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

Steve1,

I liked seeing the red flowers. Canon has done better with the color red over the years (as least I think so...but could be mistaken).

SteveP,

That's a nice photo of the robin. The Hollyhocks took pretty too.

Dunlin,

Enjoy the rain. It's hard sometimes and I don't like doing it when it's cold, but taking pictures in the rain (with protective gear or an umbrella) can be rewarding.

Mocha,

I liked seeing the rain drops on the plant. When it's raining and we are protected, that's the time to push the shutter button. 😀

Dankon mocha.

Digirame,
I was in Cornwall with family. We've been visiting Cornwall for quite a few years, but somehow we always end up in St. Ives anyway. I don't think we truly mind.

Every time you mention that I think "what a great idea". And of course, I forget about it by the next time it rains.
I'm slightly overprotective of my little mirrorless, relatively speaking (compared to the 7D).
Looks like I might get a chance on Saturday.

Here are a couple of flowers that I discovered growing by the roadside recently. I recognise the first as a poppy -- but what is that to the left of it?

This is not a plant whose name I know:

David

I think this could be what's called a "Spitzwegerich" in German, and "Ribwort plantain" in English:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_lanceolata

I'm no expert but this might be a "Schafgarbe" or "Yarrow"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achillea_millefolium

Dig,

I tend to agree with you. Reds really seem to pop in these Canon cameras.

Steve Thomas

Is it really camera/brand-specific? I always thought it was way more dependend on the lens... but that might be more of a thing with my old manual lenses. I don't have a lot of SOOC shots online, but here's one I thought had pretty good reds:

Show of life force by simple.joy, on Flickr

Thanks, simplejoy. I think you are right on the first picture (I have heard of lamb's tongue); but the plant in the second has differently shaped leaves from the pictures in your Wikipedia link.

David

You're right... could perhaps be this one:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daucus_carota

But I'm absolutely no plant expert... 😅

Nor am I (obviously!), but I believe the leaf shape is important for identification, and we havent hit it yet!

David

The sky was really dramatic last night. I liked the layering of the clouds. This was done in a 1:1 aspect ratio

I was really disappointed. I had two others that I was going to put up, but I had the camera set in Auto ISO and added a negative stop of exposure compensation..
The camera dropped the shutter speed to 1/40 and kicked the ISO up to 12800. The pictures came out so noisy and camera-shake blurred that I can't even post them.

Steve Thomas

Hi Digirame, Thank You.

I thought I was safe as when I arrived the rain had stopped but unknown to me the leaves in the trees were holding on to the water droplets so everytime the wind blew I got drenched. 😁 😂

David,

It's good to see your flowers. I am not sure of the ID. The poppy flower looks pretty.

Steve1,

I liked seeing your dramatic clouds. Sometimes I'll drop the shutter speed down to a ridiculously low speed just to see if I can do it that way hand-held. To reduce camera/lens shake I try to brace the camera/lens. Try that next time, like at 1/4 of a second. If you are not using a tripod, set the timer and put it on something like a flat table...that works too.