Your Canon Photos No. 25: 22nd to 28th October 2023

Hi JACS,

In the Heron photo the max opening on my Tamron 150-600 at 450mm is F6.3 the F stop I used was F7.1, a third of a stop. I happen to know where the sweet spots are on the lenses I use, all of them. I happen to know how fast my subject (the Heron) can move around the frame and to maximize the in focus shots I get at any one session. The photo below is from the same session.

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Hi Digirame, Thank You.

It's a good time to be out at the moment, each day I'm seeing the change in the leaves and keeping my fingers crossed for some good autumn colours. I think they are horse chestnuts as you mentioned there was plenty on the ground split open. The squirrels must love this time of year.

Wonderful! Love the details and colors!

Fantastic shot and background! Often pays to try shooting from a low angle when it comes to photography... this is a perfect example!

So this lens is broken... to a degree, it won't be able to ever restore it. It's also one of a kind, (my assumption is) a prototype lens for what quite a few people I've talked to consider one of the best manual focus macro lenses ever made... So, of course I'm gonna use it. And I'll try to get some interesting results. Here's a still life, arranged with love by yours truly in 2 seconds 😅:

Tabletop at the bottom of the sea... by simple.joy, on Flickr

Of course it lacks contrast and detail and even the processing can't salvage more of the image quality, but I just love how it renders the background. Here's another one:

Light-headed my way... by simple.joy, auf Flickr

I know it's not everybody's thing to use broken lenses, but I like it, at least if they have, what I perceive to be some really interesting stories to tell...

Now for a capture of one of our rabbits, taken with another weird industrial (microfilm) lens:

Presents and presence by simple.joy, on Flickr

Again, I'm pretty impressed by the image quality of this tiny 40-50 year old lens. If you head over to flickr and look at it at the highest magnification, you can probably see what I mean. Just to put things in perspective: this lens is 25 mm/1 inch in diameter and also in length.

Steve,

Those are beautiful hydrangea flowers. I especially like the first photo.

Steve,

You can read about rusty nails and hydrangea flowers on the internet. Some call it a horticultural myth, but since there is so much information about it, there might be a reason why rusty nails change the color to blue. It doesn't seem likely, but you may want to read more about it. That would be a good test for MythBusters, except I think they had finished that series of shows. 😀

Steve,

I think the clouds would look better if there were more contrasts between dark clouds and white clouds. I like dramatic scenes of clouds just before a downpour of rain.

Photobygms,

I like it when you take us on your hikes. You have beautiful forested areas. Are the mushrooms edible?

Simplejoy,

I like the autumn colors. That's a cute bunny rabbit. 😀 I'm glad you like to experiment with older lenses, to see what images you can get. It would be neat to see a comparison between them and the more modern lenses with similar settings and conditions etc.

Subject: El Grito

Last September we had an El Grito celebration in our community. We have such nice people here that share with us their culture. You can read more about the Mexican El Grito on the internet. I hope you like the photos.

Photo No. 1 - Red, green and white are popular colors at an event such as this.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 119 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - The dresses are beautiful.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 60 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - Some more....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 1
FocalLength - 114 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 4 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 86 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 5 - Again...

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 70 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 6 - Again...

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 75 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 7 - Again...

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 80 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 8 - And again...

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 75 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 9 - These next three pictures are my favorites.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 117 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 10 - Again...

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 66 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 11 - And again...

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 85 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 12 - We had also an Aztec ceremony.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 13 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 187 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 14 - Finally, they opened up the stage for anyone to dance.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 32 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 15 - And my last one....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 81 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Mocha,

I know you are an experienced photographer that shows exceptionally nice photos. In regards to the heron picture and seeing JACS comment, I don't know if changing the F-stop to F6.3 would have helped much. You were faced with a background that was unavoidable. Also with wildlife, they can move around too much and too fast and sometimes we only have a few seconds to change the settings while capturing the moment. With such distracting background elements (that is, the vegetation), we can either try to have a greater depth of field by reducing the focal length and using something like F10 so the plants in the background are sharp. Other times, we like blurry backgrounds but that only happens when the conditions are just right. Since I know you from years of seeing your pictures, I know that you know that. I'm so glad you enjoy using the Tamron 150-600mm lens. Mine is still working well; I think it's been seven or eight years now.

Oh by the way, someone else who happen to walk by my computer just a few minutes ago saw the heron image, said "did you take that"? I replied "no". Then I heard "that was pretty amazing".

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Looks good Digirame.
I too think hydrangea, we have some growing in front of our house.

Super photos mocha, that dragonfly is amazing. Great work.

Beautiful photos @Photobygms.

Beautiful photos simplejoy I like the leaf best.

Looks like a fun event. Interesting topic.
(Sidenote, I was happy to recognise and understand grito.)

Dunlin,

Thanks for noticing the hydrangea flower. They seem to grow well until the first freezing temperatures.