*** June 2026 Image & Video Thread ***

[PJD]

Using a 24mm macro extension tube on a windy day. The flower is a Western Columbine.

• Panasonic DC-S5M2X
• LUMIX S 50/F1.8
• ƒ/4
• 50mm
• 1/125s
• ISO 100

 

[Travis Butler]

Snowy Egret
Was out looking for a Great Blue Heron I had spotted on the previous day, but came across this Snowy Egret instead. Magnificent bird. HUGE feet.

I’d say you got a pretty good alternative.

Made some ameture-ish mistakes with the exposure; should have dialed it back a bit to avoid blowing out all those white feathers. I was able to remove most (?) of the color cast that appeared after I had reduced the highlights. White can be tricky if you overexpose even a little, I have learned. Also used C1's new Denoise feature.

Yeah, this is why I habitually under-expose. I’ve generally had better luck recovering shadows than blown highlights - and when I can’t, I’d rather live with dark blobs than light, I have a taste for silhouettes anyway.

 

[Travis Butler]

20260605-SDIM0768 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

This poor canoe has seen better days. ;_;

My grandfather used to take scout/explorer groups on 2-week canoe trips into the Boundary Waters area along the Canada/Minnesota border; he had some decided opinions on canoe construction, aluminum with cast keels all the way.

 

[Ericopp]

A few from last weekend’s hike. I’m still getting used to the s9. I normally shoot Fuji and was trying to find an x100vi, but the recent sale on the s9 with 18-40mm was too good to pass up. I’m impressed with the raw files, but I missed focus a lot. My 43 year old eyes and the sun miss the viewfinder.

• Panasonic DC-S9
• LUMIX S 18-40/F4.5-6.3
• ƒ/9
• 33mm
• 1/100s
• ISO 2500

• Panasonic DC-S9
• LUMIX S 18-40/F4.5-6.3
• ƒ/8
• 26mm
• 1/100s
• ISO 125

• Panasonic DC-S9
• LUMIX S 18-40/F4.5-6.3
• ƒ/8
• 38mm
• 1/100s
• ISO 200

 

[sergun80]

45i

 

[PJD]

A "Red-Breasted Sapsucker" woodpecker on my neighbor's utility pole. (A crop of a 24MP RAW.)

• Panasonic DC-S5M2X
• LUMIX S 70-300/F4.5-5.6
• ƒ/5.6
• 300mm
• 1/400s
• ISO 100

 

[pdk42]

A shot from last year that I've just got around to processing.


French Charm by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[Snowlexx]

• Panasonic DC-S5M2
• ƒ/8
• 24mm
• 4/1s
• ISO 100