The Weekly Collegial Show Your Photos Starting 17 November 2025 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.

Digirame will begin this thread each Monday (Pacific Standard Time) normally 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.
This week Digirame is still away on a short holiday, so I started the new thread

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.

A different hike for a change, this time I went for a solo hike and decided to follow the Knapzakroute K21.
These knapzakroutes are longer hiking trails through Drenthe
I Started in a small village calledZeegse and followed the 15km trail the other way around.
Only due the rain lately the part near the Zeegersloopje was flooded and to deep to cross.
But with a small detour still a nice hike. And after a cloudy start the sun did show up.

Uh oh. Rain's coming.

It'll be here within 12 hours - guaranteed.

Steve Thomas

Photobygms,

I just got back from my trip. Thanks for hosting the thread while I was gone. I just love the colors you captured in your photos.

Steve,

Wow...just great. I love seeing blue sky with clouds, especially the ones that you got.

Welcome back @Digirame 👍

@stevet1 a nice cloudy photo 😁 We call those clouds here Sheepclouds (translated from dutch) because the in a way look like sheep.
They do indicate as you mention there could be rain or snow coming

Thanks Photobygms. 😀

Subject: October 11, 2025 Wood Ducks And One Other

Here's some wood ducks and one other kind of duck that I found on October 11th. Some of them are nearly duplicated because I was in a hurry to submit this because I will be super busy post processing my trip photos. So, that's the reason. But I hope you like them.

I should mention that these were taken during cloudy weather and/or in the shadows of some trees. That's why I kept the shutter speed a little slower than I would have liked. Later I can show you all photos of these wood ducks in sunlight.

Photo No. 1 - Here's a nice photo of a young female wood duck.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 4000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 2 - Here's the female wood duck perched on a branch, with a distracting branch.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 8000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 3 - I found a free software to remove the distracting branch, but they resized it a little smaller. I believe the EXIF data was removed also.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 8000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 4 - I don't know the type of duck this is, without looking it up. But it was interesting.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 5 - A male wood duck....

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 6 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 7 - Again, nearly the same....

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 8 - Male and female wood duck.... It is my understanding that they mate for life and are protective of each other.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 9 - Male wood duck....

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 4000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 10 - This is nearly the same. But I like the previous one better.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

David,

It's nice to see the snow. We drove through a little snow on a mountain pass on our last trip. I did take a few pictures of it, but the window tint changed the colors a little bit (except when I opened the side passenger window).