*** August 2025 Image and Video Thread ***

[xaviergut]

Ok, there we go. Beautiful sunset light:

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24/F1.8
• ƒ/1.8
• 24mm
• 1/200s
• ISO 400

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 14-28/F4-5.6
• ƒ/5.1
• 24mm
• 1/200s
• ISO 250

 

[Travis Butler]

Ok, there we go. Beautiful sunset light:

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Love this second one especially! I feel inadequate. ^^;;

 

[xaviergut]

Love this second one especially! I feel inadequate. ^^;;

Thank you, Travis!!

 

[RuleOfThirds]

First few from the Vosges, France and I had to try out the 28-200. And it is looking good! From now on I won't have hesitations to bring it.

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/9
• 48mm
• 1/15s
• ISO 160

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/9
• 28mm
• 1/160s
• ISO 100

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/9
• 28mm
• 1/13s
• ISO 3200

 

[RuleOfThirds]

Hungry duck gone fishy. original + 100% crop. Never could have taken this without this lens as I won't go carrying a 70-300 on a 6km walk for just in case you see a duck eating a fish

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/11
• 200mm
• 1/125s
• ISO 320

 

[pdk42]

After the Harvest by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[pdk42]

Green by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[pdk42]

Bridge over the Grand Union Canal by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[pdk42]

Evening Cumulus by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[pdk42]

Hungry duck gone fishy. original + 100% crop. Never could have taken this without this lens as I won't go carrying a 70-300 on a 6km walk for just in case you see a duck eating a fish
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Ducks eating fish!!??? Are there no bread crusts available in your part of the world?

 

[RuleOfThirds]

Ducks eating fish!!??? Are there no bread crusts available in your part of the world?

French Ducks

 

[RuleOfThirds]

Few from today. Strasbourg and Monastery Mont Ste-Odile

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 16-35/F4
• ƒ/8
• 18mm
• 1/250s
• ISO 160

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/8
• 79mm
• 1/125s
• ISO 100

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/11
• 93mm
• 1/30s
• ISO 100

 

[Nevyn72]

Ducks eating fish!!??? Are there no bread crusts available in your part of the world?

He Paul, i did understand you have french citizenship right, if I remember a pist from you a few months ago - meaning it's your part of the World

 

[pdk42]

Ok, there we go. Beautiful sunset light:

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OMG, there's terrible CA in that shot

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Seriously, both are very nice!

 

[pdk42]

He Paul, i did understand you have french citizenship right, if I remember a pist from you a few months ago - meaning it's your part of the World

Yes, I'm now a French citizen - but there was nothing in the naturalisation process about the habits and meal preferences of canards! However, I have a few recipe books that tell me how to cook them!

 

[xaviergut]

OMG, there's terrible CA in that shot

Hahahaha

The rainbow is a "chromatic aberration" of nature

 

[RuleOfThirds]

Walk to/around Le Grand Ballon, Vosges (highest mountain of that region). We could see Mont. Black from the top.

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/10
• 200mm
• 1/250s
• ISO 100

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/8
• 83mm
• 1/250s
• ISO 200

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/11
• 200mm
• 1/250s
• ISO 400

 

[RuleOfThirds]

And we visited Cascade Charlemagne today also.

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/8
• 28mm
• 1/30s
• ISO 400

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/8
• 33mm
• 1/30s
• ISO 500

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/8
• 28mm
• 1/30s
• ISO 1000

 

[RuleOfThirds]

I must say, that LUMIX 28-200 is a great travel lens. Really really like it. Sharp enough closed down. Good OIS. Shouldn’t have hesitated so long. And the €699 I paid for it brand new is a great price/performance/usability ratio.

Are my other lenses in the same focal range “better”? Sure! But this is more then good enough for outdoor snapshots.

 

[RuleOfThirds]

Walk to/around Le Grand Ballon, Vosges (highest mountain of that region). We could see Mont. Black from the top.
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Stupid auto-correct. Should have been Mont Blanc!