• Members 1922 posts
    April 7, 2025, 2:37 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 1922 posts
    April 7, 2025, 3:07 p.m.

    Subject: Male Red-winged Blackbird

    What's a better way to start off the week than with another bird? 😋 This is another photo of a male Red-winged Blackbird. If I'm fast enough, I can swing the camera around and catch this bird before it flies off. I took this almost two weeks ago.
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
    ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
    FocalLength - 359 mm
    Lens Model - RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

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    JPG, 112.7 KB, uploaded by Digirame on April 7, 2025.

  • April 7, 2025, 3:18 p.m.

    I am on holiday in Turkey. We recently visited some ancient ruins at Amos on the western end of the country (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_(ancient_city)). Here is one picture from a collection I took. Small size because internet is very slow.

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    JPG, 1.0 MB, uploaded by AlanSh on April 7, 2025.

  • Members 1922 posts
    April 7, 2025, 3:41 p.m.

    Alan,

    Enjoy your holiday. Thanks for the picture. I had to check to see where the ruins at Amos could be found. That's interesting. I hope you are enjoying sunny warm weather.😀 That looks like a good place with lots of sandy beaches. Thanks for the small size of the image. I do the same with resizing, since I often show many of them, so that people can view them more quickly.

  • Members 739 posts
    April 7, 2025, 3:54 p.m.

    A nice bird again @Digirame👍
    @AlanSh enjoy the holiday!! Nice view you've got there.
    It has been many years since I visited Turkey, Have been in Marmasis close to Amos and Alanya and Kuşadası
    Did see a few Roman ruines but not sure anymore where those are 😕

    I'll be posting some other photos soon but first some diner 😄

  • Members 1922 posts
    April 7, 2025, 3:57 p.m.

    Female Red-winged Blackbird

    I don't think I showed this previously. This is a female Red-winged Blackbird, which looks quite different than the male.

    Photo No. 1
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    Model - Canon EOS R8
    ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    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 R8
    ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
    FNumber - 10
    ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 400 mm
    Lens Model - RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

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    JPG, 204.8 KB, uploaded by Digirame on April 7, 2025.

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    JPG, 206.4 KB, uploaded by Digirame on April 7, 2025.

  • Members 1922 posts
    April 7, 2025, 4:25 p.m.

    Subject: Beautiful Spring

    This is one of the places that I find birds. We are having a beautiful spring, along with new growth of leaves starting to show. I took these photos about 11 days ago.

    Photo No. 1
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    Model - Canon EOS RP
    ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 250
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 35 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 2
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    Model - Canon EOS RP
    ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 200
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 29 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 3
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    Model - Canon EOS RP
    ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 250
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 30 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

    Photo No. 4 - In the background is a new building of apartments or condominiums.
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    Model - Canon EOS RP
    ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
    FNumber - 9
    ISOSpeedRatings - 125
    ExposureBiasValue - 0
    FocalLength - 30 mm
    Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

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    JPG, 375.0 KB, uploaded by Digirame on April 7, 2025.

  • Members 1922 posts
    April 7, 2025, 4:29 p.m.

    Thanks Photobygms,

    Looking forward to seeing your pictures.... Enjoy your dinner first; I just had breakfast. 😀

  • Members 739 posts
    April 7, 2025, 5:30 p.m.

    Some nice "dramatic" colors and clouds in those spring photos Digirame😎

  • Members 739 posts
    April 7, 2025, 5:38 p.m.

    It's going to be two sets with photos😁

    The first set is taken on saturday during a nice relaxed 30km bike ride with sunny weather.
    Visited Drents-Friese Wold National Park and followed a bike route that crosses several nature reserves
    Aekingerbroek, Aekingerzand, Doldersummerveld and Bouwersveld

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    JPG, 1.5 MB, uploaded by Photobygms on April 7, 2025.

  • Members 739 posts
    April 7, 2025, 5:40 p.m.

    And the second set was take on sunday during a short hike at the local military proving ground and training area called M.O.T de Haar near the TT circuit in Assen. This proving ground is still regularly used by the Dutch 11 Air Assault Brigade. and again a nice day for being outside, perfect for some hiking and enjoying the sun.

    Edit forgot the photos:

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    JPG, 2.3 MB, uploaded by Photobygms on April 7, 2025.

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    JPG, 1.2 MB, uploaded by Photobygms on April 7, 2025.

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  • Members 1922 posts
    April 7, 2025, 7:44 p.m.

    Photobygms,

    I'm glad you liked seeing the spring photos. Yes, the clouds and blue sky with the reflections in the pond, all brought it to be alive with colors. The fresh green leaves helped too. Ahhhh, spring time...sure like this warmer weather. 😀

  • Members 1922 posts
    April 7, 2025, 8:05 p.m.

    Photobygms,

    For the first set, your 30km bike ride is impressive, that you go so far. I enjoyed going on the trip with you (so-to-speak), by seeing your photos. Also seeing the horses made it interesting. You had amazing blue sky...so beautiful. 😀

  • Members 1922 posts
    April 7, 2025, 8:38 p.m.

    Photobygms,

    For the second set, I'm glad that you continued to have good weather for your hike. The trails and spaces to walk looked really nice, without obstacles or excessive mud or water etc. That always makes it enjoyable. I liked seeing the butterfly or moth, the deer and the hawk.

    You took an exceptionally nice photo of the daffodils. That is very impressive how you used the grass as a platform and the blue sky as background. Sometimes I'll do the same with tree blossoms and use the sky as a background, so that the tiny flowers and branches stand out without anything distracting. What you did, is something I hope anyone that see this, note how good it is. So the next time they find some flowers, that they find a way to present them similarly the way you did. Excellent! 👍 😀

  • Members 1922 posts
    April 7, 2025, 8:51 p.m.

    Photobygms,

    Another thing I should mention...taking the picture of the daffodils at that angle also lets us view the flowers with it open. Daffodils will typically droop down or hang on its side, so they can be difficult to photograph. In other words they don't open up at the top like tulips. I don't know if I'll ever have an opportunity to find daffodils like that, but I will keep it in mind. Finding a day with blue sky can be hard in the spring and to find the flowers in such a spot where a photo can be presented like that, will be very difficult. Again...wow...nice bunch of pretty yellow daffodils you photographed with the blue sky. 😀