Your Canon Photos No. 44: 3rd to 9th March 2024

Steve,

Is the weed still there so you could re-take the picture? Experiment with different images and see if one of them looks better.

David,

Thanks for sharing with us the original image before cropping. The panoramic image format does look better, with some post processing too...well done!

Last week I went out to take photos in the grounds of the Belvedere Palace. The trip was a photographic disaster, because I had forgotten that my Canon R6 was set to medium resolution B&W jpg, with no raw files, for experiments I had been doing with document copying earlier in the week. Of course, I noticed the B&W jpgs at the time, but I assumed that there would be raw files in colour also...

I went back on Sunday and this time was more successful. (I will show those photos here soon -- you have been warned!)

I generally do not like B&W, I suspect because it reminds me of my extreme youth, at a time when all photos were B&W in my experience and life in the UK in the decades after WW2 was somewhat dreary. (I didnt see colour tv until about 1980.) However, this shot does look like a keeper to me -- sheer luck!

What do you think?

David

David,

Yep, that photo looks like a keeper. That a magnificent statue. I also prefer color pictures, for reasons similar to your reasons, but also because where I live in winter, so much of what we see is a lot of gray, white or black anyway. I look forward to seeing green grass and blue sky.

Excellent capture indeed! Looks great in B&W but I would suspect in color as well...

Not necessarily. I went back three days later and tried again in colour. This time I stood in a different place. Here is the result with the Canon R9:

and the Leica Q3:

I do prefer the colour, but I would be interested to know which of the three compositions you prefer.

David

Before it is too late, I need to display my recent shots showing that spring is on the way here! (I am not sure of the names of all the plants...)

Firstly in the courtyard behind our apartment in the centre of Vienna:

and our magnolia tree whose blossoms are waiting to open:

Then in Hietzing, yesterday, on the outskirts of town:

I do know these are daffodils -- they were fluttering and dancing in the breeze, like Wordsworth's, and would not stay in focus.

However, I am not sure what kind of tree this is:

In the Belvedere three days earlier:

The rest were in the university's Botanical Gardens, next door to the Belvedere on the same day:

I think those above are snowdrops, but I am open to correction. I love the old gnarled tree in the background.

Another magnificent tree -- possibly of the same type as the one in Hietzing:

I am certain that this is heather, as it grows wild on the moors in my native Yorkshire:

David

David,

I also prefer the color photos of the statue. As far as composition, I think the last one looks the best. But the first one is a close second. It's hard say; it's a tossup between the first and third one.

David,

I like your flowers. Every spring I like to find them also. We've had some early flowers, but it may be a while for them now; they may be slower to bloom. We are having freezing cold temperatures, with frost in the morning. The mountains and hills surrounding the valleys are covered in snow.

Subject: Early Spring Flowers

David has motivated me to show some more early spring flowers. His flowers are lovely, showing quite a variety.

I took these five days ago. Since then we have had very cold temperatures, but things are supposed to warm up a little, so hopefully we'll see more of these flowers soon. I can't wait for the tulips, but that may be about a month from now.

Photo No. 1

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 24 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 2

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 63 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 3

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 105 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 4

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 46 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 5

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/160 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 35 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 6

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/160 seconds
FNumber - 11
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 44 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 7

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 52 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 8

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 4000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 99 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 9

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 4000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 95 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

Photo No. 10

Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/80 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 44 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM

The first. But it likely would take some adjustments in post to make it work effectively in color. The building in the background is probably looking similar to the statue. The third one is also fine composition wise, but the wide angle doesn't help here...

Beautiful shots! Yes, that seem to be snowdrops in the first. Love them. Also that tree is marvellous. The colors in the second are fantastic as well.

Many thanks for your comments, Johannes. You may have forgotten that I have no colour file for the B&W version; so that is it!

David

Oh, sorry! Must have missed that.

Subject: Male Common Merganser

Yesterday we had warmer weather, with sunny skies. I took advantage of that by spending the afternoon looking for some more wildlife. Here's two photos I liked of a male Common Merganser. It was difficult to get close to, but I waited a few moments and then I was able to get a couple of good ones. I hope you like them too.

Photo No. 1

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

Photo No. 2

Model - Canon EOS 800D
ExposureTime - 1/1600 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 600 mm
Lens Model - TAMRON SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD A011

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David