*** July 2026 Image & Video Thread ***

[Mmichaelhh1234]

These are a couple fawns on the property and I was hiding along a fence; not very well apparently.

 

[Mmichaelhh1234]

Sunrise on the bluff and some candid deer shots

 

[Travis Butler]

Sunrise on the bluff and some candid deer shots

I like the deer waiting to sit down on the lawn furniture.

 

[Travis Butler]

20260705-SDIM1198v1.dng by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, Helios 44-2

20260705-SDIM1208 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

 

[Jonathan-Mac]

Taken through a hole in an art sculpture outside the train station at Chamartin in central Madrid. S5 and TTA 40mm f/2.

Madrid towers by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

 

[RuleOfThirds]

One of Europe largest castles, the fortress of Sedan, France

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 16-35/F4
• ƒ/4
• 16mm
• 1/1250s
• ISO 100

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 16-35/F4
• ƒ/4
• 35mm
• 1/320s
• ISO 100

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• ƒ/4
• 16mm
• 1/20s
• ISO 3200

 

[RuleOfThirds]

We visited the city of Dinant (Belgium) with its Citadel. Quite a climb, 408 stairs (quite high also, and uneven).

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-60/F2.8
• ƒ/8
• 31mm
• 1/250s
• ISO 100

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-60/F2.8
• ƒ/8
• 45mm
• 1/250s
• ISO 100

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 24-60/F2.8
• ƒ/8
• 24mm
• 1/320s
• ISO 125

 

[RuleOfThirds]

Walk on mont d'Haurs in Givet. We will visit the Citadel it self later.

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/10
• 50mm
• 1/320s
• ISO 250

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• LUMIX S 28-200/F4-7.1
• ƒ/11
• 115mm
• 1/320s
• ISO 320

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• ƒ/8
• 50mm
• 1/320s
• ISO 160

 

[RuleOfThirds]

Today we were at te Goyet caves (Belgium, for now we are practically on the border of France and Belgium). Here is where the famous skeleton of the oldest dog of mankind is found, 35000 years old. Lot's of stuf found when it was excavated 200 years ago. Also Neanderthaler remains, Mamut, Holen Bear etc.

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• ƒ/1.8
• 35mm
• 1/15s
• ISO 2000

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• ƒ/1.8
• 35mm
• 1/15s
• ISO 640

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• ƒ/1.8
• 35mm
• 1/15s
• ISO 500

 

[PJD]

@RuleOfThirds

Great photos! … if you happen to be passing through Huy, Belgium, give a little salute for me …

Post in thread 'Greetings from between Haarlem and Brussels'

Aug 7, 2024

My apologies again for this detour, but speaking of Belgium ...

If any of you happen to travel by train through the Statte railroad station in Huy, Belgium, please give a thought to the WWII Allied soldiers once based there.

My late Uncle Joseph Contento was one of them, although I didn't know this until well after he passed away in 1990. I inherited a few photos he brought back after the war. The town name is written on some of them, and some are dated, but little or no other info. I was able to figure out exactly where they were taken.

The solo portrait of Joe is dated "June 20...

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[RuleOfThirds]

@RuleOfThirds

Great photos! … if you happen to be passing through Huy, Belgium, give a little salute for me …

Post in thread 'Greetings from between Haarlem and Brussels'

Aug 7, 2024

My apologies again for this detour, but speaking of Belgium ...

If any of you happen to travel by train through the Statte railroad station in Huy, Belgium, please give a thought to the WWII Allied soldiers once based there.

My late Uncle Joseph Contento was one of them, although I didn't know this until well after he passed away in 1990. I inherited a few photos he brought back after the war. The town name is written on some of them, and some are dated, but little or no other info. I was able to figure out exactly where they were taken.

The solo portrait of Joe is dated "June 20...

• PJD

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Probably going to the Battle of the Bulge museum in Bastogne tomorrow…. My son wants to check it out.

 

[PJD]

Probably going to the Battle of the Bulge museum in Bastogne tomorrow…. My son wants to check it out.

If you go, I imagine it will be a very moving experience.

If they have a list of American soldiers KIA, look for “Ermingildo G. DeCrescenzo” (or “Emingildo”, the way the Army misspelled it), my father’s brother. Gravely wounded during the BOTB, my uncle “Gildo” (36th INF, 3rd Army) died in a Netherlands hospital several weeks later, and was buried in Margraten.

 

[CharlesH]

Probably going to the Battle of the Bulge museum in Bastogne tomorrow….

My father fought and lived through the Battle of the Bulge. At least 8,600 Americans were killed. 9 to 10 times as many were wounded. The German casualties were horrific. He related stories about this cold dreaded winter; the more human side. He described that most of the German soldiers were very young, teenagers; or old, beyond what you'd consider fighting age. He viewed them as like himself, drafted into an unwanted battle, and he had much empathy for their situation.

I've been quite a bit in Belgium, all for work. I like the people there and have some life long friends. Everyone in the Dutch speaking part speaks perfect English so it is very easy to spend time there. I have never been to the museum in Bastogne. I'm not sure I could handle it emotionally. I would really appreciate what pictures you can post.