Your Photo of the Week

[Uncle Kevriano]

Week 41. I've not been much out this week, extra work to cover holidays, but the wife and I went to a fire festival tonight. This was by far the best thing there. It was animated and moved in time with music.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 10000

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

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[Deleted Member 5045]

Week 41. I've not been much out this week, extra work to cover holidays, but the wife and I went to a fire festival tonight. This was by far the best thing there. It was animated and moved in time with music.

Something very different! Interesting!

 

[mapleleaf56]

We have another sparrowhawk visiting the garden now after our last one was sadly injured somehow and unlikely to have survived. We've spotted an adult male too but so far I haven't got a good picture of him.

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Wow that’s a beauty Tim..

 

[Clix Pix]

• DSC-RX10M4
• 39.4 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[Tim Mayo]

I think this a 1st for me but I could be wrong.
This shot of a Superb Fairy-wren for me has got what I have been after in a shot of one of them.
I think it is my best ever shot of one of these little things.

Superb shot Ralph! Gorgeous little bird sitting on a nice perch with a clean background. It really makes him pop!

 

[Ralph]

Superb shot Ralph! Gorgeous little bird sitting on a nice perch with a clean background. It really makes him pop!

Thank you for that Timothy.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Sea Cliff, Royal National Park, NSW.

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[Ralph]

Like this and it is what I don't see living inland.

 

[luismanibarro]

Week 43
La Gomera's gold

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 14mm F1.8 GM
• 14.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/60 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

I'm always enjoying your creative landscape images Luis. I sold that Sony 14mm lens a while ago actually, it gives some special looking shots.

 

[luismanibarro]

I'm always enjoying your creative landscape images Luis. I sold that Sony 14mm lens a while ago actually, it gives some special looking shots.

Hi Clint, thanks a lot for your kind comments.... well I actually owned the 16-35GM and a few months ago decided to change all my gear to primes. I went for this 14GM mostly for my work, doing real estate and hotel photography, you sometimes need it in a narrow space such a bathroom... in the other hand, at landscape, which is my hobby, I don't really can't justify this expense, cause the 20G is 99% of the time wide enough for my style, which rather go to narrower field of view, such a 35mm or even a 50mm, but you see, this time I just wanted to catch all the clouds and the 14GM came so nice... so... I don't think I'm using it so often... we will see

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

I went from mainly zooms, to mainly primes, then back to using mainly zooms. I love my 16-35GM, a brilliant no fuss reliable beast.

 

[Tim Mayo]

A kestrel hunting on our local common.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 800

 

[Clix Pix]

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 100mm F2.8 STF GM OSS
• 100.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 400

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

A kestrel hunting on our local common.

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Cracking pic Tim.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Week 42. I haven't been out at all this week, annoyingly, too much knee pain, so a shot from in the garage where this garden cross spider decided to wander in. They are not an indoor species at all, and he has now seen the error of his ways

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/14
• 1/100 sec
• ISO 100

 

[spudhead]

Oriental hornet thanks to Kev for the id

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/10
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Tim Mayo]

Cracking pic Tim.

Cheers kev. I really need to find some more time to spend with them, I have no excuse since they are just up the road from me and there are normally a couple around. I spotted this one when driving past, so pulled over right in front of it and luckily it didn't fly off!

 

[Tim Mayo]

Week 42. I haven't been out at all this week, annoyingly, too much knee pain, so a shot from in the garage where this garden cross spider decided to wander in. They are not an indoor species at all, and he has now seen the error of his ways

Lots of spiders trying to sneak into ours right now too! If they are lucky we'll put them back out again, if not and the dog spots them he won't hesitate to eat them! Sorry to hear about your knee pain, hope you can get them sorted. I've had plenty of issues with my knees too but thankfully they are behaving themselves right now.

 

[Tim Mayo]

A still relatively young starling enjoying some nice weather in the garden for a change.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/1600 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Cracker Gary, brilliant colours!

So sharp and crisp, Timmy. Awesome! ✔

 

[Tim Mayo]

Cracker Gary, brilliant colours!

So sharp and crisp, Timmy. Awesome! ✔

Thank you Clint!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Lots of spiders trying to sneak into ours right now too! If they are lucky we'll put them back out again, if not and the dog spots them he won't hesitate to eat them! Sorry to hear about your knee pain, hope you can get them sorted. I've had plenty of issues with my knees too but thankfully they are behaving themselves right now.

Ta. The cats destroy most spiders, but my garage is a False Widow breeding ground, bloody things. The knees, well, not much hope, buggered until I can get replacements.

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Pretty sure there is beer in this fountain, he actually has a beer gut this bloke...

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[spudhead]

Pretty sure there is beer in this fountain, he actually has a beer gut this bloke...

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Clint looks like the 200-600 is delivering in your hands

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

Cheers Gary! With decent lighting it's almost idiot proof that lens. Great value!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

A Barn Owl with his catch at St Benets Abbey this afternoon. I wasn't expecting to see one, let alone the three we did see (definitely 3 different, they were all hunting at once!) Heavy crop as they didn't get close (well not until it was too dark for photos )

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

A Barn Owl with his catch at St Benets Abbey this afternoon. I wasn't expecting to see one, let alone the three we did see (definitely 3 different, they were all hunting at once!) Heavy crop as they didn't get close (well not until it was too dark for photos )
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Wow!

 

[Clix Pix]

A pair of Hooded Mergansers on our little lake -- first we've seen any this autumn! Hopefully they will be with us all winter and into the spring. This pair was actually swimming forward but looking back to be sure the other three Hoodies were also following....

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 640