Your Canon Photos No. 4: 28th May to 3rd June 2023

Steve,

I see the rabbit with the flower pot. How much did he have to drink? 😀

Dig,

I had 12.

Steve Thomas

Just one this time,
A slow worm or deaf adder, it's not a snake but a lizard.(without legs)

Canon Eos R - Canon RF 35 mm F/1.8 Marco IS STM

Photobygms,

That's an interesting lizard without legs. What's the size? Where is that reptile found?

Subject: Last Saturday's Air Show

Last weekend on Saturday I went to the air show. I brought five cameras and lenses, just to see if I could do it. The two mirrorless cameras and lenses were so small, that they really didn't amount to much. But the DSLR camera with the Tamron 150-600mm lens was by far the biggest burden, but I think I could get some of the best photos from an event like this. I hope you like this series.

Photo No. 1 - In addition to the planes flying in the air, they had these aircraft on display.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 20 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - For this display, I used the 15mm focal length which is the shortest that I use.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 125
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 15 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - From corner to corner we see this plane.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 200 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 4 - We also see the planes from the area of the displays. I didn't get as many as I would like, where the planes would fly low like this.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 5 - This massive airplane was impressive.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 18 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 6 - We saw lots of smoke.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 135 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 7 - I did get an interesting photo here. The portion of one of the airplanes on the ground was seen with the flying airplane.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 8 - I'm not sure, but I think this plane was a glider.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1000 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 172 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 9 - Now with the big lens.... The Royal Marines plane moved fast enough to make it challenging to capture it.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 400 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 10 - Here's a F22 Raptor Jet.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 300 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 11 - Again....

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/2000 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 500 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 12 - I don't know how I did it sometimes, but I managed to capture this jet one more time as it screamed by us. I tried extra hard to keep the plane in the center of the frame as much as possible. It was amazing how much concentration it took to get it just right.

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/2500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 273 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

That's pretty cool.

A big old airplane that spits little tiny airplanes out of its wing.

Awesome!

Steve Thomas

Steve,

Thanks. The more I go to events like this, the more I try to think of other ways to present the photos. It's fun finding them.

Finally got a hold of the Canon R8. They haven't been available in body only. So I cancelled my pre-order, walked into a local store and they split a kit for me, which was nice of them.

I was surprised that my Tamron 100-400 performed as well as it did!

Some pics from my first outing at the lake.

Chestnut Teal male and female feeding on plants

Pacific Black duck heading in

Chestnut Teal feeding

Little Grebe

Purple Swamp Hen

Eurasian Coot

New Holland Honeyeater

Australian Darter

Having come from an Apsc and MFT background I find the 400mm reach limiting.
I could try a Tamron tc but they are not cheap and I'm thinking of the f11 600 or 800 or potentially saving for a while and maybe get the rf100-500.

We'll see.

Cheers
Paul

This one was about 20 cm, still a young one I think we have seen bigger ones (about 40cm)
They can be found in Europe, mostly in areas with some wood and heath or grass

Nice. 😀
We occasionally find one in our back garden.

Super impressive photos Digirame.
This is my favourite.

Great bird shots Paul.
Are you happy with your new EOS R8? I know it was released relatively recently.

On Monday we went to Schloß Laxenburg (Laxenburg Castle), which is just south of Vienna. We discovered that there are actually several castles in a park of 280 hectares, but didnt have time to visit them all. A future return visit is planned. This is the original castle (Altes Schloß), dating from 1333, and extended in the 17th century. I had the devil of a job trying to make it look perpendicular, and have decided that the bowing on the left hand side is the actual current shape of the wall. I will check this out when we next visit!

David

Thanks for the reply and for the positive comment.

It's early days with the R8 but so far it's exceptionally good.

I have the RP so the R8 was a no brainer for me. Familiarity and compatibility were why I jumped as well as a reasonable price (with the 50mm lens on promotion).

I set it up for birds as per a YT video from Wild Alaska and it's worked nicely.
A couple of other YT presenters suggest different settings so down the track I might try those but I know I need take time to get the most out of it.

Battery life isn't anything to write home about but I have plenty of batteries so not a problem. Although I have disabled ALL the power saving options so that probably doesn't help lol.

Conversely, the RP lasts forever on one battery but the use case is different.

The R8 is very light and the texture of the body feels nicer than the RP. The buttons feel better too. Definitely a keeper!

Cheers
Paul

Canon SX50HS at the Veluwe (2014, though the Exif at the image host says '2013')

Ray

Nice Shot.

Steve Thomas

David

Really like your funfair shots. The colours are great set off against that blue sky, and I like the idea of limiting yourself to one focal length. I might have to give that a go.

Digirame

Those are great air show photos. I particularly like the evening shots combining planes in the air with those on the ground, with the setting sun lighting the clouds.