Your R System Images - October 2023

[David Berry]

A billabong all to oneself …​

• Canon EOS R5
• RF70-200mm F4 L IS USM
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4.5
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 250

Black Swan : Cygnus atratus​

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[506ABN]

Very nice.

 

[ACEkin]

A billabong all to oneself …​

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Black Swan : Cygnus atratus​

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Reminded me of a photo shoot I had more than ten years ago with the ballerina who danced Odette and Odile, the black swan. Here are some photographs: https://www.keptlight.com/lovely-vilia/

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

A billabong all to oneself …​

Couldn't resist. This one from the zoo visit last week: Kakīānau

• Canon EOS R6
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 223.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 160

They were introduced to NZ in the 1860s, but may also have arrived by themselves - they're very common, and a legal game bird. I have tried eating them - once only. Tough as old boots. A friend from WA pointedly refused to even try a taste: "I'm not eating my state animal", she said. Good decision...

 

[sosh]

Around orthodox monastery:

• Canon EOS R10
• EF-S10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM
• 13.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 400

 

[esheato]

Caught this today after the clouds broke and we went to the park.

EDIT: Been playing with DXO PureRaw noise reduction. It's a little finicky, but I love the output so far.

 

[David Berry]

Black Swans were introduced to NZ in the 1860s, but may also have arrived by themselves - they're very common, and a legal game bird.

In Australia virtually all Black Swans are wild animals: if they settle on a pond, like the pair that I came across on Monday, it won't be because humans have chosen that spot for them.

In South Island I've seen quite large flocks of Black Swans on Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere, a brackish lagoon south of Christchurch. (Visited in pre-RF days when I was using a Canon DSLR.)

 

[David Berry]

Avian Cosmopolitan …​

• Canon EOS R5
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1000

Osprey : Pandion haliaetus
Moreton Bay, Queensland​

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Ospreys are the true cosmopolitans amongst birds; with the exception of Antarctica, they can be found hunting shorelines of every continent.

Can anyone identify its prey?

 

[MikeZ]

Great photo!

 

[BobU]

A few of my recent R3 shots. Maybe not subjectively my best work (my favs still from non R cameras over the years) but these subscribe to my quest for tack sharp along with intesting subjects and compositions.