Your R System Images - February 2024

[Kamoshika]

Hi David,

A fine capture/ composition of a beautiful creature - excellent control of the light given the competing demands, resulting in great detail/ rich colour.

(And what a little cutie!).

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

Thank you.

 

[Only RF]

Nothing in the air today so I had to go with duck raft.

 

[PKM-UK]

Nothing in the air today so I had to go with duck raft.

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Hi Only RF,

A very fine duck indeed - with superb eye catch-light, a touch of warming sun (we should be so lucky!) and, importantly, the beautifully crafted raft...

Thank you for sharing.

P&K

 

[Only RF]

Hi Only RF,

A very fine duck indeed - with superb eye catch-light, a touch of warming sun (we should be so lucky!) and, importantly, the beautifully crafted raft...

Thank you for sharing.

P&K

Thanks. Ducks have hidden skills we don't know about.

 

[PKM-UK]

Thanks. Ducks have hidden skills we don't know about.

Significantly better than I could have done (just ask Karen)...

Phil

 

[Kamoshika]

This Daurian redstart was standing quite tall.

 

[PKM-UK]

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Hi David,

Very well seen (that's rather effective natural camouflage for this scenario!) and nicely caught - terrific fine feather detail and superb eye catch-light.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[Kamoshika]

Hi David,

Very well seen (that's rather effective natural camouflage for this scenario!) and nicely caught - terrific fine feather detail and superb eye catch-light.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

Thank you.

 

[PKM-UK]

We’ll shortly be away enjoying the next winter Frank-Fest (rest assured, we haven’t lost our touch - the weather forecast is looking absolutely abysmal) so we won't be able to provide any feedback to fresh posts until after we return.

Chester Zoo - Here we come (again)!

We’ll be back…

P&K


1. Two days of torrential rain anyone...



...Hello?

 

[Only RF]

 

[Only RF]

 

[David Berry]

Vertical Take-off (parrot-style) …​

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Little Corella : Limosa lapponica
Brisbane Hinterland, SE Queensland​

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[PKM-UK]

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Hi Only RF,

A delightful capture, with excellent control of light (given the competing demands) - plenty of eye/ feather-detail being apparent amid the wild bokeh-fest.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Vertical Take-off (parrot-style) …​

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Little Corella : Limosa lapponica
Brisbane Hinterland, SE Queensland​

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Hi David,

What an astonishing image. (Two questions which immediately arise are - 1. Which way is up? and 2. Is this some kind of stunt parrot? ).

A shot which certainly captures the viewer's attention and sets the heart racing - it's like looking at a teaser for 'Bird Air Crash Investigation'.

(I can hear the investigator's voice-over in my head - 'we've found the 4 corners of the parrot, so we know it wasn't a mid-air break up... ).


Very well seen and caught! Thank you for sharing...

Phil

 

[Chris Summers]

My 15 year old granddaughter finally got her braces off after wearing them for 4 years! She asked me to take some portraits of her and her new smile! I set up some lights in my garage/workshop and after shooting there we stopped at a local park. It was overcast so very nice for outdoor portraits.

I shot with my Canon R, I still really love that camera for portraits, still life, and landscape. I mostly used the 24-105mm and the 70-200mm f/4 lenses.

 

[Dean Wilson]

Globe Amongst the Stars

17 shot panorama stitched, squared, turned upside down, distorted to polar coordinates, and sky replacement (done poorly) with a bit of dodge and burn. I need to find or make a better star field.

 

[Only RF]

 

[jcass]

On a barren hike, I was visited by a Black-capped Chickadee as I walked out.

 

[Kamoshika]

On a barren hike, I was visited by a Black-capped Chickadee as I walked out.

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Very similar to the Japanese tit I often see here.

 

[mimigamez]

I've been waiting for good weather to head out to the zoo to test my camera. I love it!

 

[Only RF]

Me too. Got a bit of break from the rains. White sky and white bird and I don't really like this one but I got noting else to do.

 

[Szychor]

Here's my february best catch so far All done with R8 with Sigma 150-600c @600mm f/6.3 1/640s iso3200.

 

[PKM-UK]

My 15 year old granddaughter finally got her braces off after wearing them for 4 years! She asked me to take some portraits of her and her new smile! I set up some lights in my garage/workshop and after shooting there we stopped at a local park. It was overcast so very nice for outdoor portraits.

I shot with my Canon R, I still really love that camera for portraits, still life, and landscape. I mostly used the 24-105mm and the 70-200mm f/4 lenses.

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Hi Chris,

A truly wonderful set of images that would make anyone smile!

(Very well done to your grand-daughter - a bright future awaits).

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Globe Amongst the Stars

17 shot panorama stitched, squared, turned upside down, distorted to polar coordinates, and sky replacement (done poorly) with a bit of dodge and burn. I need to find or make a better star field.


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Hi Dean,

Another stupendous image that deserves all the attention it must surely receive.

Your creative efforts have once again been rewarded - thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

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Hi Only RF,

Well, you really nailed this pair of cuties - superb eye-catch-light and control of the light (an extremely challenging dynamic range here - to say the least).

Well done - and thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

On a barren hike, I was visited by a Black-capped Chickadee as I walked out.

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Hi Jim,

A wonderful capture of a beautiful creature - superb fine feather detail and eye catch-light both evident here.

(And what an absolute little cutie too!).

Well done - and thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

I've been waiting for good weather to head out to the zoo to test my camera. I love it!

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Hi Mimi,

We love visiting zoos - always a fun photographic challenge with so many different subjects to try and capture.

(Our most recent visit this past weekend netted over 5,000 raw files - good luck with the processing Phil... )

You've done brilliantly here, with a terrific set of fascinating images which are guaranteed to delight any viewer.

Impossible to single out a favourite but the shot of the cloud leopard? (we think) is absolutely sublime.

Well done all-round - and thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Me too. Got a bit of break from the rains. White sky and white bird and I don't really like this one but I got noting else to do.

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Hi Only RF,

A stunning pair of BIF shots - wonderfully captured and a delight to behold!

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Here's my february best catch so far All done with R8 with Sigma 150-600c @600mm f/6.3 1/640s iso3200.View attachment 25217

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Hi Bartek,

Wonderful captures of truly magnificent creatures to showcase your tech (and talents!). Terrific detail evident throughout with great subject isolation.

Difficult to choose a favourite, but #3 (just) takes it.

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

P&K

 

[Dean Wilson]

Space Seed

17 shot panorama, stitched, inverted, distort-polar align, and sky replacement.