• Members 2269 posts
    March 23, 2026, 2:53 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 2269 posts
    March 23, 2026, 2:56 p.m.

    Subject: View at a Lake

    On March 1st, I was taking pictures around this lake. I like seeing this view.

    Photo No. 1 - On a cloudy day, this looks somewhat like a B&W photo but it is not.
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 100
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 32 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 2 - And we see another one.
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 160
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 29 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 3 - Just before I left, I took one more picture with the other camera and lens.
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    Model - Canon EOS RP
    ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
    FNumber - 11
    ISOSpeedRatings - 200
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 100 mm
    Lens Model - RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

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  • Members 2269 posts
    March 23, 2026, 3:15 p.m.

    Subject: American Coot (Fulica americana)

    At this lake where I saw the view, I saw an American Coot. I was fortunate enough to see it come out of the water, so we could see its feet. It was cloudy, so it was difficult to get good photo. I'll have to return to this area on a sunny day and see if I could do better.

    Photo No. 1
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    Model - Canon EOS RP
    ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 400 mm
    Lens Model - RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

    Photo No. 2
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    Model - Canon EOS RP
    ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 4000
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 347 mm
    Lens Model - RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

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    JPG, 304.0 KB, uploaded by Digirame on March 23, 2026.

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    JPG, 130.9 KB, uploaded by Digirame on March 23, 2026.

  • Members 995 posts
    March 23, 2026, 6:34 p.m.

    It looks almost like a typical Dutch moody sky with clouds, 😁
    That American Coot does looks a like our Eurasian coot we see in Europe, only big difference seems to be the feet 😉

  • Members 995 posts
    March 23, 2026, 6:38 p.m.

    We went out for a hike again and to enjoy nature close to home, visited the boswachterij Anloo and followed a few lesser visited trails at the Evertsbos forest, mixed a few hkingnodes and a marked trail in to one longer trail
    Spotted some roedeer but they were just to quick to get a decent photo(or we were just not quick enough) and we did spot a hare enjoying the sun

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