Your Canon Photos No. 52: 28th April to 4th May 2024

Why do many such photographers stand so awkwardly and use the screen rather than the eyepiece? 😀

David

David,

That's a good question. I was wondering if anyone would notice how the photographer was taking the pictures with the LCD screen. I used to use the eye viewfinder (eyepiece) all of the time, but now I'll use both the eye viewfinder and the LCD screen. If the shutter speed is high enough, the LCD screen seems to be OK. But if I'm using extremely low shutter speeds and I want another "anchor" to keep the camera/lens steady, I'll only use the eye viewfinder.

I think when a person uses the LCD screen, it allows them to see two things. It allows to see them what is within the frame and also it allows for them to see things outside the frame. That may be useful if an event photographer is taking a multitude of photos all around him or her at the same time. In my opinion, an event photographer should also have more than one camera and lens available. Because you don't want to miss anything and moments fly by fast. It's like you have to have all the tools you need immediately and see 360 degrees around you too (if that makes sense). I'm not 100 percent sold on using the LCD screen like that, but that's what I think about it and in time I may find myself using it more.

Digi,

There may be arguments such as you have advanced. But why is his posture so bad? This feature is quite common.

David

David,

I'm not sure, but I think what happens is the photographer is all set up to take the picture and then the subjects move. So he or she moves with them. It's like the photographer is concentrating on so much to get the right photo, that they probably don't even think about the awkward position that they have. I suppose we should try doing it more at events. At the last two events I was at in February, I estimate I used the eye viewfinder about 95% of the time. When I use the LCD screen more, then it may become more apparent. So right now, it's just my best guess.

Subject: Streets of Portland, Oregon

A little over a week ago I had the opportunity to walk from Washington Park to Portland, Oregon and back. I don't know if this is of interest for you all, but I thought you might want to see some of the streets in Portland. I had to also try to see if I was able to capture some graffiti that I mentioned previously to David. I did find some that I'll explain.

Photo No. 1 - From a vista point in Washington Park, this is what we could see of Portland, Oregon.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 64 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - At this point, I may have walked down the hill about a mile or about 1.6 kilometers...somewhere about that distance. I saw these people on the corner and then a car came by. At first I was annoyed by the car, but then I thought it was neat. There was enough shutter speed and depth of field for the car too.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - Here's some people most likely checking into a hotel. We are now in the downtown region but in a nicer area.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 10000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 70 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 4 - We see a couple of fellows walking by....

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 8000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 5 - I'm standing on the train tracks. Portland does have reasonably good public transportation...probably not as good as a lot of other cities, but it's there for people to use that do not have cars.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 6 - I had to catch at least one person with an umbrella. Yes, it was raining lightly at times.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 8000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 7 - In mid-April the trees are starting to show the beautiful fresh spring green colors.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 75 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 8 - These people may be homeless, as a lot of them use these shopping carts to move things around.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 76 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 9 - Here's where I did find some graffiti. The last time I was there I took a picture inside of the wooden structure on the sidewalk (there were walls there then on the frame). I did not feel safe there, so I remember the ISO level being quite high. But it wasn't time for me to take the "perfect" photo. I just took a snap and left. I wonder if this is going to be all torn down. Typically, graffiti is removed quickly, but this has been around for weeks. So, this is an exception to what I thought about graffiti in this city.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 10000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 10 - This is when I saw a tent on the sidewalk. A lot of homeless people take residence in such tents all over. There have been efforts to reduce this, but I don't know what's going on with that at this point. I didn't make an effort to find these tents; this is just what as I saw as I walked towards the Willamette River.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/160 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 70 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 11 - This is a cleaner part of town as I walked east. We see a Mexican food restaurant.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/160 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 60 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 12 - I saw another tent just as I was within about 100 yards or meters or thereabouts from the Willamette River. There's a little graffiti but also maybe efforts to paint over some other graffiti. Portland, Oregon struggles with drug addiction and homelessness. I hope they decide to do a better job of cleaning things up. It's not that way (or at least not as much) in other surrounding towns.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 170 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 13 - Now this is the Willamette River where we see some people riding on some type of vehicle that can be rented.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 135 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 14 - As I walked west back towards Washington Park up the hill, I thought you might want to see a residential area. It's actually quite nice there away from the downtown area. I hope you like seeing a little part of my world. 😀

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 7.10
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Thank you Digirame.

The bay is usually very peaceful and "asleep" at that time of the day and early morning after sunrise.

Digi,

Very interesting pictures. Not many US cities look quite like that in my experience, but I dont have as much knowledge of the PNW as the Midwest and South.

I would have liked to see wider angles, and am wondering why you needed such high ISO values, even in the rain.

David

Decided to move on.

Yes. I see it now.

David

Decided to move on

David,

The reason I had such high ISO levels at times is that I had fairly high shutter speeds. This is because I do not know what to anticipate with people or vehicles moving. Plus since it was raining at times and I'm holding an umbrella, it's hard to keep changing the settings. In some places with building shadows and tree canopies, it's very dark. Then cloudy and rainy weather make it even darker.

Dave,

The blue smearing is a result of the software I was using. It was not on the original. Here's a new & improved version...sorry about that...I should have caught that, but I had so many that I was showing. Thanks.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Dave,

I did not use evaluative metering. Some of the high ISO values are because of the high shutter speeds and other reasons I explained to David. Thanks for your interest.

David,

I did use wider angles, but mostly that was when I walked around the Willamette River where there are lots of bridges. But I had already showed you all the bridges previously, so I thought I would show you all something different.

Subject: Hawthorne Bridge

Since there's an interest in some of my street photography, I thought I would show some more photos around and at the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland, Oregon. These are wider angles that David would have liked to have seen.

Photo No. 1 - On this rainy and cloudy day very few people were seen walking along the Willamette River. But there were a few like this. The Hawthorne Bridge is in the background.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 40 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - When I got closer to the Hawthorne Bridge the Portland Spirit boat could be seen on the left side. There's people standing around on the right side.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 27 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - These people were at some type of ceremony. The photographer is on the left side. Note the umbrellas. At this point I don't think it was raining other than maybe a few sprinkles.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 41 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 4 - The photographer was taking these pictures and maybe interviewing another person. We see some red graffiti on the left. Hopefully that will be removed soon.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 25 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 5 - I am almost at the Hawthorne Bridge when a bicyclist crosses in front of me.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 45 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 6 - It's a beautiful bridge above the mighty Willamette River.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 15 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 7 - At this point I am underneath or nearly underneath the Hawthorne Bridge. In the background on the left side is the marina.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 45 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 8 - I'm on the Hawthorne Bridge. On the left side is a sign that I believe is to help prevent suicide. If someone jumped in the water below, if the fall did not kill them, the water temperature would shortly. I just checked on-line and the water temperature is currently about 52 degrees F or 11 degrees C.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 20 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 9 - Then I walked off of the Hawthorne Bridge and proceeded north along the waterfront. I saw these people on this rented vehicle and waved to them. I wish I had a shorter focal length, but as I recall they approached me so fast that I did not have time to change it.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 45 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 10 - I continued walking north away from the Hawthorne Bridge. I saw that some people were still at this Portland Spirit ceremony.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 36 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 11 - And finally one more.... This is where I turned off to walk into the downtown area of Portland. I don't know if these people were homeless or not, but I thought it was neat that they would move around their possessions with a cart behind the bicycle. I had not seen that previously.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 5000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 45 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

May Day today, so a public holiday. The weather was fine and I went out for coffee with a friend. On the way back I snapped these shots with my little Sony RX100. There is no shortage of controls on this camera; the only problem is remembering where they are hidden -- particularly if I havent used it for a while. This explains the unnecessarily high ISO settings, though I got away with them. It is a great little camera that takes up very little space in the pocket, though it is not easy to operat with my large hands!

Opposite the coffee house I spotted this memorial to the controversial dramatist and novelist Arthur Schnitzler. There is no shortage of plaques like this in this city, commemorating world famous artists and scientists.

There will be at least another two months of roadworks. I fear that with the addition of a bike path, there will be only one lane each way for cars, trucks and buses. This is odd, because it is a wide street and one of the main thoroughfares in and out of the city.

Another interesting looking house on the way home, which I only noticed because the sun was on it,

It definitely looks different from Portland, OR.

David

David,

That Sony camera provides for us beautiful sharp images. Have you had it for 12 years? I had an inexpensive 6mp Sony H2 many years ago. That was before I started using Olympus and Canon DSLR cameras. Your skies look lovely. The buildings look very well taken care of and it's nice to see that you are getting some roadwork done too.

I got the RX100 Mk.Va in Aug 2019 -- so 5 years ago. It is actually 20MP, and replaced a Mk.3 version that I had had three years, but which I dropped in the Tate gallery in June 2019! The Mk.Va has many of the features of the Mk.6, but with an f/1.8 -- f/2.8 Zeiss lens which works better in the dark than the later models, which are f/2.8 -- f/4.5. Now, having the Canon R6 and the Leica, I have the low light situations well covered and I would get a Mk.6 or Mk.7 for the much wider zoom. It is a really good pocketable device and I have had some good shots with it.

David

Subject: Rhododendron Flower

The rhododendron flowers are starting to appear in our area. Here's one I thought I would share.

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 75 mm
Lens Model - EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Aslings Beach Rock Pool, Eden NSW Australia, known for the white and pink cliffs above the rock pool.

Dan,

It's refreshing to see such beautiful scenes. I love all of that blue sky.

That look like a nice spot to visit Dan. It's only a bit far away (for me)😉

Thank you Digirame. I'm glad you like them.

Especially at this time of the year. The mornings can be a bit "crisp" but after the fog lifts the warming sun is wonderful - typical autumn weather here.

The normal population of Eden is ~3000 people but during the summer months it swells out to around 6000.