Your Canon Photos No. 43: 25th February to 2nd March 2024

This weekly thread is principally intended for you to showcase your photos made with Canon cameras of all sorts: SLR, DSLR, Mirrorless, M-series, APS-C, film, etc. But any brand of camera will be accepted, including photos taken with your phone. We do enjoy reading an accompanying text explaining your photo and any special techniques you may have used. Comments and helpful criticisms on others' photos are also welcome: we can all learn something from each other. We look forward to seeing your contributions and new participants to this series of threads are always welcome!

A new thread for the following week will be posted next Saturday around 10 pm UK time.

Digirame and I will be active here and are sharing the hosting, but we are used to all joining in and commenting on others' photos.

Review of last week

There has been rain this week in most places where this group is active. Digirame has a magic umbrella that helps him in such circumstances. I also have two of those: mine are 1.5 metres (4ft 10in) in diameter and dangerous on sidewalks. But they also have a mechanism that prevents them from blowing inside out, which is worth having.

Digirame went to Oregon State University to photography bikes, and mysterious robots that deliver food on and off campus, while being less dangerous than some Teslas. Fascinating photos.

The rain didnt prevent Photobygms from hiking in his trekking boots and showing us a different aspect of Holland -- much appreciated by many. I could smell the damp.

I confess that OpenCube's abstracts often defeat me, but he does them very well. His view "outside the palace" was fun, with frost on the ground, but which palace?

My documentation of the useless local station clock was completed by a partial tour of the station and a description of how, like the clock, things work differently here in Vienna.

At the other end of Austria, Simplejoy presented a highly detailed panorama, which he later revisited with cloud cover. Spring is beginning there, as it is here, though differently.

Dunlin found daffodils. (Please, follow up the frogspawn with tadpoles and frogs!)

Steve also had rain, which provided him with the clouds he likes to photograph. The cat and the ladder was a fascinating side trip!

We ended with a discussion of raw files and their processing: it is nice to see people branching out and exploring the optimising of results from their photos. It is a bit of a steep learning curve, but worthwhile.

David

Thanks for the great summary @davidwien 👍

I'll continue with a repost from the last thread, because I wasn't thinking about the arrival of a new one. Here's what our current February 2024 looks like:

Because you asked, @TimoK : No, that wasn't shot with the Jena (Carl Zeiss) Apo-T but with a Steinheil Culminar 85 mm f/2.8 lens. A really wonderful piece of glass, even though it's only a 4 element one, if I remember correctly. Steinheil knew how to make those simple, but effective lenses for sure... That being said, it certainly is no landscape lens... even stopped down.

Here are a couple more:

Cover a lot of ground by simple.joy, on Flickr

Love that lens and I feel like it's a great fit for this time of the year.

David,

I saw your "masterpiece" from last week. I like it...good job!

Simplejoy,

I am so glad you showed the mountain picture again...it's so beautiful. I like the leaf too. It seems we have signs of early spring with the new buds.

I downloaded and have been working with Lightroom Mobile App for Android today.

There's a lot to learn. I was surprised how much it allows you to work with jpgs

Here's my first two attempts:

Steve Thomas

Subject: Ross Island Bridge

Today I was busy taking hundreds of pictures today, just like last weekend. So I won't be posting photos again until a few days. I've got tons of post processing to do. But I will show one of them. 😀

The Ross Island Bridge spans the Willamette River, just south of Portland, Oregon. It was a beautiful day for taking pictures.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 92 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Steve,

Those are beautiful. I think they are some of the best I've seen from you.

Dig,

Thank you.

Just so you and others know, the Lightroom Mobile App is free, but if you want to do Masking or Local Adjustments, you have to buy the Premium Version.
You can edit the image as a whole, but you can't edit just parts of it.

Steve Thomas

@simplejoy keep those alpine landscapes coming, do like them also.
@stevet1 Were those actuall colors when you did shoot those? do like them but can't help thinking those colors are unreal 😉
@Digirame The weather looks allright right now, but cloudy but that does give your photo a nice balance and again good luck with the other photos😜

And a few again from a solo hike this weekend, and again the weather is not that nice with more rain the last few days...
Just like last weeks, Many hiking trails are still flooded so wellingtons or decent waterproof shoes are needed

Photobygms,

Thanks. I did finish my post processing. Whew...it was a lot of work. Today, I'm going to give myself a break and don't go outdoors and take more pictures. 😀

Last weekend I used four cameras with attached lenses. I had used three of them during the day and then in the evening I used one more (because I hadn't finished the post processing and making a backup copy of the images before deleting them from the card). I could just get extra cards, but I have extra cameras instead. 😀 Part of the reason I have all of these extra cameras with attached lenses, is I got started on a mirrorless system but still use the DSLR system. For me and maybe others I don't recommend switching completely to mirrorless because there's an extended learning curve (so that's the reason to keep both systems). I thought I understood it completely and then about a week ago I found another faster way to use the Canon RP mirrorless camera. Then I found it also applied to my M-series mirrorless cameras too. I saw that looking at another YouTube video. Looking at videos is quite helpful.

Photobygms,

I just love looking at your landscape scenes. It reminds me so much of where we live in Oregon. We also have flooded areas; maybe I should show some of them too. I looked at your photos a few times, over and over. My favorite is the last one.

Subject: Dust Bunny

A few weeks ago, I found a dust bunny on one of my M-series mirrorless cameras. It was pretty bad. I tried removing it repeatedly with the in-camera sensor cleaning system (maybe a dozen times), but I had no luck. Then the camera appeared also not to be working. So in frustration (thinking the camera was dead anyway) I used a leaf blower to clean that sensor. It worked perfectly the first time. I had to hold the camera with one hand while I used the battery powered leaf blower with the other hand. I don't recommend this method. I had shared this on Dpreview, knowing that I would get grief for it and I did a little. 😀 But I didn't care because I did get that miserable dust off the camera sensor and I didn't break it either. I fixed the rest of the camera by watching another YouTube video or seeing something on-line. What had happened was that sensor near the viewfinder was also dirty, stopping it from working as intended. Once I cleaned that other sensor near the viewfinder, the camera is back to being perfect again operationally. I don't have dust camera sensor cleaning tools at home. Since I leave the lenses on the camera, it's rare I have any noticeable dust bunnies on the sensor (for more than 15 years). If I have, it's only been a few times, and the in-camera sensor cleaning system takes care of it.

Here's the dust bunny. How do you like all of those wires over the roadway?

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 45 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

@Digirame Thanks.

Dust and other spots on a sensor can be frustrating, no it just is frustrating 😖, I do use special sensor swaps with special cleaning fluid on our sensors once I notice dust or spots that wont go after U.S cleaning When switching the camera on or off

And there are differences between the Netherlands and Oregon, A mountain range is just one of them 😂😉

Subject: Flooded Areas

Seeing Photobygms pictures reminded me to show some of our flooded areas too along the Tualatin River. There's nice areas to hike around this river plus I see lots of wildlife too.

Photo No. 1 - At this wildlife reserve, it's so flooded that most of the trails are inaccessible. The flooding comes from the Tualatin River. When the waters recede I should go here more often to find wildlife. There are white egrets, heron, nutria, rabbits, sometimes deer and all sorts of ducks.

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/100 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 50 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - Another from this viewpoint....

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/100 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 48 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/100 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 37 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 4 - When a person descends from this higher viewpoint, all we see is water at the lower levels. We see partially a sign.

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/100 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 37 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 5 - At this park in January, I found this pond that is overflowing. In the summer it can dry up completely or almost completely.

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 38 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 6 - At this pond on the north side, we see part of this fence.

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 48 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 7 - Near this pond, we also see a flooded bench. They are made of solid metal for a reason. I don't know what alloy they use or coatings they have for these benches, but they don't rust or get discolored. They are obviously designed for wet conditions.

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/60 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 63 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 8 - I came to the same park in February of this year. This is a neat bridge that I like to cross when the water is lower. There's a lot of tall trees at the top of the hill on the left side. The Tualatin River is only about 50 yards (or meters) from this bridge.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/100 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 28 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 9 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/100 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 32 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 10 - One more of the bridge....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/100 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 30 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 11 - This person with her dog is walking on a previously flooded area. It's quite muddy here as you can see.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/100 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 20 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 12 - And here's one more, showing all of this mud on the trees, up for about 8 or 9 feet or so to the flood line.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/100 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 30 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photobygms,

Yes, any large dust bunny can be frustrating enough for some of us (that is me) to lose our cool. But hey, it worked. 😀

I use my leaf blower to clean computers too. I still have the "box" Windows 10 computers that get dusty in addition to laptops. As long as I can, I'll keep my "box" computers. They are easy to work on and easy to provide extra cooling. I heard from someone that they are working on getting better cooling systems for laptops. But I don't know the details and if it was confidential, so I did not press for those details.

Sorry you are getting this problem, which I have been lucky to avoid so far. I did have something on the mirror of my EOS 5D that I couldnt clear, so I took it to Canon to get it done.

I think they are horrible! But we have a similar problem in Vienna with overhead traffic lights and cables. Today I was by the opera and took a picture thinking that it was the only position from which one can minimise this problem. Follow the wires in this picture and you will see that, directly above the white Toyota, there is a traffic light that I have managed to "hide" in front of the corner of the building.

I crossed the road to the right of me (the Ringstrasse) and even more parts of the building were blocked by traffic lights and cables. Next time I am there, I will demonstrate it to you. And Vienna prides itself on its architecture and beauty, to see which tourists come from all over the world!

David

David,

Thanks for your comments. Fortunately, this dust bunny episode only happened once recently. I believe it was the largest that I've ever encountered.

Also fortunately, wires crossing the roadway do not happen much in Oregon. A lot of our utilities are now underground, I think since the mid 1970's. I'm pretty sure that these were high voltage transmission lines. Yes, the wires are horrible when you are trying to get a good picture. When I'm taking pictures from the car, those wires and cables can ruin the image. But...it's oh well...we get what we get from a moving car.

I noticed that in your photos many times, the beautiful architecture in Vienna! You are a good promoter for Vienna's tourism industry. 😀 We can overlook the wires a little, seeing such beauty that you show.

Digi,

Thanks for your kind words: I do my best!

Your cables are indeed 400kV 3 phase transmission lines. It is hard to avoid them as putting them underground is very expensive.

Vienna is a city that is plagued by traffic lights and other signs. The funny thing is that the traffic lights do not have sensors to tell them when traffic is approaching, as I have seen in America, and we had in London in the 60s, so even at dead of night you have to wait for over five mintes at some of them when you are the only car around!

The worst I saw in the US was Stonington, CT, which would be a delightful little fishing village (like in Cornwall, UK), except for utility poles and cables everywhere! (This photo, showing power and cable tv lines in Stonington is from Google. I saw even worse, but didnt photograph it.)

I guess some people dont notice them.

David