Your Canon Photos No. 46: 17th to 23rd 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

Digirame showed us lots of daffodils and we learnt that the official name for them all is narcissus. The mystery of the exercise machines plonked in the park was stimulating, but I think walking up hills may be even better for body and soul -- if there are any in Oregon. It seems his wood ducks were playing hard to get last week. The depth of field problem he had might be solved by using the RP at f/11, since ISO levels can be allowed to go quite high on that camera without significant noise penalty.

Photobygms is indefatigable. He and his wife are out and about and never deterred by the weather. The locality rewards and us and them despite the weather. I particularly like the beautiful robin shot and those of the paths through the forest. I was reading that being in nature for over two hours a week promotes both mental and physical health, which is good for Photobygms, and an encouragement for us all to follow his example.

I also managed to find some plant life in the city and got closer to a snowdrop than I have ever been before. Some of the views of buildings I can take in the winter will not be possible when the trees have leaves again. Then there is the problem of scaffolding and tourists: Digi is optimistic if he thinks the scaffolding on the Karlskirche will be temporary. Most work sites here proceed at glacial pace, and the tourists are already crawling all over and have a decided knack of standing where they spoil my photos! I think the swans are already busy hatching the next generation. In the meantime, the magnolia has come on apace and I also have several interesting shots of varied subjects to share from this week's Friday outing.

There were not as many participants this week as we usually have. Neither Digirame nor I want to be perceived as dominating the postings! Please share with all of us what's going on where you are.

David

I occurs to me that these cylindrical objects that are used for displaying advertising all over Vienna, Berlin, and other European cities may not be familiar to all of you. They are called Litfaßsäulen after Herr Ernst Litfaß who invented them, and you may have seen them in The Third Man, starring Orson Welles. They also often give access to underground culverts. If you look carefully at the photo of the other side, you can see where the poster has been torn by opening the door that gives access to the ladder that leads down to the culvert.

David

David,

That is interesting. I've never seen these kinds of cylindrical objects. I like seeing the bright displays of advertising.

Subject: Flowers

In Oregon we have had a bit of warm sunny weather. As a consequence, the flowers are appearing everywhere. I hope you like seeing these.

Photo No. 1

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 2

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 3

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 173 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 4

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 5

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 6

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 85 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 7

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 70 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 8

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 9

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 80 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 10

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 117 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 11

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 135 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 12

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 90 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 13

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 125
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 162 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 14

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 184 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

@davidwien those cylindrical ones I've seen those before. 😊
@Digirame nice flowers, In our own backyard they also do "pop up" with the spring like weather..
Still have to get close and make some photos, but today the weather is not sunny at all....
And yesterday we were out again for a hike.
Saw a few birds at a distance, a couple Common buzzards and also some greylag geese at a small pond.
Once again a nice hike with some decent weather.

Photobygms,

I like the dramatic sky with the clouds in the first picture. I just love the blue sky in the second image and seeing the new plant life in the third. Oh, the "tunnel" looks neat being surrounded with trees. Graying geese is something I don't think we have in Oregon. But we have turkey vultures, which may be similar to the ones you show. I see them often around late summer at drying ponds, where they scavenge dead fish.

Subject: The Portland Zoo Bald Eagle And A Discussion About Subject Matter

Today I got a chance to take pictures of a bald eagle at the Portland Zoo. There were two of them at the zoo enclosure. Both of them were missing one eye.

Photo No. 1

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 2

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Taking these pictures at the zoo today reminded me about finding good subject matter. This is one place for that. So be sure to check your local zoo for these opportunities.

At Dpreview, at least once I listed all sorts of types of subject matter. They are things like people events (like parades & sport games), wildlife, zoos, museums, flowers, landscapes, buildings, bridges, street photography, beaches, hiking trails, night-time sky, car shows, weather extremes (like heavy snow, hail, flooding etc.), travel & vacation tourist sites, farms, air shows, state & county fairs, indoor plays with a silent shutter, amusement parks or any series of photos that tell a story. Can you think of any more? So, if you are wondering how you could participate more, please consider making a list such as I describe. Then you should find it easy to pick what type of photos you may want to take this week or next.

For those that cannot travel or do not wish to travel far from home, consider making a bird feeder with dead branches around it (I've suggested that before). Then watch the birds come in from behind your bird screen and get those beautiful pictures of small birds on the dead branches with your telephoto lens. That's a way to get the subject matter to come to you, instead of you going to it. Are there any other ideas?

What we dont always realise is that where you live probably has some feature that is not to be found where I live, and vice versa. You can tell me and others about that. A good example is the cylindrical Litfaßsäule that I posted at the top of this thread. It had not occurred to me that these are not found, for instance, in England or the USA, whereas they are commonplace here.

The sun is shining here today, and I think the magnolia may be even more glorious than in this picture which I took yesterday:

Thanks for looking!

David

I forgot to show this rough panorama I made from four shots last week. Stitching it together with Photoshop CS5 took a while and resulted in a file of 27578 x 5436. I have reduced it here. The 1km long street, a main artery into the city, is being completely rebuilt by what look like six men and a dog! The original estimate was that it would be closed for a couple of months, but that has been extended to a year!

David

@Digirame, Nice bird portatis, we do visit zoo's sometimes and we do like to practice shooting with the animals.

@davidwien that Magnolia is a nice one, we got two smaller ones but both still are not showing that kind of blooming.
Perhaps because the are only about a 50cm high (young cuttings) 😉
Your panorama shoot, I like it but do miss the top of the buildings somehow.

David,

Yes, you are right. For good subject matter, there could be items in our location that would be not found in other parts of the world. Those can be interesting. I find ancient castles shown in Europe interesting & fascinating (for example), because we don't have them here in the "New World". Again I like your magnolia blossoms. That's nice to see the bird too flying in the background with the blue sky and clouds.

David,

That's got to be tough to only have six men and a dog to complete the road renovation. Everything takes a least twice as long as we think. 😀

Photobygms,

Thanks. That's great you are able to visit the zoo. I hadn't been there in a long time and it reminded me of all the photo opportunities available.

I perhaps exaggerate, but I never see much activity when I pass by!

Photobygms: I did say that the panorama was rough:

1. I used a 28mm lens, whereas at least 40 mm is recommended for panoramas.

2. I would have had better results had I used a tripod.

3. It would have been better to take more overlapping shots.

4. Portrait shots would have been better for showing the tops of the buildings.

5. I didnt take the shots with the same ISO, shutter speed, or aperture, so had to match them in post. Manual exposure is best.

In short, a comedy of errors and I was lucky that it worked reasonably well. Should I redo my homework?

😃 David

@davidwien, In that case it's even a better picture 😁

Found some time and some nice soft light (golden hour like) in our backyard.
Just a few flowers that did pop up the last few days:
Anemone, hyacinth, narcissus and muscari

Decided to use the Canon RF 85mm F/2.0 Macro IS STM for a change, It's one of the lenses we do not use much.

Nice photos. I have rarely seen hyacinths growing out of doors. My father used to grow them in bowls for Christmas, and I follow his example when I remember to buy the bulbs in time!

I also have the same RF85mm, and find it an excellent lens.

David

We have a few different colors at the moment, purple, white, (light)blue, red and the pink/white variety 😎

About the 85mm, It does deliver good results, but I still can't get used to it somehow, and find focusing at close range slow.