Your R System Images - February 2026

[PKM-UK]

We hope you enjoy creating fantastic images this month!

Have fun - but stay safe and well…

Phil and Karen

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Any R System images can be posted. If you would like to say something about the subject, settings, or processing, that will be very welcome.

Remember, you don't have to only post things you took this month - sometimes people don't get around to processing/ editing images straight away. (Think of it more as an ‘images I’d like to post here this month’ sort of thing). Images taken with non-R System lenses are also very welcome as this adds to the interest.

Images posted on this thread will also be available to view in the dedicated Monthly R System Images Gallery.

Commenting on people’s posts is encouraged, as it keeps everyone interested and coming back. (Please try to be considerate, thoughtful and constructive).

We aim to provide feedback - but note we are away for part of each month and busy with ‘life stuff’. The lack of a comment from us is not a sign of disfavour!

Finally, please post in accordance with the RF Shooters Community Guidelines.

Thank you!

 

[PKM-UK]

Images from our recent(ish) stay at Paxton House, Paxton, Berwick upon Tweed, Scotland (but only just!).

Whilst the guided tour of the house is absolutely fascinating, photography is not permitted inside.

(Shot raw and processed with: DxO PL E/ Viewpoint/ Nik, Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels and Topaz Labs Studio/ Studio 2. Compilations feature Karen - R7 and Phil - R5).

You can find out more about Paxton House by clicking Here, the Union Chain Bridge Here and the Royal Border Bridge Here.

Phil and Karen


1. Paxton House is one of the finest Palladian houses in the United Kingdom. It was built on a new site high above the River Tweed from 1758 onwards for Patrick Home of Billie, who inherited a fortune from his parents in the 1750s during the reign of King George II.

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2. Patrick had hoped to marry his Prussian sweetheart, Sophie de Brandt, but their love match was prevented. Patrick sold Paxton to his cousin Ninian Home who moved into the house in 1768 and, together with his wife, Penelope, commissioned Britain’s most fashionable designers, Robert and James Adam and cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale to create lavish neo-classical interiors.

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3. Sadly, it should be noted that Ninian had gained much of his wealth from the utterly abhorrent Caribbean slave based economy. Having actively campaigned against the abolition of the slave trade, he was killed by rebels during the uprising of 1795 on Grenada.

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4. The house passed through successive generations to John Home Robertson, a Labour Member of Parliament. In 1988, he gave the House, most of its contents and 80 acres of land to the Nation, establishing the independent Paxton House Trust.

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5. A short stroll along the banks of the River Tweed sits the charming Union Chain Bridge, which spans the river between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Borders, Scotland. When opened in 1820 it was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world with a span of 137 metres (449 ft).

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6. A further 6 miles down the River Tweed lies Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England, where can be found the hugely impressive Royal Border Bridge. Designed by Robert Stephenson, the foundation stone was laid on 15 May, 1847. It was opened by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on 29 August, 1850. The bridge is entirely in England - the East Coast Main Line crosses the English – Scottish border at Marshall Meadows, 2.5 miles north of Berwick.

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(Sources: Paxton House, The Friends Of The Union Chain Bridge).

 

[David Berry]

February starts with a full moon. I jumped the gun by twelve hours, but managed to catch it as clouds began to obscure the top.

I'll try again tomorrow; perhaps, even have a tripod at the ready.

Because I used my RF200–800 with the 2x extender, almost no cropping was needed.

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[PKM-UK]

February starts with a full moon. I jumped the gun by twelve hours, but managed to catch it as clouds began to obscure the top.

I'll try again tomorrow; perhaps, even have a tripod at the ready.

Because I used my RF200–800 with the 2x extender, almost no cropping was needed.

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Hi David,

A magnificent and awe inspiring sight, beautifully capture and presented.

Great stuff! Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[Only RF]

Images from our recent(ish) stay at Paxton House, Paxton, Berwick upon Tweed, Scotland.

Whilst the guided tour of the house is absolutely fascinating, photography is not permitted.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PL Elite/ Viewpoint/ Nik Collection, Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels and Topaz Labs Studio. Compilations feature Karen - R7 and Phil - R5).

You can find out more about Paxton House by clicking Here, the Union Chain Bridge Here and the Royal Border Bridge Here.

Phil and Karen


1. Paxton House is one of the finest Palladian houses in the United Kingdom. It was built on a new site high above the River Tweed from 1758 onwards for Patrick Home of Billie, who inherited a fortune from his parents in the 1750s during the reign of King George II.

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2. Patrick had hoped to marry his Prussian sweetheart, Sophie de Brandt, but their love match was prevented. Patrick sold Paxton to his cousin Ninian Home who moved into the house in 1768 and, together with his wife, Penelope, commissioned Britain’s most fashionable designers, Robert and James Adam and cabinet maker Thomas Chippendale to create lavish neo-classical interiors.

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3. Sadly, it should be noted that Ninian had gained much of his wealth from the utterly abhorrent Caribbean slave based economy. Having actively campaigned against the abolition of the slave trade, he was killed by rebels during the uprising of 1795 on Grenada.

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4. The house passed through successive generations to John Home Robertson, a Labour Member of Parliament. In 1988, he gave the House, most of its contents and 80 acres of land to the Nation, establishing the independent Paxton House Trust.

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5. A short stroll along the banks of the River Tweed sits the charming Union Chain Bridge, which spans the river between Horncliffe, Northumberland, England and Fishwick, Borders, Scotland. When opened in 1820 it was the longest wrought iron suspension bridge in the world with a span of 137 metres (449 ft).

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6. A further 6 miles down the River Tweed lies Berwick upon Tweed, where can be found the hugely impressive Royal Border Bridge. Designed by Robert Stephenson, the foundation stone was laid on 15 May, 1847. It was opened by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on 29 August, 1850. The bridge is entirely in England - the East Coast Main Line crosses the English – Scottish border at Marshall Meadows, 2.5 miles north of Berwick.

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(Sources: Paxton House, The Friends Of The Union Chain Bridge).

Speaking about leading lines in that other thread

 

[PKM-UK]

Speaking about leading lines in that other thread