Show Your Pictures...April 24, 2023

This is the weekly Show Your Pictures thread where we invite you to show your own pictures, whether they be ordinary or extraordinary. I'll be sure to comment about your photos, if you choose to share. When you are posting your own images please submit them as a reply to this post. Otherwise your pictures may be overlooked. See my own photos for this week as a reply. Remember it's all about the enjoyment of taking pictures regardless of what we have. We can learn from each other and it's fun to share too. Thanks everyone for your participation.

This is open to all camera systems and skill levels.

As a suggestion while this DPRevived photography forum is under the early stages of development, resizing the images to a smaller size is a good idea. Also when replying to someone's pictures, try to remember to not include the copy (quote) of their images (if you don't need to do this). This will save some space too.

Unusual Nature.

Hi all,

This week is all about 'Head Scratchers'. :-) Two birds/ducks that don't frequent the UK, sharing a NorthWest lake together. The Black Swan a native of Australia and a Chiloé wigeon This bird is indigenous to the southern part of South America.

Two trees locked together in a wrestling match and a strange Wild flower.

(Aperture f/7.1 <> (SS): 1/250 <> ISO 3200 <> EC: 0 <> PASM Mode: Manual <> Focus Mode: One Shot <> FL: 84mm <> Lens: Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD <> Camera ID: Canon EOS 7D Mark II <> Notes: Evaluative metering used for initial start point).

Chiloé wigeon. (Aperture f/9 <> (SS): 1/800 <> ISO 500 <> EC: 0 <> PASM Mode: Aperture Priority <> Metering: Evaluative <> Focus Mode: AI Servo <> FL: 428mm <> Lens: Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD <> Camera ID: Canon EOS 7D Mark II).

(Aperture f/8 <> (SS): 1/200 <> ISO 160 <> EC: 0 <> PASM Mode: Manual <> Focus Mode: One Shot <> FL: 300mm <> Lens: Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD <> Camera ID: Canon EOS 7D Mark II <> Notes: Evaluative metering used for initial start point).

Black Swan. (Aperture f/9 <> (SS): 1/200 <> ISO 250 <> EC: 0 <> PASM Mode: Aperture Priority <> Metering: Evaluative <> Focus Mode: One Shot <> FL: 158mm <> Lens: Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD <> Camera ID: Canon EOS 7D Mark II).

Mocha,

That's a good eye to catch the locking branches. In Oregon we have an Octopus tree that has long sweeping branches (along the coast near Cape Meares). They don't lock, but they are odd, like octopus legs with some imagination. Yes, the flowers look strange, but I like the bright purple color. That's neat you were able to find it. The birds must be "escapees". I wonder if they escaped from domestication. I enjoyed seeing your pictures.

Subject: Tulips

The tulips are late this year due to our late wet and cold spring. Here's a couple pictures of one tulip that I found during cloudy weather.

Photo No. 1

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 69 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 2

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 72 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Subject: Black Bird

Here's also a couple pictures of a black bird, also taken during cloudy weather.

Photo No. 1

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 4000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 2

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 256 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Nice pictures! The official name is red-winged blackbird. I have only ever seen them in the USA.

Dig,

I really like those close-in shots at high aperture numbers. It really makes your subject stand out

Steve Thomas

Mocha,

Wrestling?

That's a genteel way of putting it.

grin

Steve Thomas

David,

Thanks! I wasn't able to reply until today. Somehow this forum wasn't working yesterday. Yes, it's a Red-Winged Blackbird.

Steve,

Thank you. That Tamron 150-600mm lens makes all of this possible, where I'm able to get close to the birds. I've had that lens (I think) for over five years.

Excellent shots mocha.
That is an interesting tree.

I enjoyed seeing your blackbird pics.
Thanks for the specific identification Thanks for the specific identification @davidwein . This brit needed it.

The bluebells are (mostly) out here in SE England.

1/250 sec - f/5.6 - ISO 400 - 145mm - 17:14 - 22/04/23

1/320 sec - f/5.6 - ISO 640 - 150mm - 17:13 - 22/04/23

1/320 sec - f/5.6 - ISO 400 - 150mm - 17:13 - 22/04/23

1/320 sec - f/5.6 - ISO 640 - 145mm - 17:12 - 22/04/23

All photos taken as OOC JPG on the Olympus OM-D E-M10 II with m.Zuiko 40-150mm f/4-5.6 R.

I know DPRevived's automatic metadata display function nearly exactly duplicates the metadata I typed, but I'm going to continue doing it manually for a few weeks until DPR is fully on its feet.

DPRevived now has an option to change the background.
If you haven't already noticed, see the blue "Choose Style" button at the top of the page:

This is what it looks like with the option "light+bg":

Dunlin,

Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures of the male Red-Winged Blackbird.

Dunlin,

Yes, I saw the button to change the background. I'm continually impressed at the efforts that DPRevived is making with their improvements.

Dunlin,

I just love seeing the Bluebell flowers. Do you have any of them with a wide angle view, where you show them growing together in a field? Like can we see a carpet of blue colors?