Your Own Nature Pics...

dcstep wrote

Western coyote, lurking in prairie grass, Cherry Creek State Park, Colorado, USA.

Long time no see, DC. Glad to see you're still shooting. Usual stellar work. Nicely done.

M_Six wrote

Long time no see, DC. Glad to see you're still shooting. Usual stellar work. Nicely done.

Thanks Mark.

Bought a M4 Competition X-drive Convertible, so got active again.

Looks like the photography Forum is close to dead. I stopped receiving notices and just kind of faded away.

dcstep wrote

Thanks Mark.

Bought a M4 Competition X-drive Convertible, so got active again.

Looks like the photography Forum is close to dead. I stopped receiving notices and just kind of faded away.

I need to get back into photography. I started cycling 8 years ago and got into that so heavily that the photography took a back seat. I bought a refurbed 24-105 F4L II about a year ago and haven't taken a shot with it yet.

M_Six wrote

I need to get back into photography. I started cycling 8 years ago and got into that so heavily that the photography took a back seat. I bought a refurbed 24-105 F4L II about a year ago and haven't taken a shot with it yet.

That's a great, versatile lens.

I switched to Sony in 2018, and use their 20-70mm f/4 as my walkaround lens.

dcstep wrote

That's a great, versatile lens.

I switched to Sony in 2018, and use their 20-70mm f/4 as my walkaround lens.

I sold my original 24-105 years ago with the intention of getting the new version. But then I put it off and never got back to it until last year.

I have a Sony DSC-RX10 MkIV that I use a lot. It's a good travel camera as it has a decent lens with a huge 24-600mm range. But I've always found the menu system on it to be far less intuitive than Canon's. I probably just need to practice with it more.

M_Six wrote

I sold my original 24-105 years ago with the intention of getting the new version. But then I put it off and never got back to it until last year.

I have a Sony DSC-RX10 MkIV that I use a lot. It's a good travel camera as it has a decent lens with a huge 24-600mm range. But I've always found the menu system on it to be far less intuitive than Canon's. I probably just need to practice with it more.

I've recommended the RX10 to more than one person. It's very versatile.

135mm manual focus vintage lens on a Canon 250D

Speaking of the Sony superzoom, took this in Antarctica of a crabeater seal, it always makes me smile.

M-320D wrote

135mm manual focus vintage lens on a Canon 250D

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Manual focus is really tough these days. The camera bodies are not designed to help you.

iX nOOky wrote

Speaking of the Sony superzoom, took this in Antarctica of a crabeater seal, it always makes me smile.

Looks VERY comfy.

Broad-billed hummingbird - Ramsey Canyon, Arizona:

Great BIF, DC. The level of detail is astounding.

M_Six wrote

Great BIF, DC. The level of detail is astounding.

Sony a9III, hand held with FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS, 60-fps, pre-capture at .3-sec, sitting close to a feeder. It's hard to screw up with that combo.

Used to. Then Parkinson's came for me.
Canon 7D, Sigma 150-500. Sigma 105 Macro,

WVNed wrote

Used to. Then Parkinson's came for me.
Canon 7D, Sigma 150-500. Sigma 105 Macro,

Great shots.

Good luck with your Parkinson's. I know that it's tough.

I have lots.

WVNed wrote

I have lots.

Do you have a Flickr account, or something equivalent?

I'm at https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcstep/albums

dcstep wrote

Do you have a Flickr account, or something equivalent?

I'm at https://www.flickr.com/photos/dcstep/albums

Not any more. I used to have them on SmugMug.

Backyard nature pix from Muskoka. The fawn was born in our ravine a few days ago and the young Albino squirrel showed up this morning.

True Dinner Plate Hibiscus achievement! 8 inches+ 🌺
After many years of growing this particular species of Hibiscus, this is my BIGGEST bloom ever!!! 🤩

Murf the Surf wrote

Backyard nature pix from Muskoka. The fawn was born in our ravine a few days ago and the young Albino squirrel showed up this morning.

Consider downsizing your pix to around 2000p on the long side.

Murf the Surf wrote

Backyard nature pix from Muskoka. The fawn was born in our ravine a few days ago and the young Albino squirrel showed up this morning.

Albino or just white? Albino squirrels usually have red eyes, like this one I spotted in a neighbor's tree.


Albino Squirrel by Mark J Photography, on Flickr