The Weekly Collegial Show Your Photos Starting 25 August 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.

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: Virginia City, Nevada

Here are some pictures from the trip I took a few weeks ago. This was in Virginia City, Nevada. This city is an historic mining town near Carson City and Reno, Nevada. On this Saturday, there were many people there because there was also a car show.

Photo No. 1 - With so many people around, I just decided to include them in some of the photos.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 35 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - And another one....

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 35 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - This shows the mountains west of the city.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 42 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 4 - Again, I'm facing west.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 35 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 5 - We see more people on the center of the street. Since there was a car show they closed it off for most traffic.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 50 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 6 - Now we are facing east. You can see the desert in the distance.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 60 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 7 - Straight ahead we see a neat looking old building.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 40 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 8 - We walk and zoom in a little closer to the Metro vans but they were too many people.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 63 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 9 - But I could take photos higher up without people, showing the painted windows and a lady all dressed in white.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 70 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 10 - At the location where I was standing we see this old Cadillac, probably made about 1960 or 1961.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 42 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 11 - Finally, when most of the people cleared out, I could get a good picture of the old Metro vans.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 24 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 12 - Here's the same old building with the vans shown on the right side.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 26 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 13 - And another one of the vans....

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 54 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 14 - Across the street, we see another view of the desert on the east side.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 68 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

I hope you like seeing part of this city. At one time, there were about 30,000 inhabitants and over 90 operating mines. A person could spend days here, exploring all of the old buildings and documenting it with pictures, if you did not mind walking up and down the steep hills.

That's a nice set again, do love those old Metro vans😍

Right now we are staying in Winterberg (Germany) to enjoy our summer holiday😎
The first days we could enjoy some nice weather and spend some time hiking through the region.
Yesterday we followed a few trails around one of the "mountains" through the forest and nature reserve and hiked up the one of the highest peaks in the region.
This peak is called Kahler Asten. (842m high)

And today just a nice short stroll/hike around Winterberg.
Followed a small part of the Rothaarsteig a long distance hikingtrail (155km total)

Thanks Photobygms. I'm going to edit my description of the Metro vehicles to match what you said about them being vans. I did read a few minutes ago that they were produced from 1938 to 1975 by International Harvester. I also read that they were used for milk or bakery delivery, as well as for ambulance services...probably for other things as well.

Photobygms,

Have a great summer holiday. 😀 Also I hope you have an opportunity to explore many different things on your hikes. I like seeing all of the greenery and that you have a few hills to climb too. I enjoyed seeing the yellow leaves. Even though we have not yet reached September a few of our trees are also showing some yellow leaves. I don't know if the dry hot weather for us is contributing to that.

Overhere and also at home (netherlands) the trees do suffer from the dry weather periodes. It does look like it Autumn already.

The hills as you called them 😂 are small mountains they do rise up to about 840 metres (2755ft) above sea level.
Some hikingtrails do cover a lot of alitmeters 😊

Alan,

Thank you for showing us the silhouettes or shadows of things. They look good. The bicycle "silhouette" is my favorite.

Silhouettes can be fun to find and photograph. My favorite silhouettes are of people, mountains, trees or other things after the sun has set. Here's one example of a photo I recently took while on a vacation (holiday) this summer. I showed one similar to this on last week's thread.

One of the things I liked about this photo was seeing the cell phones. These days (as we know) this is the common way to take photographs. I still like my cameras, but I find the phone convenient to use for photography also..

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/125 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 8000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 80 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

I hope we see more silhouettes from you and others. 😀

I do also like the bike reflection the most.
Challenge? A single photo with a bike reflection with the painted one 😂

I didn't shoot reflections today, we went out for a hike again near Winterberg. A nice sunny and warm day.
tarted with the Helletal-Schlucht trail added a part W1 Schmantel-Mollbeckeweg trail and W7 Rauchlochweg trail
All different hikingtrails that do connect and some a part of the long distance Rothaarsteig trail.

Photobygms,

What beautiful scenery we see! That's nice to see all of that blue sky too.

Thanks Digirame,
Today will be a rest day, some shopping at the local supermarket and perhaps just a short stroll afterwards😄

A new day with different weather. Cloudy and the could be some rain.
We decided to go for another hike with some rain gear added to the backpacks. The rain didn't fall during our hike. 😎

Yesterday the weather forecast said, rain and clouds and a few sunny moments but it turned out to be actually very nice.
Visited the Bruchhauser-Steine during a hike that we started nearby.

We did have luck again. The weather was better than expected, so a relaxing stroll today.
Followed a trail around a local "mountain" called the Bremberg

Photobygms,

Wow...you sure were doing a lot of hiking. Yes, now we can see how mountainous it is where you are walking. I especially liked seeing the flower and the sun rays that were seen next to the mountain. It's nice seeing a multitude of photos. Enjoy your vacation (holiday). 😀

Subject: Wildlife

With a little patience I was able to find some wildlife with my Canon 55-250mm lens.

Photo No. 1

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 229 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 2

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 3

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 216 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 4

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 218 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

You did have luck with the wildlife photos. Some nice shots😍

Another day with some rain predicted and we didn't want to go for a long hike.
We got lucky again, no rain during this hike, but also no sun.
Stayed close to "home" and followed a trail around the Kappe Winterberg a local Mountain and adventure area,
and also home of the Eis Arena a World Cup bobsleigh, luge and skeleton location

Thanks Photobygms. With the wildlife I had to be quick. For as soon as they saw me, they would take off. It can be tough getting good photos of them with that short of a focal length. But it can be done. I did it for years that way, before getting the Tamron 150-600mm lens.

Photobygms,

It's great to see your photo again. I like seeing the buildings in the first picture, with those clouds. The second photo reminds me of where I live, when we see strands of trees that have been left by the tree cutters. But by Oregon law in a lot of areas, the cutters must replant the trees. That's why you all will not see bare spots on our mountains or hills for very long.