Your Canon Photos No.1: 4th to 13th May 2023

Having noticed that there are several threads here devoted to members' photos taken with different models of Canon camera, it seemed a good idea to offer a category which can be used for all the varieties of Canons: SLR, DSLR, Mirrorless, M-series, ASP-C, film, etc.

As traffic is still low at present, I propose a monthly thread will be adequate, at least for the time being.

If you upload by means of the arrow logo at the r. h. end of the row above, the EXIF data will also be shown.

We look forward to seeing your photos. Although the dedication is to photos taken with Canon, there is, of course, no objection to photos shot with cameras made by other manufacturers!

Digirame and I will be active here, but we hope that all will join in and comment on others' photos. As I see it, this is more about community building than showing off.

David

These are Cormorants from quite some time ago, taken with my very first DSLR and my very first birding lens which were a Canon 350D and the 400mm f/5.6L, hope the age isnt too much of a problem. I could sit there and wait for them to take off for hours on end, how exciting it was.

Ray

At this time of year, it is very difficult to find the sun here at the angle you need, so these photos of the memorial to Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff are not ideally lit. The weather forecast for today was for clouds to descend after lunch, so I took these at about 12:30pm.

I used the RF 24-240mm lens, and was later frustrated to realise that I really needed the RF35 for the first two photos -- it was at home, of course!

David

Nice photos that were worth waiting for. It looks like they must have been taken in the nesting-building season. Age is no problem. Keep posting every day, and eventually you will catch up with yourself!

David

Then I could go on for about half a century or so, and my archive isnt even that big compared to many others :o)

Thanks.

Can imagine for the difficulties in that bright sunlight, too much light there and too dark in the shadows. Bracketing seems to be only way to overcome such problems but despite the hard light the last image is excellent in that regard.

Ray

Thanks, Ray! You are right about the light/dark challenges. I am experimenting with gamma correction, but do not feel I have quite mastered it yet. I use PhotoLab 5 and it allows separate "exposure compensation" of highlights, mid-tones, shadows and blacks. Getting all these in balance is quite fiddly, but a worthwhile exercise.

David

In the spirit of people showing their work with other cameras, I went out today with my Sony RX-100. I will not duplicate my posting here, but it can be seen on the first page of the RX thread.

David

Ray,

I assume the bird was taking off in the first two pictures. Is that correct? It's interesting to see how the cormorants have to run to do a takeoff, before flying off. I never have the patience to wait for the birds to land or takeoff, so I take very few photos like that.

Dave,

I liked seeing the photos of the memorial. The details are amazing. I enjoyed the blue sky also. Why did you need the RF35? How different would the photos have been? I'm not familiar with the RF35.

Very impressive results from the 350D @raythentic.

Subject: F18 Tulip

I hope you all don't get tired seeing my tulip flower pictures. I had to take one more at F18, to get the depth of field I wanted. I like pushing the limits despite what some might say about lens diffraction.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 18
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 135 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

The RF35 f/1.8 is a nice lens. I am not certain, but as a prime, I think the IQ should be better than the 24-240 zoom that I used. May just be prejudice: I must do some comparisons.

David

It looks nice to me. I am not good at shots like that and I dont think I know what diffraction looks like, so as to be able to recognise it reliably! I will post some of my fuschia shots one day.

David

I have just looked into the timestamps for a possible verification on that. Pictures one (IMG_0461.JPG) and two (IMG_0483.JPG) were taken a few minutes a part but as it is the very same branch in both pictures I guess the bird must have failed at it first attempt to get airborne. The third picture (IMG_0599.JPG) however was captured about 45 minutes later so chances are for that to be an entirely different bird.

I captured so many different Cormorants during multiple sessions back then, just waiting and 'gunning away' as they landed and took off, I couldnt tell which bird was which, captured on which date and at which time :)

The exact spot I do remember though as it is a dual bird colony, with the Cormorants nesting in the treetops and the Herons nesting just above the ground. The difference there between then (2008) and now is the accomodation that has been changed, from a bird hide container with benches and large open windows to a minimalistic bird viewing screen with medium sized slits for viewing ports and with nothing to sit on. The colony itself is unchanged however, shame they removed the container few years back allready as it would have been perfect with todays equipment, I imagine I could sit there for hours still.

How could we do that? 😉
Keep 'em coming. I enjoy them.

Thanks but I guess the 400mm f/5.6L provided for a lot as well as it was a joy to shoot with.

I'm a sucker for vibrant colors and soft textures, flowers are amazing while flowers with insects on 'm are even more amazing.

David,

Thanks.

Lens diffraction is that the lens progressively loses sharpness as the aperture decreases (generally from what I understand). For more details or accuracy, you could read up on it. But if we are able to get a more sharp picture with increased depth of field, then it's worth it. Because of lens diffraction or even noise, people often avoid high F-stops or high ISO levels.