Your Canon Photos No. 13: 30th July to 5th August 2023

Taken some shots of stones... because of a weekly flickr group theme.

Taken a shine to stone by simple.joy, on Flickr

Crystal clear position by simple.joy, on Flickr

When I was a child I loved collecting stones and I knew quite a bit about those for my age. Gave up on it in my teens, but I feel like that there's still some of that fascination left.

Are you collecting anything?

Captured a Pacific Black Duck after an unexpected takeoff yesterday morning.

Luckily I was using a high enough shutter speed to freeze the motion but I think my panning was a bit erratic.

The duck didn't give any discernable indication that it was about to fly. One second it was lulling around with its mate in the water then suddenly up it went and flew behind some trees.

The mate stayed put.

R8 with the Tamron 100-400 pic 1.4 tc

Processed in Photo Lab 6.7 and some sharpened in Topaz AI.

Impressive shots - I like this one in particular. The green color on the feathers is stunning.

I do agree with the above 👍

New thread equals new photos (and another short hike)
This time with almost fully loaded bagpacks (at least mine, my better half only took her favorite combo (RP with the 24-240)
We had finally a break in the weather we had for some time...Something with rain and more rain.
Still not perfect weather but good enough for a short hike. Between all the rain we went to another reserve with some heath, sand drifts and a small forrest.
We were surprised to see mushrooms this early in the season. (Perhaps due the weather)

The backlight silhouette or color one? (Canon Eos 5D IV - Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM)

Canon Eos RP - Canon RF 24-240mm F/4-6.3 IS USM

Canon Eos R - Canon RF 85mm F2.0 Macro IS STM

Canon Eos R - Canon RF 24-105mm F4.0L IS USM

Thank you kindly for your comment

Thank you for your input, appreciated.

As usual, you're images are just amazing

Lately, I seem to be collecting camera equipment lol.

My other R camera is an RP, (so your wife had good taste) and I really still like using it but the R8 is my shiny new toy so currently getting all the attention.

Your mushroom images are particularly nice. Beautiful work.

Hi simplejoy,

Love those crystals, excellent.

Hi fotoword,

Great photos, the focus has done its job sticking to a tricky subject.

Hi Photobygms,

Super photos, I'm liking your Fungi pics also, I too have seen early showings of Fungi but seeing its rained from the beginning of July for us, I suppose it's only natural 😄

Hi all,

Finding a dry day for a walk ....

.... Along the Macclesfield Canal, East Cheshire. It opened in 1831 and is 26 miles long. (Aperture f/8 <> (SS): 1/320 <> ISO 100 <> EC: -0.33 <> PASM Mode: Aperture Priority <> Metering: Evaluative <> Focus Mode: One Shot <> FL: 17mm <> Lens: Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM <> Camera ID: Canon EOS 7D Mark II).

If they're not fishing then it's preening time. (Aperture f/8 <> (SS): 1/800 <> ISO 640 <> EC: 0 <> PASM Mode: Aperture Priority <> Metering: Evaluative <> Focus Mode: One Shot <> FL: 600mm <> Lens: Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD <> Camera ID: Canon EOS 7D Mark II).

(Aperture f/7.1 <> (SS): 1/100 <> ISO 640 <> EC: 0 <> PASM Mode: Manual <> Metering: Centre-Weighted Average <> Focus Mode: One Shot <> FL: 300mm <> Lens: Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD <> Camera ID: Canon EOS 7D Mark II).

A fitting name 'Beautiful Demoiselle'. (Aperture f/5.6 <> (SS): 1/125 <> ISO 125 <> EC: 0 <> PASM Mode: Aperture Priority <> Metering: Centre-Weighted Average <> Focus Mode: One Shot <> FL: 90mm <> Lens: Tamron SP 90mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Macro <> Camera ID: Canon EOS 7D Mark II).

Simplejoy,

Your stones are fascinating. I recognize the quartz crystals in the second photo. What type of stone is that in the first one? Last year, I collected a pumice stone in the Mammoth Lakes region. Other than that, I haven't recently collected many rocks. Mostly now I "collect" cameras and lenses, but someday it would be fun to be a rockhound again. 😀

Fotoword,

The flying duck photos are excellent. You have lots of patience, waiting for them to fly off.

Photobygms,

I like the variety of photos, from 24mm to 600mm focal length. The fourth photo of the trees looks like such a serene place, like a really nice place to go on a walk.

Mocha,

As usual, your photos are beautiful. I'm glad you found a good dry day to go on a walk. Not only do you show us quite a variety, the composition is excellent. You pick your scenes and backgrounds very well.