Your R System Images - March 2024

[Arbarthisti]

Hi Nick,

A terrific capture of a beautiful creature - such wonderful markings. Excellent fine feather detail and eye catch-light in evidence. (And what a little cutie!).

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

Thank god for Adobe AI noise reduction, it certainly does an outstanding job, I never really worry about high ISO anymore.

 

[Arbarthisti]

My feeding station has been especially busy these last few days, with constant activity and lots of visitors, I guess it was this that attracted my latest visitor. Just caught a little commotion out of the corner of my eye, there was one of the resident wood pigeons sat on the feeder, not 10 feet away from it was the Sparrowhawk. It gave it the eye for about a minute, then swooped off.

 

[Only RF]

My feeding station has been especially busy these last few days, with constant activity and lots of visitors, I guess it was this that attracted my latest visitor. Just caught a little commotion out of the corner of my eye, there was one of the resident wood pigeons sat on the feeder, not 10 feet away from it was the Sparrowhawk. It gave it the eye for about a minute, then swooped off. View attachment 26304

Yes it has been a real boost. Nice exposure to that first bird. Blacks can be tough. Second one too.

 

[Only RF]

Coimbra, Portugal from the rooftop of our hotel.

• Canon EOS R6m2
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 61.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 51200

 

[Only RF]

Yes it has been a real boost. Nice exposure to that first bird. Blacks can be tough. Second one too.

I forgot to say. I just finished working on the file I posted just after your post. Bad weather the last few days so I was going through some older captures. Phil is not the only one having bad weather. He may be sending it our way. Big fans?

 

[Only RF]

Forests around the Monchique area in Portugal. Due to droughts they have were battling huge devastating forest fires several years ago. Acres of Eucalyptus trees which are full of oil. Once a combustible starts it is hard to put out.

We drove through these areas before the fires and could not believe the devastation. The bald areas in the valley are burnt out areas.

• Canon EOS R6m2
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 50.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 160

They did quite a clean cup in some areas. We drove through one many spots with bark left along the highways.

• Canon EOS R6m2
• RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM
• 26.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 160

 

[sosh]

Black woodpecker at work

• Canon EOS R10
• RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 320

and classic standards woodpecker and tit

• Canon EOS R10
• RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 3200

• Canon EOS R10
• RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 500

 

[PKM-UK]

Spring is here in SE Texas and the wildflowers are starting to bloom, especially our state flower, the Bluebonnet.

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Hi Chris,

A fascinating series of images to showcase the arrival of spring (we're only |<----- this much ----->| jealous! ).

Along with the many pleasures this heralds (including the lack of mud), there's plenty here to interest the viewer.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Forests around the Monchique area in Portugal. Due to droughts they have were battling huge devastating forest fires several years ago. Acres of Eucalyptus trees which are full of oil. Once a combustible starts it is hard to put out.

We drove through these areas before the fires and could not believe the devastation. The bald areas in the valley are burnt out areas.

View attachment 26321

They did quite a clean cup in some areas. We drove through one many spots with bark left along the highways.

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Hi Only RF,

Fascinating images (love the B&W treatment) with a somewhat sobering back story - hopefully a tale of destruction leading to new life emerging.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Thank god for Adobe AI noise reduction, it certainly does an outstanding job, I never really worry about high ISO anymore.

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Hi Nick,

Terrific image - wonderful subject pose (including the all important eye detail) and isolation.

We certainly live in an age where there's a fantastic choice of superb NR.

P&K