Your R System Images - July 2023

[AOC]

River Reaching. Osprey on the James River 7.3.23

 

[Tim Mayo]

We've got our 5 year-old grandson with us for the holidays, and this was his first and last chance to take a trip on our local steam train before it goes in to the workshop for a few years of reconditioning and rebuilding. The line runs from Waipara to Waikari through the Weka Pass, and is entirely run by volunteers and enthusiasts. He loved it (and so did the grown ups)...

Beautiful shots Gareth. The first is definitely my favourite. Our son loves steam trains too

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

Beautiful shots Gareth. The first is definitely my favourite. Our son loves steam trains too

Thanks! There's something about steam trains - all the working bits on the outside, puffing and hissing like they're alive - that you just don't get with other means of propulsion.

 

[dgphoto8]

Some recent backyard bird photos:
A grey catbird with its rusty rump somewhat visible

A male eastern bluebird treated us to an infrequent visit: we see them a lot in the winter and spring, but they are less visible in July and August

A mourning dove with wings up. The dove was not taking off but was actually balancing itself as it turned itself on the branch

A photo of a mother downy woodpecker (no red) feeding an immature male a "Bark Butterbit", which is a suet type of bird feed that we have at our feeder

A perky white-breasted nuthatch stopped moving long enough to take a photo

A Baltimore oriole eating some grape jelly at our feeder

One of our several local and vocal blue jays

 

[Photofarmer]

Stuffed up. Wife said quick get a photo , camera nearby stuff it will go auto for speed. F8 probably would have been focused cant trust auto

 

[NorthernGal]

Images from our recent visit to Chester Zoo, Chester, England.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite/ Nik Collection, Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop and Topaz Studio 2).

You can find out more about Chester Zoo by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen

1. Hello...

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2. Family resemblance...

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3. What can you see...

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4. Top and Tail...

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5. Look deep into my lens...

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6. Re-Edit...

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Absolutely awesome image!!!

 

[Cxizent]

River Reaching. Osprey on the James River 7.3.23
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This is incredible! The split second before it broke the surface of the water, oh my god

 

[Cxizent]

Soft focus and a relaxed cat! On reflection, I'm not that happy with all the noise in the shadows, but I really didn't want to take the shutter speed down any slower and it wasn't heaps brightly lit. Oh well, next time!

 

[MrSparks999]

Beautiful

 

[ACEkin]

Oxalis, or Shamrock is quite a jubilant pot plant. In the evening, it folds the leaves in and lays them low. In the morning, they are all open and the flowers shoot in many directions. I took these yesterday with my R7 and the kit lens, RF-S 18-150. I shot hand-held.

 

[David Berry]

Not my best angle?

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Laughing Kookaburra : Dacelo novaeguineae​

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I'm not normally a fan of the "west end of a bird flying east".

Another one for you, Hali.

I am fascinated by what birds look like in flight, even if 'it ain't pretty'. I had no idea that the spring-off caused the kookaburra's rear end to curve up like that.

According to DxO PureRAW, the camera-to-subject distance was 1.5 metres. Does any one know: do our R-series cameras (mine's an R5) write this information to the CR3 file? Is DxO the only software company that knows how to (or could be bothered to) extract this camera-to-subject metadata?

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And for those who prefer a more conventional image…

 

[AOC]

Quenching a Thirst. Bald Eagle in the James River near the shore line taking a drink. Near Richmond Virginia on 7.3.23

 

[dgphoto8]

Not my best angle?

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Laughing Kookaburra : Dacelo novaeguineae​

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Another one for you, Hali.

I am fascinated by what birds look like in flight, even if 'it ain't pretty'. I had no idea that the spring-off caused the kookaburra's rear end to curve up like that.

According to DxO PureRAW, the camera-to-subject distance was 1.5 metres. Does any one know: do our R-series cameras (mine's an R5) write this information to the CR3 file? Is DxO the only software company that knows how to (or could be bothered to) extract this camera-to-subject metadata?

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And for those who prefer a more conventional image…

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"According to DxO PureRAW, the camera-to-subject distance was 1.5 metres. Does any one know: do our R-series cameras (mine's an R5) write this information to the CR3 file?"
Yes, it appears that the R-Series cameras do write the "Approximate Focus Distance" into EXIF, according to ExifTool. When I looked back through my Lightroom catalog (more on that below), the R, R5, and R7 all have this info in the raw file. Also, looking back my 7D raw files also have this info, but the raw files of my first DSLR, the 30D, do not have this information.

Note that, at least for me, the distance value provided seems to be "quantum", in the sense that there seems to be distances like 6.1 m and 6.8 m, but nothing in-between even when the focus point changes incrementally.

"Is DxO the only software company that knows how to (or could be bothered to) extract this camera-to-subject metadata?"
Lightroom Classic does not show this info in the default metadata, but the Customize button at the bottom of the metadata window can be used to add additional metadata to view in the window. There are two distance choices available; Focus Distance and Subject Distance. The proper choice for the R-series seems to be Focus Distance, which allows viewing the (approximate) distance value in Lightroom.

And if you want to go "back in time" in the Lightroom catalog, you might need to choose the photo(s) you want to display the distance data for and use the "Update DNG Preview and Metadata" option in the Metadata dropdown menu.

 

[ACEkin]

"According to DxO PureRAW, the camera-to-subject distance was 1.5 metres. Does any one know: do our R-series cameras (mine's an R5) write this information to the CR3 file?"
Yes, it appears that the R-Series cameras do write the "Approximate Focus Distance" into EXIF, according to ExifTool. When I looked back through my Lightroom catalog (more on that below), the R, R5, and R7 all have this info in the raw file. Also, looking back my 7D raw files also have this info, but the raw files of my first DSLR, the 30D, do not have this information.

Note that, at least for me, the distance value provided seems to be "quantum", in the sense that there seems to be distances like 6.1 m and 6.8 m, but nothing in-between even when the focus point changes incrementally.

"Is DxO the only software company that knows how to (or could be bothered to) extract this camera-to-subject metadata?"
Lightroom Classic does not show this info in the default metadata, but the Customize button at the bottom of the metadata window can be used to add additional metadata to view in the window. There are two distance choices available; Focus Distance and Subject Distance. The proper choice for the R-series seems to be Focus Distance, which allows viewing the (approximate) distance value in Lightroom.

And if you want to go "back in time" in the Lightroom catalog, you might need to choose the photo(s) you want to display the distance data for and use the "Update DNG Preview and Metadata" option in the Metadata dropdown menu.

I think old cameras wrote the same in the metadata fields as well. The "Customize" button is visible at the bottom of the displayed metadata if the "Default" option is selected next to Metadata. My old M5 images show the distance information there as well.

 

[David Berry]

Home before the storm …

Cessna 208 Caravan
Toogoolawah, Queensland​

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Cessna 208 Caravan
Toogoolawah, Queensland​

 

[Hali]

River Reaching. Osprey on the James River 7.3.23
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Fabulous timing and an all around superb shot!!

 

[Hali]

Some recent backyard bird photos:
A grey catbird with its rusty rump somewhat visible
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A male eastern bluebird treated us to an infrequent visit: we see them a lot in the winter and spring, but they are less visible in July and August
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A mourning dove with wings up. The dove was not taking off but was actually balancing itself as it turned itself on the branch
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A photo of a mother downy woodpecker (no red) feeding an immature male a "Bark Butterbit", which is a suet type of bird feed that we have at our feeder
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A perky white-breasted nuthatch stopped moving long enough to take a photo
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A Baltimore oriole eating some grape jelly at our feeder
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One of our several local and vocal blue jays
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A great series of images!

 

[Photofarmer]

First attempt at star trails didnt have due south not sure why. Free stacking software nothing flash. 160 images 25 seconds 2 seconds apart and other stuff up thought i was on 15mm focal lenghth

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

The ancient almond tree on our clifftop is telling us that spring is on its way - even though we haven't much in the way of winter yet...

(The birds I wanted to shoot - swallows and grey warblers - weren't cooperating.)

 

[David Berry]

Escaped prisoner on the lookout…​

Rose-ringed Parakeet : Psittacula krameri (wild species)​

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I was at a loss to identify this garden interloper: Australia has more parrots than the rest of the world put together — well that's what we think — but this fellow was new to me.

A few phone calls and text messages cleared up the matter: Indian Ringneck (click for its identity in captivity), presumably AWOL without any intention of returning 'home'!

The spiky stalk that the bird is perched on is a Xanthorrhoea (grass tree ) flower.

 

[funjp]

Yasukuni Shrine's Mitama Festival

 

[Photofarmer]

Failure night 2 not sure what went wrong.RP was better than R6ii same lens though

 

[Photofarmer]

Dont know why data didnt show different free app. but a few hundred 30 second exposures thinking tonight might do 20 second

 

[PKM-UK]

We’re back! Thank you to all of the contributors and commentators on this month’s thread - wonderful images and rewarding to read. Our trip resulted in 12,500+ raw files to sort/ weed and process, so it’s going to be fun (and busy). In the meantime, some more images from our visit to Chester Zoo.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite, Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop and Topaz Labs Studio 2).

Phil and Karen


Hello matey...

Flamingo furore...

Lunch break...

Nice head gear...

Take time to reflect...

Feathers as art...

 

[PKM-UK]

Absolutely incredible captures!

HI Kepa,

Cheers - very much appreciated!

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Super images Phil and Karen!! A superb job of giving them natural context and excluding "zoo" elements

HI Hali,

Cheers - appreciated! (We do like to de-zoo our zoo images - if possible).

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Absolutely awesome image!!!

Hi Anne,

Cheers - much appreciated!

P&K

 

[dmanthree]

Great shots. It's such a wonderful place to wander around with all the lights and architecture, you made the most of it.

Love them. I know the area well and you really did a nice job with these!

 

[TonyB]

Another 52 Frames project photo. The reported metadata is from the photo that captured the photobomber. The sunrise was captured at half second exposure with intentional camera movement.

 

[David Berry]

Another 52 Frames project photo. The reported metadata is from the photo that captured the photobomber. The sunrise was captured at half second exposure with intentional camera movement.

Beautiful photo, Tony!

Please tell us how you combined the photos.

…David