Your R System Images - November 2023

[PKM-UK]

I snapped this little dipper looking for its breakfast down at our local river this morning.

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Hi Tim,

What a little cutie! Well seen and caught - excellent fine feather detail and that all important eye catch-light. (And a great drip!).

Thank you for sharing...

The composition has more than a hint of 'miniature effect' - was this a processing decision, or the result of the settings?

P&K

 

[Dean Wilson]

Dancing Juveniles

A pair of immature bald eagles at play/practice. I just with there was more to the composition than blue skies, but that were they were.

 

[Tim Mayo]

Hi Tim,

What a little cutie! Well seen and caught - excellent fine feather detail and that all important eye catch-light. (And a great drip!).

Thank you for sharing...

The composition has more than a hint of 'miniature effect' - was this a processing decision, or the result of the settings?

P&K

Cheers P&K Other than a little shadow recovery in LR there was no other processing done. I think it was just the low angle combined with 500mm, they were only around 5 meters away from me as well. The flippy screen of the R5 definitely made the low angle a lot more comfortable.

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

Just back from a short road trip round parts of the neighbourhood...

Aoraki Mt Cook, NZ's highest mountain, looking rather splendid...

Steampunk HQ in Oamaru. Worth a visit for all sorts of reasons - some astonishing creativity on display around the whole town.

A mannequin of easy virtue in the Oamaru museum.

Tussock and tops from the Danseys Pass road (only a preliminary edit, this one).

A good time was had by all.

 

[PKM-UK]

Dancing Juveniles

A pair of immature bald eagles at play/practice. I just with there was more to the composition than blue skies, but that were they were.

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Hi Dean,

Well seen and caught! Two masters of the air - incredible how they stay aloft!

As for the backdrop, if only we'd known we could have offered to swap your pleasant blue sky for some moody grim clouds - of which we have a surplus...



P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Just back from a short road trip round parts of the neighbourhood...

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Aoraki Mt Cook, NZ's highest mountain, looking rather splendid...


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Steampunk HQ in Oamaru. Worth a visit for all sorts of reasons - some astonishing creativity on display around the whole town.


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A mannequin of easy virtue in the Oamaru museum.


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Tussock and tops from the Danseys Pass road (only a preliminary edit, this one).

A good time was had by all.

HI Gareth,

A fascinating set of images, with plenty of interest for the viewer. However, the first shot is an absolute stunner...

(That's quite a neighbourhood you've got there!).



P&K

 

[Dean Wilson]

swap your pleasant blue sky for some moody grim clouds

I recently saw a photography that some people loved of an African Elephant on the savannah during the sunset casting a harsh shadow 45° to the horizon.

 

[PKM-UK]

I recently saw a photography that some people loved of an African Elephant on the savannah during the sunset casting a harsh shadow 45° to the horizon.

Hi Dean,

We‘ve got some images of African sunsets that would do a very nice job.

(Sadly, they’re from our Sony RX10IV’s - so not suitable for posting here).

P&K

 

[dgphoto8]

A few photos from this month:

A house finch with sunlit fallen leaves as a high key backdrop.

Another house finch, oblivious to the titmouse who is about to force him off the branch

Punk rocker dove: A mourning dove whose new feathers after molting are not finished growing in

One of the last fall foliage photos for this year: a queen maple leaf with a nice colored background provided by a sister tree in our front yard. These were essentially the only trees that still had leaves

A male eastern bluebird who nicely posed for me

 

[Kamoshika]

Shallow DOF, deep-flavored stout.

 

[PKM-UK]

A few photos from this month:
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A house finch with sunlit fallen leaves as a high key backdrop.

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Another house finch, oblivious to the titmouse who is about to force him off the branch

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Punk rocker dove: A mourning dove whose new feathers after molting are not finished growing in

View attachment 22617One of the last fall foliage photos for this year: a queen maple leaf with a nice colored background provided by a sister tree in our front yard. These were essentially the only trees that still had leaves

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A male eastern bluebird who nicely posed for me

Hi Don,

A terrific set of images showcasing nature at its finest. Terrific detail in evidence throughout, but the final image is our favourite (what a little cutie!).

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Shallow DOF, deep-flavored stout.View attachment 22624

Hi David,

A simple, but enticing, composition that draws the viewer in (and makes them want to reach out and take a refreshing sip) - cheers!

P&K

 

[Kamoshika]

Hi David,

A simple, but enticing, composition that draws the viewer in (and makes them want to reach out and take a refreshing sip) - cheers!

P&K

Thanks. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how one looks at it), I was enticed to take too many sips that night. Thank Canon for great IBIS.

 

[Spitfirejd]

The final fall color photos for the year and some birds I picked up along the way.

A silhouetted pine tree in front of Beaver Pond in New Hampshire.
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Route 114 near Beaver Pond is a colorful drive
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The Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire also provides a nice, colorful drive. In this photo I was able to frame the setting moon over the road
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Mount Willard and Mount Jackson provide a striking background for Willey Pond in Crawford Notch State Park in New Hampshire
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I took this photo of Beaver Brook Falls in Colebrook, New Hampshire at dusk with a 20 sec exposure, which gave smooth water but still captured some nice color
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A couple more long exposure waterfall photos: Upper Screw Auger Falls in Grafton, Maine and the Lower Huntington Cascade in Dixville, New Hampshire
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A common loon on First Connecticut Lake in Pittsburg, New Hampshire. This is a very cropped shot that I was able to get with the loon fairly far out on the water. I was not expecting loons (it is a busy picnic area and a very large lake) but initially this bird surfaced 20 feet in from of me as I just got there. I wasn't ready with my R7 and RF100-400 lens so I had to settle for a longer range photo once it dove and resurfaced
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A turkey vulture soaring over the Massachusetts Audubon Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
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I captured this black-capped chickadee in our backyard, finally past the esthetically difficult molting period where every day is a bad hair day
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Finally a blue jay portrait taken using the R7 and RF800 mm lens at an effective 1280 mm. I'm still amazed how well this combination works
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Fantastic colors and sharpness! I have an EF 24-105L and hope I can get shots as beautiful as these with it on my R7 next fall. I’m also impressed with your birds with the RF 800 f/11. I wondered if this lens could get sharp shots, and you have certainly proven that It can.

 

[JoeTheSnowPlowGuy]

Taken with my R6 Mk2. Our first lake effect snow storm of the year. I thought the cars driving by as the kids played outside were cool subjects.

 

[PKM-UK]

Taken with my R6 Mk2. Our first lake effect snow storm of the year. I thought the cars driving by as the kids played outside were cool subjects.View attachment 22673View attachment 22674

Hi Joe,

What a fantastic way to wrap-up the November thread - well seen and very well caught (the B&W treatment works really nicely too).

Thank you for sharing!



P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

*** Your R System Images - November 2023 *** Thread Closed…

A wonderful collection of inspirational R System images this month - posted by people all around the world and viewed by people all around the world - we’ve really enjoyed seeing them all. A HUGE ‘thank you’ to the contributors and commentators - your talents and time are appreciated!!

You can continue to post any comments here, but the December thread is now open for all new images (including any additional November material).

Phil and Karen