General Photography thread

[seagull_special]

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??

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 188585View attachment 188586View attachment 188587View attachment 188588View attachment 188589View attachment 188590View attachment 188591View attachment 188592View attachment 188593View attachment 188594photographers out

Fantastic images, really capture the spirit

 

[seagull_special]

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]

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 188585View attachment 188586View attachment 188587View attachment 188588View attachment 188589View attachment 188590View attachment 188591View attachment 188592View attachment 188593View attachment 188594photographers out

Superb work!

 

[shingle]

Thank you chaps

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

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

 

[BadFish]

Some flowers from mygarden.

 

[BadFish]

Pictures from St Leonards, Victoria before the rain

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Here's why the race was cancelledView attachment 188595

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

 

[shingle]

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]

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]

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]

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

£410 with a kit lens.

Amazon product ASIN B0C65KGFTM

where was that - link is broken?

 

[Wozza]

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]

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]

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!

 

[BadFish]

Trying to capture the drama in the skies yesterday morning.

 

[Frankie]

A Butterfly eating some pink stuff.

 

[seagull_special]

Autumn Vibes

Stacked image (15)
OM 1 MK 2
90mm Macro Lens
Aperture F10
Shutter Speed 1/100s
ISO 200

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

A spot of weather recently.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

God's own county.