Your R System Images - June 2023

[Dean Wilson]

Different eyes; and mine are not that good as I said. I am glad.

You could always tilt your monitor just to view this one image....

 

[PKM-UK]

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18 shot panorama at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Developed using DPP4. Stitched using Affinity Photo.

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And a 14 shot rendition.

Hi Stephen,

Wow, that's what we call and expansive view! That must have been quite an experience to actually be there - a moment to savour.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

The wreck of the Peter Iredale on the Oregon coast is a popular place to visit. I have been visiting it all my life.

Here's my brother and I in the early 50's. Sorry, film, not Canon RF.

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Here's what it looked like when I visited two years ago.

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The waves alternately bury and then uncover the wreck. The following were taken this June 2023 with more of the wreck exposed.

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The freighter now has a swimming pool.

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Being run aground and abandoned to rust away over the decades wasn't enough insult to a fine ship. This dog had to add to it. I didn't see the dog when I took the picture. It was a surprise while reviewing images at home.

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Hi Tom,

A fantastic piece of history - made all the more fascinating by the inclusion of the original photograph. (The dog seems slightly less impressed by the wreck... ).

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[Kamoshika]

Arrrh! I brought the wrong lens. Went on a nearby hike today, one that I've done many times over the past 20 years. I never see anything other than a few small birds in the bush, so I decided I'd just take the 14-35 and take some shots at the top of the mountain. Of course, today would be the day I spot an elusive Japanese serow (カモシカ kamoshika). It was down in the bushes, so I didn't get a good shot. But now I know one lives in this particular area, so I have a challenge this summer.

 

[ACEkin]

Another graffiti wall from the streets of Providence. This is a six-image stitched result that took a while to merge and correct due to the short distance from the wall on the narrow street. Multiple artists collaborated on creating this dragon. The camera is an R7, 18-150 mm RF-S lens, stitched in Photoshop, and perspective and distortion corrected using mainly the Adaptive Wide Angle filter with a little help from the Liquify filter.

 

[border guy]

 

[dgphoto8]

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Eastern Wood-Pewee


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Red-winged Blackbird

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Eastern Meadowlark

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Young Buck

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Barn Swallow

Wonderful shots. The portrait of the peewee is great.

 

[TonyB]

If there are any bass players out there, you may know about the Phillip Kubicki ExFactor bass guitars. They are unique. I’ve owned one for over 30 years, have no intention of letting it go and while I don’t play as often as I once did, still enjoy playing it. I needed a leading lines photo for 52 Frames this week, decided to use this bass, and did not want to do the obligatory looking down the guitar strings photo. I wanted to include the Factor logo so setup an off-camera flash and had some fun in Lightroom Classic. I like the depth and shadowing of the photo. The logo seems to pop off the guitar. This one was fun to make. Thanks for hanging around and taking a look.

 

[Tom45]

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Hey man - I took it upon myself to give an enlargement and mild clean-up to your image - I split the difference between too much and barely any. If you apply too much AI the people start looking like aliens. I had to take a screenshot and work from there so I was already behind the curve. Keep or delete - your choice.

Thanks Bob.

This came from a trunk full of family photos. I went through them last year looking for photos to scan and put together in a poster for my brother's 75th birthday. He was born in 1947 and I in 1945.

What did you use to clean up the photo? I volunteer for a local museum and scan and restore lots of old photos. Most much older than this one.

Tom

 

[PKM-UK]

Arrrh! I brought the wrong lens. Went on a nearby hike today, one that I've done many times over the past 20 years. I never see anything other than a few small birds in the bush, so I decided I'd just take the 14-35 and take some shots at the top of the mountain. Of course, today would be the day I spot an elusive Japanese serow (カモシカ kamoshika). It was down in the bushes, so I didn't get a good shot. But now I know one lives in this particular area, so I have a challenge this summer.View attachment 17562

Hi David,

I've made 'I brought the wrong lens' into an art form, so I feel your pain. However, this time you came away with a fine image and some useful local knowledge - so well done!

A fascinating looking creature - thank you for sharing...

Phil

 

[PKM-UK]

Another graffiti wall from the streets of Providence. This is a six-image stitched result that took a while to merge and correct due to the short distance from the wall on the narrow street. Multiple artists collaborated on creating this dragon. The camera is an R7, 18-150 mm RF-S lens, stitched in Photoshop, and perspective and distortion corrected using mainly the Adaptive Wide Angle filter with a little help from the Liquify filter.

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Hi Cernal,

Another very eye-catching and engrossing image, very well caught and beautifully processed! Thank you for sharing it...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

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Hi Cliff,

A terrific capture of a fascinating creature - well controlled, both in terms of light and depth of focus. Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

If there are any bass players out there, you may know about the Phillip Kubicki ExFactor bass guitars. They are unique. I’ve owned one for over 30 years, have no intention of letting it go and while I don’t play as often as I once did, still enjoy playing it. I needed a leading lines photo for 52 Frames this week, decided to use this bass, and did not want to do the obligatory looking down the guitar strings photo. I wanted to include the Factor logo so setup an off-camera flash and had some fun in Lightroom Classic. I like the depth and shadowing of the photo. The logo seems to pop off the guitar. This one was fun to make. Thanks for hanging around and taking a look.
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Hi Tony,

A wonderful image. The control of light and shadow is just right and mixes beautifully with the rich colours and slick design of the subject to produce a very eye-catching composition. Well done!

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

A re-edit of a flower spotted in a front garden during our early morning walk on Friday morning.

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

Phil

 

[Kamoshika]

Hi David,

I've made 'I brought the wrong lens' into an art form, so I feel your pain. However, this time you came away with a fine image and some useful local knowledge - so well done!

A fascinating looking creature - thank you for sharing...

Phil

Thank you.

 

[JustUs7]

Arrrh! I brought the wrong lens. Went on a nearby hike today, one that I've done many times over the past 20 years. I never see anything other than a few small birds in the bush, so I decided I'd just take the 14-35 and take some shots at the top of the mountain. Of course, today would be the day I spot an elusive Japanese serow (カモシカ kamoshika). It was down in the bushes, so I didn't get a good shot. But now I know one lives in this particular area, so I have a challenge this summer.

I was at Navajo Bridge in Page, AZ. I known area for the rare California Condor. And we saw a couple. I was using my 100-400. It was midday. The birds weren’t doing much. So I switched to my 24-240 to take some shots of the river, canyon, and bridge.

Just then a condor comes gliding in. I’m on aperture priority, slow shutter speed, wrong lens. Just a total missed opportunity. But as you say, at least you have record that it’s there now.

 

[Only RF]

Waiting

 

[Cxizent]

Took my macro lens to a local rose garden, and I've been trying my hand at getting a little more creative with the edit in post - I use Lightroom and honestly it's easy to rely on the "auto" button! So I tried pushing my comfort zone a little

 

[PKM-UK]

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Hi Only RF,

One after our own heart - we do like getting in close and filling the frame with interest (and there's plenty of that on offer here!). The B&W treatment works very well too.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Took my macro lens to a local rose garden, and I've been trying my hand at getting a little more creative with the edit in post - I use Lightroom and honestly it's easy to rely on the "auto" button! So I tried pushing my comfort zone a littleView attachment 17603

Hi Cxizent,

We really like photographing plants and flowers - so much scope for interesting outcomes and plenty of opportunity to push things around in post (and get creative if time permits).

We found this an interesting composition which draws the viewer in as areas of light/ shade and detail/ creamy blur compete for our attention.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[Kamoshika]

It's currently rainy season here in Japan, which also means it's hydrangea season as well. I thought it might be a good time to finally give the focus bracketing a try. Unfortunately, the breeze picked up a little so in the one shot (Hyd2) you can see the halo effect from too much movement. Quite handy, this all in-camera processing--very easy to use. I set the focus increment to 1 and the number of shots to 30, everything enabled

for both (and used a tripod).

 

[PKM-UK]

It's currently rainy season here in Japan, which also means it's hydrangea season as well. I thought it might be a good time to finally give the focus bracketing a try. Unfortunately, the breeze picked up a little so in the one shot (Hyd2) you can see the halo effect from too much movement. Quite handy, this all in-camera processing--very easy to use. I set the focus increment to 1 and the number of shots to 30, everything enabled View attachment 17611View attachment 17612for both (and used a tripod).

Hi David,

Two beautiful images showcasing the wonders of nature and the use of focus bracketing (we really must get round to giving this technique a try!).

Thank you for sharing the images and your methodology (the effect of the movement on the second image is noted - and a useful lesson to all)...

P&K

 

[Dean Wilson]

I use Lightroom and honestly it's easy to rely on the "auto" button! So I tried pushing my comfort zone a little

Hello Cxizent, I remember watching some Anthony Morganti videos years ago while trying to learn Lightroom and the ALWAYS increased the Shadows slider 100% and decreased the Highlights slider 100%. I thought you was suppose to do that all the time...so, I did. After about 20 episodes he mentions that this sliding to 100% were meant has a learning tool to feel comfortable understanding how that effects a photograph.

You will discover, as I did, that "Auto" is very much like using a "Preset", it is a starting point. But again, it is what you are happy with that matters most.

Great photo.

 

[Cxizent]

Hello Cxizent, I remember watching some Anthony Morganti videos years ago while trying to learn Lightroom and the ALWAYS increased the Shadows slider 100% and decreased the Highlights slider 100%. I thought you was suppose to do that all the time...so, I did. After about 20 episodes he mentions that this sliding to 100% were meant has a learning tool to feel comfortable understanding how that effects a photograph.

You will discover, as I did, that "Auto" is very much like using a "Preset", it is a starting point. But again, it is what you are happy with that matters most.

Great photo.

Thankyou very much! I'm having fun learning a new tool honestly - I've come from colour grading video in Da Vinci Resolve, so I've been struggling moving from a lighting waveform monitor to the histogram in Lightroom, but just grabbing all the sliders one by one and seeing "what does this thing do?" has been a brilliant part of the learning process lol

 

[PKM-UK]

‘The Knife Angel’ - a monument created from over 100,000 seized blades to highlight the negative effects of violent behaviour and remember those lost to violent crime - has been visiting one of our local towns (Nuneaton) during June.

You can find out more about The Knife Angel by clicking Here.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PhotoLab Elite/ ViewPoint/ Nik Collection and Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop).

Phil and Karen

 

[JustUs7]

Seven shot panorama from the Desert View lookout. Far eastern end of the Grand Canyon where the Colorado River turns north. Developed in DPP4, stitched in Affinity Photo with a touch of the haze removal filter applied (works wonders).

 

[Cxizent]

Seven shot panorama from the Desert View lookout. Far eastern end of the Grand Canyon where the Colorado River turns north. Developed in DPP4, stitched in Affinity Photo with a touch of the haze removal filter applied (works wonders).

This is insane! I love how you can clearly see the bars of shadow that the clouds are leaving across the terrain, and the diagonal line of the river lining up with the edge of the foreground is really drawing me in to the image. This is really spectacular!

 

[PKM-UK]

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Seven shot panorama from the Desert View lookout. Far eastern end of the Grand Canyon where the Colorado River turns north. Developed in DPP4, stitched in Affinity Photo with a touch of the haze removal filter applied (works wonders).

Hi Stephen,

Another truly epic landscape - we feel like we're about to fall through the monitor screen into it!

Well worth all the effort you put in to creating it - a wonderful memory beautifully captured...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Our last entry for this month's thread - we're about to head off on an extended trip in our camper van ('Frank' ).

As we ambled through our local woods on Monday morning Karen spotted 2 owlets in the trees, with an adult overseeing them (and us!). For once we didn't have a camera with us ( ), so I went back mid-morning and, after some extended crashing about in the foliage, got shots of one owlet and the adult (the other owlet seems to have already gone on an 'avoiding being photographed' course). Extreme range and angles (and ineptitude) apply - but here you go...

Phil

Hello Mateys...

 

[Cxizent]

I love that baby owl photo!! Such big black glossy eyes, and the light hitting all the edges of his fluff is too cute, I can't even