Your R System Images - September 2026

[Only RF]

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[Grumps]

That's a cool pic, Dean. What lens did you use and at what zoom level?

At the moment I'd lay bets on it having a 9 blade diaphragm.

 

[Dean Wilson]

That's a cool pic, Dean. What lens did you use and at what zoom level?

Hi Andy, and thanks!

I used my 50 year old FD 800mm f/5.6 ssc.

Lens Stats:
Minimum Aperture f/22
Elements 6
Groups 5
Aperture Blades 9
Close focus 14 meters
Filter thread 48mm
Diameter 149mm
Length 567mm
Weight 4,300g
Manufactured Feb 1977

 

[jcass]

Just wanted to say that the image of the tree is fantastic to me. Was it a hot day, there appears to be heat waves that I think enhance the "story" of the tree. Well done.

 

[David Berry]

Teamwork!

 

[Only RF]

Just wanted to say that the image of the tree is fantastic to me. Was it a hot day, there appears to be heat waves that I think enhance the "story" of the tree. Well done.

Thanks Jim. Has a little atmosphere distortion that day as some of my bird shots suffered.

 

[PKM-UK]

We are delighted to welcome 'Harry' to Team Moore.

Harry is a little lighter, has a slightly stronger motor (albeit benefitting from higher cadences) and lower granny gears than my current bike, which should enable me to (almost) keep up with Karen for a while longer. It will be fun trying (well, mostly)...

Phil

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[David Berry]

We are delighted to welcome 'Harry' to Team Moore.

Wow! That’s some ebike, Phil!

Now, go get it dirty… and bring home some photos to make all of us envious.

… David

 

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[VanDyck]

A 1938 Cadillac LaSalle. featuring an egg-crate grille with a prominent V-8 emblem, dual auxiliary driving lamps, and flowing front fenders characteristic of late-1930s automotive design.
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[flowrider]

^^^^Actually, LaSalle was a stand-alone make manufactured by Cadillac but sold under its own brand name from 1927 through 1940.


The Cadillac emblem on the front bumper is incorrect. The correct emblem is this:



Lou

 

[VanDyck]

A 1940s Chevrolet AK Series pickup truck as identified by Goggle Lens.

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From Wikipedia
The Chevrolet AK Series is a range of pickup trucks sold under the Chevrolet brand, produced from 1941 through 1947. It used the GM A platform, shared with the Chevrolet Deluxe. The AK series was also branded and sold at GMC locations, with the primary visual difference being the Chevrolet had vertical bars in the grille, while the GMC had horizontal bars.

 

[Grumps]

Images from Chepstow Castle, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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

You can find out more about Chepstow Castle by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen


1. Chepstow Castle (Welsh: Castell Cas-gwent), the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain, sits atop limestone cliffs on the River Wye.

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2. Construction began in 1067 under the Norman Lord William FitzOsbern (a close ally of William the Conqueror).

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3. Originally known as Striguil (derived from the Welsh word ystraigl meaning ‘river bend’), it was the southernmost of a chain of castles built in the Welsh Marches. It took the name of the adjoining market town in about the 14th century.

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4. The castle was once owned by the legendary medieval knight William Marshal - regarded as the greatest knight that ever lived - who negotiated the Magna Carta and served five successive English monarchs: Henry II, Henry the Young King, Richard the Lionheart, King John, and Henry III.

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5. The castle doors - now housed and preserved within the site - are the oldest surviving castle doors in Europe (dating to around 1180).

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6. Since 1984 the site has been managed by CADW, the Welsh Government's historic environment service. Perhaps most importantly, in 1977 Chepstow Castle featured in Terry Gilliam’s cult movie ‘Jabberwocky’...

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(Sources: CADW, Wikipedia).

Other ruins and relics.

Lesnes Abbey - Wikipedia

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The abbey was 'desolved' (closed) in 1525; before Henry VIII got into the swing. Perhaps he was having a practice run.

(near to some location shots in the film A Clockwork Orange).

(if you are ever near the area).

 

[PKM-UK]

A few more images from our visit to the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire, Wales.

(Shot raw and processed using: DxO PL E, Adobe LrC/ PS with Tony Kuyper Panels and Topaz Labs Studio/ Studio 2. Compilations feature Karen - R7 and Phil - R5 II).

You can find out more about The National Botanic Garden of Wales by clicking Here.

Phil and Karen

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