• Members 2032 posts
    June 23, 2025, 1:57 p.m.

    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.

  • Members 2032 posts
    June 23, 2025, 2:33 p.m.

    Subject: Spring Flowers

    On May 7th it was a lovely spring day, a good day to look for flowers.

    Photo No. 1 - I went to this park.
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 400
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 50 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 2 - Where I found these tall trees.
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
    ExposureBiasValue - 1.67
    FocalLength - 35 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 3 - Beneath the trees is where I could find flowers.
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 24 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 4 - There were a lot of rhododendron flowers that grew in the shade of the trees.
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
    ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
    FocalLength - 28 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 5 - And a lot of other types of flowers too.
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
    ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
    FocalLength - 27 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 6 - I especially liked these pink flowers.
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
    ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
    FocalLength - 28 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 7 - Again....
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 4000
    ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
    FocalLength - 54 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 8 - And the last one of a rhododendron flower....
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 500
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 63 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

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  • Members 809 posts
    June 23, 2025, 5:31 p.m.

    That's looks like a nice park for some hiking 👍
    nice set again, as usual😀

  • Members 809 posts
    June 23, 2025, 5:36 p.m.

    We had a busy and warm weekend 😅
    With high temperatures during the weekend. Summer has arrived and we decided to go for a bike tour.
    Followed a marked route called Flinten route. a nice 45km route through forests and the countryside
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  • Members 809 posts
    June 23, 2025, 5:39 p.m.

    As allraeady mentioned a very warm weekend, but on the sunday the weather was not that great, cloudy and even a few raindrops but still very warm
    We did go for a short hike. Visited the Boswachterij Gieten-Borger and mixed a few trails.
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  • Members 2032 posts
    June 23, 2025, 6:41 p.m.

    Photobygms,

    Thanks. The flower season is short for some of them, so I do that a lot in the spring.

  • Members 2032 posts
    June 23, 2025, 6:45 p.m.

    Photobygms,

    For the first set of photos:

    Those are really nice bikes you have for your travels. I liked seeing all that greenery and the sheep and the elephant. That elephant is so cool. I see that it's made out of some type of material. What a neat thing to have in the Netherlands! 😀

  • Members 2032 posts
    June 23, 2025, 6:52 p.m.

    Photobygms,

    For the second set of photos:

    That's wonderful that you get out so much and take these beautiful photos. I like the color of that flower. What type is it? Is that butterfly or a moth? My guess is it's a moth without looking it up. I liked seeing all of the green vegetation again and I'm glad you had good weather. I'm guessing that you took these with two different lenses, one being the Canon RF 24-105mm lens and the other the Canon RF 24-240mm lens. The Canon RF 24-240mm lens is on my wish list, but the tariffs in our country are making them go up in price (at least that is what I assumed when I saw that on the Canon USA website today).