Your R System Images - June 2023

[Bert-63]

Hi Bob,

Not sure who you're replying to without a quote - and those cats are VERY cute! - but on behalf of everyone it could be, Cheers - appreciated!

P&K

Thanks - I deleted it - it wouldn't 'add' no matter what I did.

 

[PKM-UK]

Thanks - I deleted it - it wouldn't 'add' no matter what I did.

Hi Bob,

Technology eh? No problem at all there - any non-aligned praise will be gratefully received...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

One from this morning's wood walk - a bright start after a thorough drenching last night produced the vaguest hint of angel beams.

I tried to make things pop in post and kind-of got something - anyway here you go, good morning from Warwickshire, England...

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

Phil

• Canon EOS R5
• RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
• 70.0 mm
• ƒ/16
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

Today's bird is the pīwakawaka, or fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa). I actually went out to photograph swallows, but they'd decided to go somewhere else, and so I had to make do with these little fellows. They are very obliging poseurs, but very difficult to capture in flight because they are consummate flutterers and darters, chasing insects on the wing. Working on it...

• Canon EOS R6
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 428.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 1000

• Canon EOS R6
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 428.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 1000

• Canon EOS R6
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1250

• Canon EOS R6
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[PKM-UK]

Today's bird is the pīwakawaka, or fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa). I actually went out to photograph swallows, but they'd decided to go somewhere else, and so I had to make do with these little fellows. They are very obliging poseurs, but very difficult to capture in flight because they are consummate flutterers and darters, chasing insects on the wing. Working on it...

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Hi Gareth,

Small, fast and skittish birds are always a real challenge (at least for us anyway) - so these are terrific captures, with great fine feather detail and nice eye catch-light. (And what a bunch of little cuties!).

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

One from yesterday morning's early wood walk - I was chatting with Karen, hadn't taken my camera out of my sling pack, the camera settings were all over the place and we found ourselves looking at a wild stag Muntjac deer...

I kept it busy with a quick 'hello matey' as I wrestled my camera out and got a couple of quick shots before it ambled off, appalled by my lack of preparedness. Despite my best efforts the camera did OK, but with ISO up at 6400.

Shot raw, I tried Lightroom Denoise and Topaz Photo AI (manual tweaking of the settings), but preferred the results from DxO DeepPRIME XD which can be seen in the below image entitled 'Patient deer photographed by an idiot'.


Anyway, the punch line is that, undeterred, I did exactly the same thing when I did my mid-morning wood walk (minus Karen, but engrossed in an audio book) - sigh...

Phil

• Canon EOS R5
• RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 6400

• Canon EOS R5
• RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[Tim Mayo]

A great crested grebe at Carsington Water in the Peak District. The 7.5 mile circular walk around the reservoir is lovely at this time of year.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[PKM-UK]

A great crested grebe at Carsington Water in the Peak District. The 7.5 mile circular walk around the reservoir is lovely at this time of year.

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Hi Tim,

A great capture of a beautiful creature, rather tricky to photograph too (talk about dynamic range!). Thank you for sharing...

We cycled a good part of the Carsington Water route last August on our way to/ from the nearby Tissington Trail and Haddon Hall - and you're right, it is very pleasant. The water levels looked to be quite well down at the time of our visit.

P&K

• Canon EOS R5
• RF16mm F2.8 STM
• 16.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 125

 

[dgphoto8]

Images from a recent visit to Brecon, Powys, Wales.

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

You can find out more about Brecon Cathedral by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen


1. Brecon Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist began as a Benedictine Priory in 1093. It is a breathtakingly delightful place - and photography is actively encouraged!

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2. It was built by the Normans on the site of an earlier Celtic church. At the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537 it became Brecon’s Parish Church, and was eventually designated as a Cathedral in 1923.

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3. There is a wealth of history waiting to be uncovered within. (You may recall Welsh archers met at Tretower Castle before heading off to fight alongside King Henry V).

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4. Talybont Dam and Reservoir (which we cycled to and around - the climb up the hill on the far side was a never-ending, leg killing, gradual grind, but on the plus side what a descent!!! ). Construction of the dam began in 1931.

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5. The site of the Pen-y-Crug Iron Age Hillfort, just outside of - and overlooking - Brecon. The fort was defended by a series of ditches which are still in clear evidence today. ‘The Crug’ hill is 331 metes in height.

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(Sources: Brecon Cathedral, WIKIPEDIA)

Wonderful photos. I love how you captured the lines and colors of the church. Stained glass is always beautiful

 

[dgphoto8]

A great crested grebe at Carsington Water in the Peak District. The 7.5 mile circular walk around the reservoir is lovely at this time of year.

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Wonderful capture of a beautiful bird, Tim.