Your R System Images - October 2024

[PKM-UK]

Pied Stilt steps out… (on the catwalk?)

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Pied Stilt : Himantopus leucocephalus
Kedron Brook Wetlands, Brisbane, Australia​

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Hi David,

A beautifully timed capture of a delicate balancing act - are we the only ones getting ready to catch?

(Very well controlled too, given the competing demands).

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Sunwapta Falls in Alberta CanadaView attachment 31903

Hi Art,

An absolutely enthralling capture of a truly stunning vista.

Once again, a joy to behold - thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

A couple of trees showing the first hints of Fall Foliage near Philadelphia

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Hi Mike,

Beautiful colours in evidence here - looks like it could be an interesting autumn over there!

(We should be so lucky - Central England, where we live, is currently majoring on mud).

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[David Berry]

Very well controlled, given the competing demands.

Thirty frames per second does help capture the ‘precise moment'.

A glance at the lens data for this photo should reveal how, just for once, it was not a 'good idea' to couple the 1.4x TC with the RF100–500.

• Canon EOS R5m2
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM + EXTENDER RF1.4x
• 454.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 800

 

[PKM-UK]

Thirty frames per second does help capture the ‘precise moment'.

A glance at the lens data for this photo should reveal how, just for once, it was not a 'good idea' to couple the 1.4x TC with the RF100–500.

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Hi David,

...Thirty frames per second does help capture the ‘precise moment'.

(Karen 'R7 burst queen' does indulge in the occasional fps frenzy - but she always apologies... ).

Phil

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

Took the oldest grandchild whale watching at Kaikoura yesterday, but I have so many pictures of black fins to sort (the perils of precapture), that for the time being I'll make do with a couple of seal portraits:

• Canon EOS R5m2
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 343.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 8000

• Canon EOS R5m2
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 10000

NZ fur seal - kekeno (Arctocephalus forsteri), hauled up after a hard night's fishing at Kean Point.

 

[PKM-UK]

Took the oldest grandchild whale watching at Kaikoura yesterday, but I have so many pictures of black fins to sort (the perils of precapture), that for the time being I'll make do with a couple of seal portraits:

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NZ fur seal - kekeno (Arctocephalus forsteri), hauled up after a hard night's fishing at Kean Point.

Hi Gareth,

Fascinating captures of a wonderful creature - beautifully controlled with superb fur detail.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

Still working on the whales, so here's a mollymawk.

• Canon EOS R5m2
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 254.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 320

White-capped mollymawk, aka Shy Albatross or Toroa, Thalassarche cauta

• Canon EOS R5m2
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 254.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 320

When your wings are that long, folding them for on-sea service requires origami skills...

 

[Bucolic Old Sir Henry]

One last bird... (or two)

• Canon EOS R5m2
• RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/1250 sec
• ISO 3200

Variable oystercatcher, Tōrea pango - Haematopus unicolor

 

[PKM-UK]

Still working on the whales, so here's a mollymawk.


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White-capped mollymawk, aka Shy Albatross or Toroa, Thalassarche cauta

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When your wings are that long, folding them for on-sea service requires origami skills...

Hi Gareth,

Terrific captures of a fascinating creature (not sure of the size, but looks like it could be what we - non birding types - would call a '4-engine bird'... ).

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

One last bird... (or two)

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Variable oystercatcher, Tōrea pango - Haematopus unicolor

Hi Gareth,

A nailed on subject (with stunt double!) - excellent fine feather detail and superb eye-pop.

Thank you for sharing...

P&K

 

[PKM-UK]

Images from our kind-of recent-ish visit to Lanercost Priory, Lanercost, Cumbria, England.

A (very) wet day from this particular Frank Tour - shopping bags over cameras and quick shots applied.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PL Elite/ ViewPoint and Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels).

You can find out more about Lanercost Priory by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen


1. Lanercost is an Augustinian medieval monastic site founded in 1169 by Robert de Vaux following the Norman Conquest. Dedicated to St Mary Magdalene, it is said the priory possessed a clothing relic belonging to her.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF14-35mm F4 L IS USM
• 14.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 250

2. After suffering numerous serious devastations during hostilities between England and Scotland, the by then financially poor monastery was closed and left to ruin in 1537 as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF14-35mm F4 L IS USM
• 16.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 500

3. Cloisters as art…

• Canon EOS R5
• RF14-35mm F4 L IS USM
• 14.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 6400

4. The original nave of Lanercost Priory continued in use and became the parish Church of St Mary Magdalene.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF14-35mm F4 L IS USM
• 14.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 400

5. It was re-roofed in 1747 and again in the 1870’s - and the Anglican Church still holds regular services in here.

• Canon EOS R5
• RF14-35mm F4 L IS USM
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/160 sec
• ISO 250

6. The Priory ruins are now managed by English Heritage. There is also a very cosy cafe on this site (which serves excellent coffee and cheesy scones!).

• Canon EOS R5
• RF14-35mm F4 L IS USM
• 17.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 250

(Sources: English Heritage, Wikipedia).