Your Canon Photos No. 9: 2nd to 8th July 2023

Merlot2004,

Those are nice pictures of what looks like summer fun. What was she holding in her hand?

When we go out for a hike with our normal day backpack we do carry more gear 😆
She: two bodies (6DII and RP), and 4 or 5 different lenses (from 16mm up to 400mm), and small things like filters (CPL etc etc)
I will normally carry two digital bodies (5dIV and R) and a analog body (Eos 1V), and up to 6 lenses (from 14mm up to 600mm) and also small things like filters (CPL etc etc)
But sometimes it nice to carry less weight (gear) and challenge yourself with not having all lenses available.
And with our summer holiday coming we will be hiking in area's where our normal backpacks can and will be just to big. (some gorges and ravines at the Mullerthal trails in Luxembourg)

This hike wasn't that long but that reserve has a nice mix with forest, wetlands, heath and some grasslands.

Photobygms,

I'm impressed that you carry so much gear. The most I have carried is five cameras and five lenses, but I couldn't find when I recently did that (but that's extremely rare). But I know I did use four cameras and four lenses when I took pictures of the tulips this year at a farm in April. The mirrorless ones are so light, that they almost don't count although. 😀 But when I went to that farm, I wanted to make sure that I had enough in case one camera or lens failed (and to play around with them too). The tulips are too pretty to miss.

A little edit: I did remember when I used five cameras and five lenses recently. It was at one of our air shows in May. I don't know how I forgot that. It was hot and sunny and tiresome carrying all of that gear. But it's a once-a-year event (that they do three days in a row) and I wanted to play around with all of the cameras and lenses. I definitely overdid it that time.

I have an RP and an R6 and have often thought about taking both with me; but I never have done so. I prefer to take the R6 and two lenses, one of which is usually the RF24-240mm. More than that would just be an encumberance. I suppose that were I a professional wedding photographer, it would be different; but I actually enjoy the “minimalist” discipline.

David

Super shots like always mocha.

Nice shots @fotoword. I like Galahs, though I've never seen them outside of zoos.

Wow... those are some impressive sand castles.
Looks like the Ancient Egyptians have some serious competition.....

Good shots.
The 1200D was my first DSLR.

Dunlin,

Thanks. Yes, there were some good artists that made those sand castles and other things too.

David,

Yes, I agree about being "light" sometimes. That's when I enjoy my two Canon M50-MKII cameras; they make life so easy if all I need is 15mm to 200mm focal lengths. They are like feathers in comparison to my other gear.

Other times I do like to overdo it with lots of toys. 😀

It think it was a baby newt I caught, at first I thought it was a tadpole. My neighbour is the pro photographer and took those with my camera.

Merlot2004,

I could see by the facial expression and by the other person looking that it was something interesting. We have one kind of newt in Oregon. I know where to find them in a park. But I haven't seen them. I just read years ago from signs that we were supposed to be careful to not step on them as they crossed the trail. They can be found at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park in Beaverton, Oregon (I just confirmed it with an internet search). Some day I'll have to find them and take their picture. 😀

Hi Digirame, Thank You.

I still enjoy putting my Macro lens on and chasing the insects. 😁 The little (white) Egrets made home in the UK only about 25 years ago and since then have pretty much spread across the country although mainly inhabiting the south of the country.

Hi Dunlin, Thank You.

Hope you enjoyed your holiday in Cornwall.

Hi Digirame,

It seems such a shame that after all the hard work the tide washes it all away. Some of those you showed were magnificent.

Love the set.

Dig,

We don't have newts. We have little skinks.
We've got a couple that live on our front porch.
They have a defense mechanism, where if they are threatened, they jettison their tail in the hope that predators will be attracted to the little blue wriggling tail and they can make their escape..

Steve Thomas

Mocha,

Thanks. Since they all washed away, it's all more important that we capture them with our cameras.

Steve1,

It's nice to see your skink.