The Weekly Collegial Show Your Photos Starting 28 April 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: Blackbird

On April 9th, I found this female Red-winged Blackbird. I can't remember if I showed one of these photos already. But anyway, here's three of them that I took within a few seconds of each other.

Photo No. 1

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 552 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 2

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 3

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Subject: Some Ducks

About two weeks ago, I was enjoying a sunny day looking for something to photograph. It was unusual, but I did find some Wood Ducks this late in the season. Also I'll include some Lesser Scaup duck photos too.

Photo No. 1 - Male Wood Duck

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 2 - Female Wood Duck

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 3 - Male Wood Duck

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 4 - Female Wood Duck

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 12800
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 552 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 5 - Male Lesser Scaup

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 6 - Female Lesser Scaup

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 483 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 7 - Male Lesser Scaup

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 450 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 8 - Female Lesser Scaup

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 1
FocalLength - 552 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Subject: Walking Around The Lake

On April 19th, I took a hike around this lake. It was a beautiful spring day.

Photo No. 1 - This is the east side of the lake.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 24 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - Again.....

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 50 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - Now we are a little west of there, where we see a lonely tree and bench.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 28 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 4 - There's another lonely bench by a tree.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 27 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 5 - We see again another lonely bench. Why are they so lonely? Well, it's too early in the season for people to get outdoors here. More people can be expected here once the weather warms up.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 35 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 6 - Looking straight ahead, this tree by itself never is flooded. The reason is that this lake is actually a reservoir, so the levels are controlled each year when collecting the rainwater from the Coast Ranges.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 102 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 7 - We see the same tree a little closer up.

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 225 mm
Lens Model - RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

Photo No. 8 - I walked through a forested area, to another section of this lake.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 48 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 9 - I saw these pretty colored canoes or kayaks.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 88 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 10 - Again.....

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 300 mm
Lens Model - RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

Photo No. 11 - And again.....

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
FocalLength - 248 mm
Lens Model - RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

Photo No. 12 - And my last one.... I thought this scene was lovely.

Model - Canon EOS R8
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 35 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

That is a lot of birds 😂
That lake and the surrounding area (park) look like a nice place for more hiking. With the hills in the in the background it does remind me in a way to the Scottish Highlands😍

We did also have nice weather again during the weekend, actually the next week is will also be nice weather.
We did some gardening and the rest of the saturday we relaxed 😁
The sunday was even better, temperatures did go up to 22c and almost no clouds. Spring is here to stay 😎
We went to the Forestry Grolloo, and followed and combined a few hiking/walking trails.

Photobygms,

Thanks. But I have a lot more birds to show, but I thought I would give you all a break from that, at least for today. 😀 There were three Wood Ducks that let me take photos of them really close (two males and one female). They were in a different pond with a lot of Mallard ducks. The Mallard ducks there are not afraid of people as much, so these Wood Ducks then came close too.

The hills surrounding this lake, only reach about a 1000 meters in elevation maximum (plus or minus)...except for one near Corvallis, Oregon which is about 25% higher. They are part of the Coast Ranges. They are quite a bit less in elevation than the Cascade Range, where we have a series of volcanoes.

Photobygms,

That does look like a lovely spring. And we see even a Dutch windmill. 😀 I like seeing all of the flowers and fresh green leaves on the trees.

It's a Tjasker 😉

David,

That's interesting that you bought a typewriter. I never thought to do that because I did not like it when they would jam if a person hit two of the keys accidentally at the same time (at least for the one that I used). Plus erasing mistakes was a chore. Yes, you are right that the computer can be a distraction. My solution for that, is to get outdoors. Thanks for sharing a picture of your typewriter. Enjoy the extra days off that you all get. 😀

Subject: Oregon Farmland

Here's some Oregon farmland I captures from a moving car (which is why the shutter speed is so high). We have had lovely weather, a little more dry than usual this April. It's so nice this time of year with the fresh spring green leaves and tree blossoms.

Photo No. 1

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

Photo No. 2

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

Some nice shots again Digirame, seems the weather we have at the moment is just like what yours.
We do have summer like temperatures at the moment. perhaps a bit to warm for this time of the year.
The last days, during the day it's above 20c and like today we will have close to 25c temperatures tomorrow.
Unfortunately the weekend will be a bit colder and there might be some rain.
Early morning is still a bit cold I found out 😁
Decided to take my bike again for getting to work (and back home)
Just a quick shot from this morning, Did underexpose this one on purpose

Photobygms,

Thanks. I like your photo with the sun and the two lights streaking nearby. It's seems misty too. It looks great.