Your Canon Photos No. 45: 10th to 16th March 2024

@davidwien you do show the good spots in Wien. Like David we also went for a stroll in our own home town today.
But we have a small forest in our home town.
This is actually one of the oldest old-growth forest in the Netherlands. It's called Asserbos, and it's almost in the middle of the town.
Some may know Assen, but not for this forest, but for the Dutch TT. (MotoGP) at the TT Circuit or the Cathedral of Speed.

Photobygms,

I like seeing photos of your "bos". Bosque is a similar word in Spanish that means forest also. Wow...what a great-looking photo of the small bird. You caught it with a beautiful background.

David,

In the first picture, I like the fluffy white feathers we see, next to the bluish water. Your second photo reminds us to keep a look out for this new life also in the weeks ahead, in addition to more flower blooms. I just love this time of year, with longer and warmer days as we approach summer. Those storm clouds look ominous. I always carry at least one "pocket" umbrella at the bottom of my camera bag for times like that, to make sure the gear stays dry.

Subject: Exercise Machines

On two separate times I visited a park last month to take pictures of the Hooded Merganser ducks. Here also I found these outdoor exercise machines. I've never seen anything like it, so I documented it a little in between my photograph sessions with the ducks.

Photo No. 1 - Here's two out of the three machines I saw.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 20 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - The third exercise machine can be seen on the right, from another viewpoint.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 45 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - Oh, I saw these people using the machines. Because the pond was in the way, it took too much time for me to get over there and show some people on it. They did not stay long, so I got no more photos of them.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 4 - Here's another photo of the machines in sunlight. The color blue was brighter and I think better looking (at least to me).

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 5 - On another day, I'm by the pond again. I see some people on the machines.

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 105 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 6 - OK, I walk over there.

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 70 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 7 - He just stayed on it for a few moments.

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 40 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 8 - She looked at it with what I assume was some curiosity.

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 54 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 9 - Joggers would come on by, but mostly the machines were not used.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 10 - Then as I was still taking pictures around the pond, I saw these people at the machines. I figured they would be gone by the time I got over there, so I zoomed in (and I cropped it a little). She apparently noticed me and gave me a pretty smile.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 250 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

I thought that these machines would have been used more. After all, they were free; no gym fees were required. Maybe in time, people will use them more for long periods and see less of them as a curiosity and more as a way of getting more exercise without the added cost of private gym membership.

Subject: Hard To Get Wood Ducks

A few days ago I went to check up on the Wood Ducks. I wondered if I could find any. I found some, but they were making it difficult. So I thought I would share with you all what I did. There's some depth of field issues that made some of the scenes soft in places, but I thought you all might want to see my effort anyway.

Photo No. 1 - I found a male and female Wood Duck, but they quickly swam away.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 400 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 2 - Here's some more I saw.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 329 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 3 - Good I thought...maybe I'll see more like this behind the geese.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 250 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 4 - But I was still too far away.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 500 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 5 - Then I saw these people who had their cameras out. A male Wood Duck just came by them. I should have been there with them. But it was time for me to go home, so maybe I'll find them again some day. All of this was much more difficult than the time I took pictures of these ducks on October.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

David,

I just love your magnolia tree blooms. Those blooms are some of my favorites. Often each year I try to find them. Today I noticed that the daffodil flowers are now in full bloom too. So I was thinking about getting more of those. We had sunny weather today which is encouraging a lot of these flowers to open up.