Your R System Images - December 2023

[MikeZ]

It's been years since I've been to the UK and your "travel" photo logs make me yearn. Maybe it's time to plan a vacation.

 

[PKM-UK]

It's been years since I've been to the UK and your "travel" photo logs make me yearn. Maybe it's time to plan a vacation.

Hi Mike,

Maybe I should apply for sponsorship from the tourist board...

(Having said that, I'd be cautious about recommending that you join us on this forthcoming weekend's trip which is looking like being a major drench-fest).

This was our first visit to Whitby Abbey and getting there early (we were the first ones through the door) helped as there was only ourselves and two other photographers there for quite a while - amusingly, we all kept politely ducking and diving to avoid getting in each other's shots! (You can spot one of them in image #5 unwittingly being used as 'man gazing in awe'). We were also very lucky that a huge party of school kids was syphoned off for a lengthy lecture.

The town and harbour are well worth a visit and both are highly recommended.

Phil

 

[PKM-UK]

Some recent re-edits from various zoo visits - basically coffee time meanderings trying out different techniques and adjustments.

(s/w: Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with Tony Kuyper TK-9 Panels, DxO Nik Collection Silver Efex and Topaz Labs Studio 2).

*** Note - we're away in 'Frank' for a few days (getting completely soaked in the final drench-fest of the year... ), so no feedback from us until we return. ***

P&K


Lost in thought... (Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire, England).

• Canon EOS R5
• EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 3200

OK, OK - I take back what I said about your mother... (Chester Zoo, Chester, England).

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 223.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 2000

People watching... (Chester Zoo).

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 1600

Look, it's still a bit early - can you come back in an hour (or two)... (Chester Zoo).

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 123.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 2500

 

[Only RF]

Some recent re-edits from various zoo visits - basically coffee time meanderings trying out different techniques and adjustments.

(s/w: Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with Tony Kuyper TK-9 Panels, DxO Nik Collection Silver Efex and Topaz Labs Studio 2).

*** Note - we're away in 'Frank' for a few days (getting completely soaked in the final drench-fest of the year... ), so no feedback from us until we return. ***

P&K


Lost in thought... (Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire, England).

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OK, OK - I take back what I said about your mother... (Chester Zoo, Chester, England).

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People watching... (Chester Zoo).

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Look, it's still a bit early - can you come back in an hour (or two)... (Chester Zoo).

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Nice detail.

 

[PKM-UK]

Nice detail.

Hi Only RF,

Cheers - appreciated!

Two of the (many) adjustments in Silver Efex I was trying out were 'Contrast' and 'Structure', which can both produce pleasing effects with fur/ feathers etc..

Phil

 

[Chris Summers]

Yesterday our local photo club of which I am a member took pictures of kids with Santa for one of the neighborhoods within our boundaries. One of our members had already volunteered to be the photographer but several of us came to help get the backdrop and lights set up. The Santa was a nice fellow that I had a good chat with. Here are 2 shots I took while sitting nearby. First is our photographer who went over to get one shot with Santa, the second is of 2 really cute little girls; you can see the excitement in their faces upon being with Santa! Hard to believe but the lady taking the pictures is in her late 70's! We used 2 LED video lights with diffuser soft boxes on them.

 

[AOC]

A couple of gets taken in Costa Rica. Brown morph of Eyelash Viper as well as a Yellow Eylelash Viper and a Red-eyed Tree Frog December 1, 2023

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 300.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 1000

• Canon EOS R5
• 180.0 mm
• 180.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1600

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 472.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 1600

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

There's a shag (aka cormorant) eating the goldfish in our garden pond, but the little bastard is (so far) non-cooperative as a photographic subject. One of our bellbirds was shy, but at least let me get one shot...

• Canon EOS R6
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1250

Female korimako/bellbird (Anthornis melanura) on flax (Phormium tenax) flower spike.

NZ flax or harakeke produces huge flower spikes every year, and lots of nectar to feed birds.

 

[Chris Summers]

At the end of my afternoon walk I came upon some mallard ducks having a splash party.

 

[AOC]

More Costa Rica gets.....

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 1600

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 1000

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 2500

• Canon EOS R7
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 800