Your Canon Photos No. 38: 21st to 27th January 2024

Subject: More Residential Area Snow

Here's some more pictures of the snow we had recently. I took these as a passenger in a car, through the side window and windshield (windscreen).

Photo No. 1 - Before driving to a park that had some hills, we drove around this neighborhood.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 36 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - Since many people here do not drive in the snow, the traffic was light.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 45 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 39 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 4 - And again....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 39 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 5 - There were very few people walking around also. But I saw these people.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 45 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 6 - The young boy was crossing right in front of this truck. That's dangerous if the driver did not know how to safely slow down.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 45 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 7 - I thought this car was interesting with a Wisconsin license plate. Obviously, they most likely knew how to drive in snow.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 24 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 8 - And this is just before we arrived at the park, where there were a few slopes for people to ride down on with their sleds and tubes. I'll show those pictures later.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 44 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

NIce to see more snow photos @Digirame Where We live the snow will be gone very soon, We're getting a different weather soon with storm Isha. (UK first and next the EU mainland)

But we did get out this weekend for some nice moments with the last bit remaining snow 😁
It's was again a nice hike:

These were all taken with the 5DIV and Sigma 60-600s:

Canon Eos RP and the RF 24-240:

Canon Eos 6D2 and EF 16-35F4L:

Canon Eos R and RF14-35 F4L:

Camping days of yesteryear.

Where's that campfire?

Steve Thomas

Photobygyms,

That's a nice shot.

Steve Thomas

Photobygms,

I enjoyed seeing your snow photos too. You managed to get a few pictures of the birds. That is great. Lately, I have had a hard time finding them...only a few here and there. Our snow and ice are almost now melted as a series of rainstorms have washed most of it away.

Steve,

Yeah, me too...it would be nice to sit around a campfire during the warmer months. I'm looking forward to spring and summer. But saying that, I know also to capture these cold winter times with the camera, as they don't last very long.

Subject: Fun in the Snow

After driving a bit around in the snow, I had to find some people having some fun. I hope you like this series too.

Photo No. 1 - After parking the cars, it was time to get the sleds to the slopes.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 112 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 2 - Well, when I say slopes...well...this is all there was....

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 8000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 35 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 3 - But there was enough hills around here to ride down some. In this picture you all can see how tall the trees are next to the people shown.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 22 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 4 - But people had to be careful to not slide into this pond. It looks like someone abandoned their orange sled here.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 8000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 18 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 5 - Again, from a different view....

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 6400
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 35 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 6 - I can't remember if this was the sled that was retrieved. Or if someone decided to leave it, as something like this was not worth the risk of falling through the ice.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 12800
ExposureBiasValue - 1.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 7 - But nevertheless people continued down the hill towards this icy pond. I don't think it was too dangerous, as this pond was not deep at the edges. So in a worse case scenario, a person other than a small child should have been able to walk out if they broke through the ice.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 35 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 8 - If the slopes where not steep enough, you could always have a friend pull you. 😀

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 1
FocalLength - 135 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 9 - This is what it looked like when I was standing next to the tall trees.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/100 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 23 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 10 - I wish I had gotten a better picture of the small white dog, as the four girls walked by. The little dog was so cute.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 1.33
FocalLength - 70 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 11 - And then the four girls walked by.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 12800
ExposureBiasValue - 1.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 12 - And I took one more photo.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 12800
ExposureBiasValue - 1.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

I ran across a technique that I thought I'd pass along.

It's called spot metering and ETTR.

There's been some discussion recently of HDR photography and this is an alternative.

When confronted with a situation where you encounter brightly lit areas and also darker ones like a bright sky and a darker mountain, one uption is to use an HDR approach and combine or layer the three (or more) exposures into a single photograph.

With this other approach, you put your camera in spot metering and meter off the brightest point in your frame (like a bright white cloud). Then you frame your photo the way you want and add 2 or more stops of positive compensation. (+2). (The author of the article used +2.7.)
I tried +2.7 and thought it was too bright.

I tried that alternative up to +2 stops, and found it worked surprisingly well. The skies were a little washed out, but I didn't spend a whole lot of time experimenting. Perhaps a positive compensation of 1 1/3 or 1 2/3rds stops might work better.

Give it a try and let me know what you think.

Steve Thomas

Steve,

OK. Thanks. I'll give it a try if I remember the next time I'm out.

The weather changes a lot here, depending on your altitude...

All three shots taken within two days.

Crystals for free-ze by simple.joy, on Flickr

Capturing the outside world... by simple.joy, on Flickr

Alive and (a) well by simple.joy, on Flickr

Simplejoy,

It's nice to see your cold winter photos. My favorite is the first one. Our weather changes a lot too. I knew that the snow is somewhat rare in our area during winter, so that's why I took many photos of it. It's all gone now in the valleys. We may not see any more snow until next year. But we have had snow in February or even March. It all depends on the currents, if we get the cold from Canada or from the east side.

Steve,

Can you tell us where you got this from, please? It doesnt sound quite correct.
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David,

Yeah, I read this in the online version of Photography Life called, "Advanced Photography Tutorials".

The article was called, "The Spot Metering Method for Precise ETTR" By Spencer Cox May 15, 2020.
photographylife.com/spot-metering-ettr

Steve Thonas

David,

Thanks for your explanation. I wasn't sure exactly what Steve was describing, but what I have done in the past is to make three bracketed images of various exposures. Then I would adjust each of them in post and pick the best one. Have you done that at times, when you were not sure what exposure would be best?

Out of the stygian hell of fog and gloom, monsters emerge from the ancient mists of time to feed on the souls of men.

Or maybe it's a dead bird. I can never remember which.

Steve Thomas