Your Canon Photos No. 20: 17th to 23rd September 2023

Dunlin,

Those are neat. I had read that Scotland has been restoring its forests and woodland areas; you show us visible signs of that here. The wooden walkway reminds me of the many similar walkways we have where I hike around in Oregon near creeks and ponds.

Dig,

Nice skies. Your first picture is a good example of what people mean when they talk about "texture" in a photo.

The clouds on the left look like you could put your hand up and run your fingers over the knobby little bumps.

Steve Thomas

Steve,

Thanks. When we are closer to autumn we should see more of these types of skies. The long range forecast is for some rain in a few days to a few weeks. Then it will end our dry season.

Vertorama, or a vertical panorama.

This is a five-shot panorama that I shot in a 1:1 aspect ratio at 62mm in Av mode with an f/71 aperture stitched together in Autostitch.

In my newbieness,I think I forgot to focus between shots. 😀

Steve Thomas

Steve,

That's interesting seeing your vertical panorama. I would think that it could be ideal for taking pictures of tall buildings or tall trees.

Dig,

I was reading about them last night. Yeah, they're good for things like lighthouses and such.

The advice I was reading said that you should overlap images by around 50%, as opposed to 30% in horizontal panoramas to avoid "perspective distortion". The article also said that a 1:1 aspect ratio adds a little more balance to the image, as opposed to a 3:2 or 4:3, which makes your final image more skinny if you are shooting in a portrait, as opposed to a landscape mode. With a 1:1, it doesn't matter if you are holding your camera horizontally or vertically.

Steve Thomas.

@Digirame thanks.

David,

The photo looks good. I bet those thorns would hurt. Maybe by design those thorns are made to stick to large furry animals who would transfer the seeds to other locations. Or does the horse chestnut weigh too much for that?

Subject: Wooden Walkways

Seeing some wooden walkways from Dunlin reminded me of some that we have that are extensive. I took these yesterday.

Photo No. 1 - I brought two cameras and lenses with me, but decided to just use one.

Photo No. 2

Photo No. 3

Photo No. 4

Photo No. 5

Photo No. 6 - I didn't see many people. Finally, I saw some to make everything more alive.

Photo No. 7

Photo No. 8

Photo No. 9 - As I was finishing my walk, I did see some more people just before I entered another wooden walkway.

Photo No. 10 - And we see one more. This picture was taken at ISO10000. It was darker than I thought at this location, but this camera does OK in such environments. I hope you liked this series.

This is my favourite. Super shot.

Dunlin,

Thanks. I had late afternoon sun. That's why we see the long shadows. It's challenging taking photos at that time of day, but some unusual photos can result too.

Dunlin and Dig,

That was my favorite one too. The leading lines are there, but not there at the same time - they lead you into who knows what.
I love the shadows on the wall. As a matter of fact, cropped out, the wall makes for an interesting picture in its own right:

Steve Thomas

Steve,

Thanks. It's unanimous; photo no. 3 is the winner. 😀 All kidding aside, thanks for letting me know. This one particular park is filled with long wooden walkways, more than any other place I've seen in our local area. I'm glad you liked seeing these walkway pictures.

Hi fotoword,

Great shots of the Pelican and love the Fairy wren photos 👍

Hi simplejoy,

It's the bug for me, love it.

Hi Digirame,

Your fashion shots are super, photo 4 is excellent. "Subject: Afternoon Clouds" Photo 1 is WOW. super set.