General Photography thread

seagull_special · Sep 7, 2024

Bodian said:
Good on you. I have also had that ongoing mission. Would you like to see my hundreds of photos of slightly out of focus flowers where the bee had been a moment ago??

shingle said:
Anyhow, here's a few pics from the Palio in Siena, Italy taken in July. I have photographed many Palios over the last 30 odd years but after a 16 year Hiatus the town council remembered me and gave me a press pass. The Palio is a spectacular event and some of these pics as well as others taken over the years will be included in a photo book that I am planning. I shall be there again for the July and August Palios (the palio is run twice a year). If you're in the area it's a must see, it goes on for 4 days and culminates in a 90 second (3 lap) race around the Piazza. Unfortunately I missed the race this year as I had to fly home on the 4th July, the race is on 2nd July, but was cancelled for two successive days due to the bad weather. This hasnt happened for decades and caught me and alot of the other View attachment 188585 View attachment 188586 View attachment 188587 View attachment 188588 View attachment 188589 View attachment 188590 View attachment 188591 View attachment 188592 View attachment 188593 View attachment 188594photographers out

Fantastic images, really capture the spirit

seagull_special · Sep 7, 2024

Bodian said:
Good on you. I have also had that ongoing mission. Would you like to see my hundreds of photos of slightly out of focus flowers where the bee had been a moment ago??

They would go nicely with the thousands I have. It is definitely a numbers game!

Tom Hark Preston Park · Sep 7, 2024

shingle said:
Anyhow, here's a few pics from the Palio in Siena, Italy taken in July. I have photographed many Palios over the last 30 odd years but after a 16 year Hiatus the town council remembered me and gave me a press pass. The Palio is a spectacular event and some of these pics as well as others taken over the years will be included in a photo book that I am planning. I shall be there again for the July and August Palios (the palio is run twice a year). If you're in the area it's a must see, it goes on for 4 days and culminates in a 90 second (3 lap) race around the Piazza. Unfortunately I missed the race this year as I had to fly home on the 4th July, the race is on 2nd July, but was cancelled for two successive days due to the bad weather. This hasnt happened for decades and caught me and alot of the other View attachment 188585 View attachment 188586 View attachment 188587 View attachment 188588 View attachment 188589 View attachment 188590 View attachment 188591 View attachment 188592 View attachment 188593 View attachment 188594photographers out

Superb work!

shingle · Sep 7, 2024

Thank you chaps

Harry Wilson's tackle · Sep 7, 2024

Quite pleased with how this bit of the garden now looks in later August.

BadFish · Sep 8, 2024

Some flowers from mygarden.

BadFish · Sep 8, 2024

Pictures from St Leonards, Victoria before the rain

Green Cross Code Man · Sep 8, 2024

shingle said:
Here's why the race was cancelledView attachment 188595

The light, oh my word the light. Which focal length was that taken at?

shingle · Sep 8, 2024

Green Cross Code Man said:
The light, oh my word the light. Which focal length was that taken at?

24mm, would love to have gone wider, but was using my all purpose 24-70 that day,

Armchair · Sep 8, 2024

Not in flight but managed to get this one of a bee swinging on the Fuschia in my garden looking rather like a trapeze artist.

Wozza · Sep 9, 2024

Bottom of Canon's RF range but what a bargain!

£410 with a kit lens.

Updated/indirect link.

Canon EOS R100 Mirrorless Camera, 24.1MP, 4K, DIGIC 8 at Amazon for £410.00 | hotukdeals

www.hotukdeals.com

Wardy's twin · Sep 9, 2024

Wozza said:
Bottom of Canon's RF range but what a bargain!

£410 with a kit lens.

Amazon product

where was that - link is broken?

Wozza · Sep 9, 2024

Wardy's twin said:
where was that - link is broken?

Canon EOS R100 Mirrorless Camera, 24.1MP, 4K, DIGIC 8 at Amazon for £410.00 | hotukdeals

www.hotukdeals.com

Algernon · Sep 9, 2024

I was at Rutland water yesterday evening and took these on my Samsung phone.
They came out OK, all credit to the phone.
I mean how could they not come out OK, just look at the place.

Bodian · Sep 9, 2024

Algernon said:
I was at Rutland water yesterday evening and took these on my Samsung phone.
They came out OK, all credit to the phone.
I mean how could they not come out OK, just look at the place.

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Has it not rained down there? We're at 85%-95% capacity in our reservoirs - at the end of the summer!