Your Canon Photos No. 17: 27th August to 2nd September 2023

Photobygms,

It appears cool and refreshing. The pictures look great.

I'm glad to see you use two different cameras and four different lenses. I also use a multitude of cameras and lenses on my trips. 😀

@davidwien en @Digirame, Thanks

@davidwien:
It's may not be the largest waterfall we have seen (have visited different waterfalls in Iceland, Canada and also a few in Tirol Austria) but it's a nice one with that bridge on top.
Luxemburg or better the Mullerthal region does surprise us very moment again. The gorges, little valleys and those klipps/cliffs make the name Little Switzerland come true so to say. And we haven't seen everything yet (still about 2 more weeks to go)

@Digirame Yes the Mullerthal region is a nice region to visit.
This section of gear isn't all we have with us 😂 (also the 6DII, 5DIV, 1V and more EF and RF lenses did fit in our F-stop backpacks)

I was sitting at my computer a few minutes ago and started hearing the strangest noises coming from outside.

I went over to the window and Lo and Behold, there was a turkey strut going on.

The cat was going, "What the hell?"

Meanwhile, Mr. Groundhog grazes nearby.

It's been a busy morning.

Steve Thomas

Steve,

It looks like you had an interesting morning. Did the cat's instinct make it want to chase the turkeys? Or did he or she just stare in disbelief?

Dig,

"Discretion is the better part of valor."

Steve Thomas

Hi Photobygms,

Love the waterfall, super set of photos.

Great Falls Natl. Park, Virginia, this past weekend, taken with Canon 5DS + 24-105mm lens. The falls water level is low, no kayakers seen, but note the people on the right side of photo overlook, in Maryland.
2O6A1862 Canon 5DS Great Falls Natl. Park VA by Sandy Fleischmann, on Flickr

Great shots - this is my favorite, becaus eof the wonderful light shining through the trees! A truly great atmosphere and landscape you've captured there. 👍

I love places like this (forrests with big rocks, paths between them and perhaps some caves and water as well... and I actually live in a place where that is really common! Unfortunately I don't have a lot of time to explore any of it with my camera yet, but I hope this will change in the coming years.

Smooth the path to Nature by simple.joy, on Flickr

Leaning towards life by simple.joy, on Flickr

Sandy,

That's a beautiful scenic photo with the blue sky and some clouds. It's a lovely area that looks wonderful for exploring. Were you standing on a bridge? Yes, I see the people on the right side.

Simplejoy,

We look forward to seeing your nature photos with big rocks and caves. I hope you can find some time within your busy schedule.

Thanks for the reply. There are several concrete viewing platforms called overlooks built on the top on the river's cliffside banks in Great Falls Park. The Potomac has gone to flood stage over these overlooks several times over the past decades.

Photobygyms,

I really liked this photo. it's so symmetrical.

The 24mm focal length always surprises me. When I see it in thumbnail form, I always go, "Meh", but then when you blow it up, you go, "Whoa. That's a really nice picture."

Steve Thomas

Thanks everybody for those kind words, and I have seen more beautiful shots/photos from you guys. (it's sometimes hard to keep up)

One thing I want to say @simplejoy you do have to go out and enjoy the Alps. 😉
But for now I'll settle with the Mullerthal region in Luxemburg.
A few from yesterday hike, and @Digirame we did use other gear 😁
Because the forest was dark and the sun did enjoy a day off (bit cloudy) we had to go a bit higher with the ISO

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM

Canon EOS 5D Mark IV - EF16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

Canon EOS 6D Mark II - EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM

I got a couple of shots of the full moon last night though the trees. I used mirror lockup and a 2 second time delay on the shutter release. The are cropped because I liked the play of the branches across the face of the moon.
I also spot metered off the moon, so the shutter speed and ISO are pretty low.

Steve Thomas

Fantastic results - looks really great!

Photobygms,

As Steve had said, if a person see the larger versions of these pictures, they really look nice. That's great to hear you used more gear. You make me want to purchase the Canon R camera (my first full frame). Maybe I'll do that this autumn.

I have been experimenting with a new lens (Laowa FF S 15mm). It is a shift lens and today I took photos of this enormous building with it.The photo below is made of two stitched photos taken without moving the camera. Take that last remark with a pinch of salt, as I was holding it in my hand. I took one photo and moved the lens sideways, taking a second shot. I later stitched these together in Photoshop. I still have a lot to learn about this technique, which I find very helpful for the shots I want to take.

It is not, perhaps a beautiful building, but an interesting one. It was opened on 1 May 1873 as the Hotel Donau, the same day as the opening of the Vienna World's Fair which was timed to celebrate the 25 year of the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph. The Fair ran for six months, attracting more than seven million visitors. A contemporary map of the locale is here.

The building was opposite the Nordbahnhof (North Railway Station). In 1907 the building was acquired by the State Railways, today the Austrian Federal Railways, as one can see from the ÖBB acronym on the doors (Österreichische Bundesbahnen). The Nordbahnhof was used until 1945 and, among others, many Jews passed through on their way to Theresienstadt or Auschwitz. There are plaques (Stolpersteine -- stumbling stones) in the sidewalk outside the main door in their memory.

"In memory of the many Jewish people, for whom the Nordbahnhof was supposed to be a gateway to a better life. They were banished, deported and murdered by the Nazis." Thise named probably lived on an upper floor of the building.

The Nordbahnhof was much damaged by allied bombing at the end of the war and demolished in 1965, though the tracks are still used for local traffic

Known today as Nordbahnstrasse 50, the former hotel seems to have escaped bombing, though the floors inside did have to be replaced about 15 years ago. This apartment block is one of those that today occupy the area of the former station:

One can identify prewar buildings here by the height of the ceilings. Those in our house are over 3 metres (10ft) high. The apartment building above gets eleven stories in the former space of five. When houses are rebuilt, as was necessitated by war damage, the ceilings are also greatly lowered, even though the exterior matches the old style. One can see that in the two buildings further down the street, where five floors now take the place of four.

Also to be seen are tramlines and cables to power the trams, which are the bane of a photographer here!

David

Steve,

That's creative to get those silhouettes with the moon. You remind me.... I took a picture of the moon once with a small plane passing by (where I had zoomed in). I had a corrupt xD memory card that would not let me see it or upload it to my computer. It was the only time I had a corrupt card and it had to be that time. It was with my Sony or Olympus cameras that I was using. You'll probably hear me whine about that forever (if you hadn't already heard me complain about it). 😀 Yes, I believe I even used software to try to recover it...no luck...but that was more than 10 years ago. It was the one that got away. 😀