea (water and birdseed provided for guests):

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Common Bronzewing ♂ (Phaps chalcoptera)
Ipswich, Queensland

• subject distance: 7 metres (They're greedy; not tame!)
• background: 4 to 10 metres beyond subject (Most important!)

 

[David Berry]

Another of my guests (sunflower seeds and shredded cheese, please). Think twice before feeding a parrot by hand: if you do, count your fingers afterwards!

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Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Ipswich, Queensland

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I had some fun deciding on how to crop this image. In Lightroom Classic—LrC:

• "R" to choose crop tool.
• "O" to cycle through crop overlays (LrC screenshots below.)
• "O+Shift" to flip/rotate overlay (e.g. Golden Spiral or Triangles).

I treated the crop overlays as "guides" (for purposes of refinement and checking) rather than "rules" (to be obeyed!).

In particular, check the position of the eye in the so-called Rule of Thirds (#1) and in the Golden Ratio (#2). Had there been even a hint of movement, more room would have been left on the right.

1: Tradtional Thirds

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2: Golden Ratio

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1: Triangles

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4: Golden Spiral

 

[Only RF]

Another of my guests (sunflower seeds and shredded cheese, please). Think twice before feeding a parrot by hand: if you do, count your fingers afterwards!

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Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
Ipswich, Queensland

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I had some fun deciding on how to crop this image. In Lightroom Classic—LrC:

• "R" to choose crop tool.
• "O" to cycle through crop overlays (LrC screenshots below.)
• "O+Shift" to flip/rotate overlay (e.g. Golden Spiral or Triangles).

I treated the crop overlays as "guides" (for purposes of refinement and checking) rather than "rules" (to be obeyed!).

In particular, check the position of the eye in the so-called Rule of Thirds (#1) and in the Golden Ratio (#2). Had there been even a hint of movement, more room would have been left on the right.

1: Tradtional Thirds

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2: Golden Ratio

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1: Triangles

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4: Golden Spiral

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Good tool. Nice colours. As long as it's not your shutter finger. Is that beak it's natural colour or something else

 

[TwoWheeler]

I want this on my wall. Life sized. I'm going to have to see what the big-ass printer at work makes of this, tomorrow:

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[Shotbycurtin]

A couple of shots from a local match on Saturday. A bit over processed, it was a very dull day and apologies for logo, stuck on as they did the social media trail.

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[Only RF]

Unexpected moment. Took a drive to one our favourite spots on the edge of the Canadian Shield and spotted Yogi.

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[funjp]

Images from our recent(ish) - well, kind-of - visit to Parcevall Hall, Skyreholme, Wharfdale, North Yorkshire, England.

Parcevall Hall is not open to the public, but the exterior of the building can be viewed from the surrounding gardens.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PL Elite/ ViewPoint and Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper TK-9 Panels. Karen used her iPhone and GoPro at this venue so she could carry a bunch of other stuff. Consequently, these images are all by Phil).

You can find out more about Parcevall Hall Gardens by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen

(Note: The processing of raw files from our more recent trips continues apace - the sound you may be able to hear is Phil's brain melting down... ).


1. The 24 acres of gardens were created by Sir William Milner, 8th Baronet of Nun Appleton, from 1927 onwards.

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2. The gardens began to fall into decline after his death in 1960.

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3. In the mid 1980’s the gardens began to be restored - a process spanning 25 years.

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4. The gardens are planted with specimens from around the world, many collected from Western China and the Himalayas.

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5. Parcevall Hall is now the retreat house of the Anglican Diocese of Leeds.

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6. Postscript: Karen tackling Skyreholme Bank (a Category 4 climb) - which features a mixed paved/ gravel ascent of 378 feet over 1.1km (maximum gradient 14.9%) - before the fun (and faster) descent to take appropriate refreshments at the nearby Craven Arms public house.

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(Sources: Parceval Hall, Wikipedia).

Hi Phil . #3 the flower on the left looks like a Cherry Blossom . At least the leaves are very similar to Cherry trees leaves .

 

[PKM-UK]

Hi Phil . #3 the flower on the left looks like a Cherry Blossom . At least the leaves are very similar to Cherry trees leaves .

Hi funjp,

Very interesting - they had a lot of exotic stuff there they were very proud of (and rightly so). An oasis in the hills.

Phil

 

[PKM-UK]

Our final post this month are images taken from the rooftop ’Space Bar’ of the Marriott Hotel in Titusville, Florida, United States.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite and Adobe LrC/ Photoshop. Karen used our Sony RX10 IV throughout this trip - so you’re stuck with Phil’s images. Officially - a few may sneak through as insets with some of our future photo sets - but don't tell Tim... ).

Owing to a combination of factors, but mainly pilot error, these images will not stand up to any degree of closer scrutiny and are therefore best viewed - like the launch itself - from ‘a safe distance’…

Phil and Karen


1. On arrival at the hotel earlier that evening, we discovered the launch of a SpaceX Falcon rocket from SLC-40 was scheduled for 23:37. This launch site is 12.7 miles from the hotel and, not having a clue where to look, we peered into the darkness trying to spot it with our cameras (handheld/ manual focus). We found several ‘possibles’ out on the horizon - none of which would be taking off anytime soon - until finally, amid the hazy gloom…

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2. We spotted a likely candidate (top - viewfinder-ish view, lower - as later processed)...

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3. At 23:37 our suspicions were confirmed...

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4. An amazing sight ensued. (Our ‘peering into darkness’ camera settings were not exactly ideal)...

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5. The rocket rose in almost complete silence (at first - the stunning sound track arrived just over a minute later)...

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6. After doing a pretty decent ‘Pink Floyd’ light show through the first bank of cloud (which Karen caught part of on her iPhone), the rocket disappeared into a dense layer, briefly reappearing before it finally rose out of sight. Wow.

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[TwoWheeler]

We've been wrong about Susan all along:

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Her eyes are NOT brown.

 

[AOC]

Image taken at an area outdoor Classic Car Show in August I call "A Big Grin"

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[AOC]

I turned the lights on on my Car Grill capture in Photoshop

 

[Only RF]

Our final post this month are images taken from the rooftop ’Space Bar’ of the Marriott Hotel in Titusville, Florida, United States.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite and Adobe LrC/ Photoshop. Karen used our Sony RX10 IV throughout this trip - so you’re stuck with Phil’s images. Officially - a few may sneak through as insets with some of our future photo sets - but don't tell Tim... ).

Owing to a combination of factors, but mainly pilot error, these images will not stand up to any degree of closer scrutiny and are therefore best viewed - like the launch itself - from ‘a safe distance’…

Phil and Karen


1. On arrival at the hotel earlier that evening, we discovered the launch of a SpaceX Falcon rocket from SLC-40 was scheduled for 23:37. This launch site is 12.7 miles from the hotel and, not having a clue where to look, we peered into the darkness trying to spot it with our cameras (handheld/ manual focus). We found several ‘possibles’ out on the horizon - none of which would be taking off anytime soon - until finally, amid the hazy gloom…

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2. We spotted a likely candidate (top - viewfinder-ish view, lower - as later processed)...

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3. At 23:37 our suspicions were confirmed...

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4. An amazing sight ensued. (Our ‘peering into darkness’ camera settings were not exactly ideal)...

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5. The rocket rose in almost complete silence (at first - the stunning sound track arrived just over a minute later)...

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6. After doing a pretty decent ‘Pink Floyd’ light show through the first bank of cloud (which Karen caught part of on her iPhone), the rocket disappeared into a dense layer, briefly reappearing before it finally rose out of sight. Wow.

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That's really cool. Must have been quite the experience. Also anytime see the word "bar" it catches my attention

 

[Only RF]

I turned the lights on on my Car Grill capture in Photoshop

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I do not do as much of this as I used to. I should again. It used to drive my wife nut's when we traveled (which is not bad thing) Funny how your interests change over the years.

 

[PKM-UK]

That's really cool. Must have been quite the experience. Also anytime see the word "bar" it catches my attention

The chilled craft beers (Elysian Space Dust IPA and Space Bar Playalinda Blonde) were very pleasant…

Of some note, the Space Bar has a live web cam - so you could also watch a rocket launch! Link Here.

(It looks like the next launch of a Falcon 9 will be on September 4).

P&K

 

[TwoWheeler]

I really need to work on my action photo skills...

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[Only RF]

I really need to work on my action photo skills...

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Excellent SS selection if you want prop blur My #1 thorn in my side has been shooting wildlife like birds. I'm shooting BIF and one lands on a branch and my SS is far higher than needed. Solved that by setting you C1-3 with the exact same settings expect SS. 1 = slow for static subjects. 3 = really fast for BIF and 2 is somewhere in the middle for something like ducks peddling in a pond. One thing I miss about the R5 is the ability to map C1-3 to a button.

 

[TwoWheeler]

Solved that by setting you C1-3 with the exact same settings expect SS. 1 = slow for static subjects. 3 = really fast for BIF and 2 is somewhere in the middle for something like ducks peddling in a pond. One thing I miss about the R5 is the ability to map C1-3 to a button.

I’d need more Custom settings. I already have C1 as “general porpoise”, C2 as “moving things” and C3 for “macro” - all of which are mapped to the MFN button on my R5.

I currently have shutter speed set to reciprocal of the lens + tax or something. Probably ought to revisit that setting - but since I very seldom shoot moving subjects, I haven’t really experimented with it. I also am woefully lacking in skills, as I demonstrated here. I was shooting static objects prior to this - on a whim, while waiting for my wife to catch up - started taking pictures of the Hellbeast. I wasn’t prepared for her to bolt and didn’t pan, at all when she did. (Somehow missed focus on the first shot, too, even though tracking claimed it didn’t).

 

[timm]

Blue Dogbane (Amsonia tabernaemontana) 30-August-2025 at a native plant garden on the campus of the University of Illinois Springfield during a morning walk.

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[Only RF]

I’d need more Custom settings. I already have C1 as “general porpoise”, C2 as “moving things” and C3 for “macro” - all of which are mapped to the MFN button on my R5.

I currently have shutter speed set to reciprocal of the lens + tax or something. Probably ought to revisit that setting - but since I very seldom shoot moving subjects, I haven’t really experimented with it. I also am woefully lacking in skills, as I demonstrated here. I was shooting static objects prior to this - on a whim, while waiting for my wife to catch up - started taking pictures of the Hellbeast. I wasn’t prepared for her to bolt and didn’t pan, at all when she did. (Somehow missed focus on the first shot, too, even though tracking claimed it didn’t).

Yea I would like C1-6 myself.

 

[ShipleyNW]

Summer is my least favorite season to shoot pictures in general and landscapes in particular. The sun is high and harsh for 16 hours a day at this latitude. I live in the Evergreen State and boy is it ever green this time of year.

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[ShipleyNW]

I mentioned in another thread that I'd ordered a Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 as a replacement for an EF-S 15-85mm to pair up with an R10 as a little urban prowl kit; and how my wife and daughter had kind of appropriated that kit. I decided that Sigma was the wrong lens for the girls and was considering an RF-S 18-150.

I pulled the trigger on the 18-159. I took it out to watch the day slip away in downtown North Bend. I only had it out for 30 minutes but I'm liking it a lot. It's almost as small as that Sigma and it has an amazing range. It is slow, but we'd use it outdoors mostly. Any other shortcomings I can fix in post. What a great time to be alive.

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[ShipleyNW]

I went out this morning hoping for fog. Be careful what you wish for. It was socked in overcast with visibility of about a mile. Even nearby mountains in the background were obsured. But closer in, there was pretty much no moisture in the air.

I went out to the Salish Lodge and Snoqualmie falls because, why not. That sky was ruining pretty much everything else. Turns out that flat, overcast light made working the falls somewhat easier. Harsh shadows can be a problem in that waterfall bowl.

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Valet Parking

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[Only RF]

Fishing on a hazy day

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[PKM-UK]

*** R System Images - August *** Thread Closed…

Another wonderful collection of inspirational R System images this month - posted from people all around the world and viewed by people all around the world - we’ve really enjoyed seeing them (albeit we’re been unable to comment due to overwhelming commitments involving 'life stuff'). A HUGE ‘thank you’ to all of the contributors and commentators - your talents and time are appreciated!!

You can of course continue to post any comments here, but the September thread is now open for all new images/ movies (including any additional August material).

Phil and Karen