The Weekly Collegial Show Your Photos Starting 8 September 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: Mt. Shasta

While traveling through California last month, I always like to photograph Mt. Shasta from the highway. I took these from the car as a passenger. I hope you like this sequence. Since the sun was setting, the colors became more red as we drove north.

Photo No. 1

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 2

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 3

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 4

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 5

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 6

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 7

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 8

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 9

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 10

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
FocalLength - 89 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 11

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
FocalLength - 135 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 12

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - -0.67
FocalLength - 152 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 13

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 14

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

That looks like a perfect region for some nice hiking😍

Recap about the last few days: Summer, summer and now rain
But we still do enjoy our holiday.
A few photos :

Photobygms,

Yes, hiking around Mt. Shasta could be a lot of fun. There's so much to see and do and not enough time to do all of it. 😀 I also would like to hike around Castle Crags in addition, which is also in Northern California.

Photobygms,

You must have done a lot of hiking. That tree with the red leaves looks spectacular. We are starting to have some of our leaves turn colors too.

We did go out for a hike every day😀
Today is the last day around here at Winterberg Germany, those will follow today at a later time today.
Tomorrow we will be going back to the Netherlands but not yet back to home😇

The last few photos from the Winterberg area, a very cloudy day but good enough for a last hiking tour.
Parked our car at a hiking trail head near a small village called Altastenberg and went our for a last time.

Photobygms,

Everything looks so green with all of that rain. I liked seeing that structure with the steep roof. That must be for the snow. They must get a lot of that there in the winter. I'm glad you had a good vacation (holiday). Enjoy your trip home. If you are traveling to the Netherlands by car, get a few photos from the car like I do.

That is actually a small hut to stay dry when it's raining, there a lot at those hiking trails in Sauerland region. I do like this, a nice gesture to the hikers😉
We're back in the Netherlands and are staying a few days in the southern part near a big nature reserve called the Loonse en Drunense Duinen
After a few hours driving we did have time after unpacking for a short stroll/hike at that reserve. I'll post a few photos later

A short afternoon stroll at the Loonse en Drunense Duinen:

Photobygms,

It's nice to see another national park from you. I checked and found that there are 21 of them in the Netherlands. That's so nice that so much of that has been preserved for everyone to enjoy.

And that is only a small part of the country, and some parts are not accessible.

And a few from yesterdays hike, a hike that strarted with sun, some rain and sun again😄

Photobygms,

Those are interesting steps to the door with a heart. Is that a little cave? There's lots of sand there. Is that near a beach?

And these will be last for now:
Our last hike for this holiday, same reserve again, but different section 😎
A nice day, with friendly clouds.

Photobygms,

Those photos look great. I do like seeing all of that blue sky with the clouds. We have clouds today and may get rain in a couple of days.

It's an Elven Door😂Don't who made it and why but it looks funny.
These are the largest drifting sands in Europe it's also known as the Sahara of the Netherlands. No sea or lake nearby 😉

We did have luck during our holiday, the forecast for the next days will be more like Autumn with more rain, wind and less sun..