Your R System Images - May 2026

[THXGEEK]

Another slightly different angle of an Eastern Towhee tweet from earlier post. I like the tail feather view on this capture

Definitely this one. Better angle and better light.

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

When you start going through your files from a recent visit and find you shot the Welsh only version of an information board...

(We can just about manage to say 'good morning' in Welsh - probably quite badly - but the rest of the language is completely impenetrable).

Phil

(With apologies to any Welsh forum members, good morning is 'Bore da' - pronounced phonetically-ish = 'borrey daahh').


Right then, who's going first?...

I could pretend to be able to translate for you, but... I've always regretted that my Welsh-speaking mother didn't raise me to be bilingual, but to be fair it wasn't fashionable at the time. I did get to play with Shirley Bassey's daughter though... ;-)

Google translate is very clever:

 

[Sela69]

Crocus blooming in the Otro Valley, Valsesia, Italia | Canon EOS R8, RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM

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[PKM-UK]

Another slightly different angle of an Eastern Towhee tweet from earlier post. I like the tail feather view on this capture

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Hi Art,

Glorious.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

I could pretend to be able to translate for you, but... I've always regretted that my Welsh-speaking mother didn't raise me to be bilingual, but to be fair it wasn't fashionable at the time. I did get to play with Shirley Bassey's daughter though... ;-)

Google translate is very clever:
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Hi Gareth,

When I showed the original to Karen she said 'just use Google Translate' and I said 'no chance', but she was right! Well done indeed!

(That is very clever).

Even more impressive though is your casual name drop...

(I should have clocked the Welsh connection given your christian name - as you may have gathered, Wales is on our list of favourite places).



Phil

 

[PKM-UK]

Crocus blooming in the Otro Valley, Valsesia, Italia | Canon EOS R8, RF 16-28mm F2.8 IS STM

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Hi Andrea,

A very eye-catching composition of a beautiful location - the low angle is perfect - those distant mountains look absolutely stunning.

A real joy to behold. Well done - and thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Ahead of a day of post Frank-Fest raw file processing, a few from a recent-ish visit to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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

Phil and Karen


We go forwards and then, we go backwards again...

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Lion Youth...

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Baby it's cold outside...

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Hello bright eyes...

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Some of the other visitors...

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[PKM-UK]

I could pretend to be able to translate for you, but... I've always regretted that my Welsh-speaking mother didn't raise me to be bilingual, but to be fair it wasn't fashionable at the time. I did get to play with Shirley Bassey's daughter though... ;-)

Google translate is very clever:

Hi Gareth,

And by return, with our thanks, one for you - the largest painted map of Wales in the world...

(Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire in Wales).

P&K

(And 'yes', it was raining... ).

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[David Berry]

A serious portrait…

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Our local Laughing Kookaburra, certainly not living up to its name, stared me down as if posing for a no-nonsense nineteenth century photo. I did not dare shoot in colour or mention its messy attire — it's been wet (aka 'muddy') for a few days.

200mm at 1.65 metres

Thanks for looking.
… David

 

[PKM-UK]

A serious portrait…

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Our local Laughing Kookaburra, certainly not living up to its name, stared me down as if posing for a no-nonsense nineteenth century photo. I did not dare shoot in colour or mention its messy attire — it's been wet (aka 'muddy') for a few days.

200mm at 1.65 metres

Thanks for looking.
… David

Hi David,

A serious pose indeed - but a very good use of your time and efforts (though best not mention the bill... ).

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[NGauger101010]

Some storm clouds in May


This one looks like a spooky face

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[VanDyck]

a spooky face

I can see it.