The Weekly Collegial Show Your Photos Starting 15 June 2026 Any Brand

This is the weekly Collegial Show Your Photos Any Brand thread where we invite you to show your own pictures. It is collegial in that it is a pleasant and friendly place among photographers to share.

I will begin this thread each Monday (Pacific Standard Time) to give each of you all the chance to share your weekend photos with us, for those that follow a regular work week schedule and choose to do it that way. But the pictures can be taken at any time with any camera, including your cell phone. It's open to all skill levels from beginners to advanced. The images posted can be anything from casual snaps to extraordinary. I'll be sure to comment to each of your photos, if you choose to share. Replies from others are encouraged also.

The intent of this thread to mainly to just show photos in a relaxed way and to generate replies or comments about them. Generally I'm not planning to critique any image unless asked. But I or we may ask things about a photo that may develop into a discussion, always being friendly and helpful. It has been a request that I mention this and from what I've learned from past experience: Can you ask a member first if they would mind you editing their photos?

Remember it's all about the enjoyment of taking pictures regardless of what we have. We can learn from each. Please share any tips or techniques too. A narrative sometimes also helps. Thanks everyone for your participation.

Subject: Roses In the Rain

At the end of May, it was raining. I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to take pictures of the roses in the rain. So we traveled to a rose garden.

Photo No. 1 - This is what the rose garden looked like from where we parked the car.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 6400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 37 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - At this rose garden, people liked to take their pictures next to the wall of rhododendron flowers.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 24 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - Some people did not carry umbrellas or rain gear. I think they were amazed at the size of my umbrella. It is huge.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 44 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 4 - This is another photo of the rhododendron wall of flowers.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 5 - We see some rain gear, instead of umbrellas. I use a large umbrella because I don't want any of my equipment to get wet.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 6400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 6 - There's a lonely bench.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 8000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 7 - I was walking along looking for flowers.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 4000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 8 - We see more umbrellas.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 9 - OK, it was time for me to take some photos of these rose flowers with the rain drops. I did not think about it until later, but I should have taken some of these as focus bracketed and stacked with my Canon R8.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 135 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 10 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 108 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 11 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 12 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 13 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 117 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 14 - And my last one....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 81 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

That's a very nice set photos, I wish our rose does grow to be like those 😀 ours a dark red one did only have two flowers this year....

Still the weather is not that great over here, but it will get better soon end this week we could get tropical temperatures again (30c)
But this weekend we still had to deal with a few clouds.
I went out alone again for some hiking, she had to work during the weekend unfortunately.
Saturday a longer hike

And Sunday a shorter hike: