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*** September 2025 Image and Video Thread ***

A few "portraits" of a juvenile Cooper's hawk perched on my fence. These are 100% crops from the S1RII, Sigma 150-600 & 1.4x TC. Definitely the closest I've ever been to one of these majestic birds.

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  • Panasonic DC-S1RM2
  • 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | S 021 + TC-1411
  • 840mm
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO 2500


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  • Panasonic DC-S1RM2
  • 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | S 021 + TC-1411
  • 840mm
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO 2500


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  • Panasonic DC-S1RM2
  • 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | S 021 + TC-1411
  • 840mm
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO 2500
 
GeorgeHudetz said:
A few "portraits" of a juvenile Cooper's hawk perched on my fence. These are 100% crops from the S1RII, Sigma 150-600 & 1.4x TC. Definitely the closest I've ever been to one of these majestic birds.
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These are amazing quality, George! Great work.

I am guessing you're loving the new S1Rii with images like this.
 
George, fantastic images of your fence visitor - really great to see.
 
Pete_W said:
These are amazing quality, George! Great work.

I am guessing you're loving the new S1Rii with images like this.
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Thanks Pete. Yes, the RII really allows me to focus on getting the shot instead of wondering about AF. I was hoping to get him taking off but it didn't work out.
 
Went to the zoo last Sunday...
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  • Panasonic DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 100/F2.8 MACRO
  • ƒ/2.8
  • 100mm
  • 1/125s
  • ISO 125

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  • Panasonic DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 100/F2.8 MACRO
  • ƒ/2.8
  • 100mm
  • 1/125s
  • ISO 6400

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  • Panasonic DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 50/F1.8
  • ƒ/2
  • 50mm
  • 1/100s
  • ISO 200
 
I am currently on a road trip and took this shot on Tuesday at Cootamundra, a regional town in south-west NSW.

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  • Panasonic DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 70-300/F4.5-5.6
  • ƒ/8
  • 137mm
  • 1/640s
  • ISO 100
 
Did anyone manage to get a photo of the lunar eclipse on 7 September? It was partial when I say it here. This was with the fp L and 20-60 maxed out on digital zoom I think, propped on my window frame...it's a tiny file.
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  • SIGMA SIGMA fp L
  • LUMIX S 20-60/F3.5-5.6
  • ƒ/5.6
  • 59mm
  • 1/1600s
  • ISO 1600
 
Here’s two aurora shots from the other night. I was up in Rocky Mountain National Park doing some astro with a friend, and I remembered the G1/G2 prediction. Turned around and there it was. It was not nearly as intense as it was in 2024, but still a nice bonus to the evening.

These were shot with my new Sigma 14/1.4 Art. It’s a beautiful lens - build quality seems even higher than other Art lenses I own - if you can believe that - and the optics are top-notch. It won’t be a commonly used lens - mostly for early spring astro, where the arch is easier to capture, but I could see using it for pre-planned “hero” landscape shots where I know 14mm is the focal length I want. Comparing it to the 14-24/2.8, it has substantially less distortion and that alone means it would be my choice if I have it in my bag. But again, it probably wont be unless I know I want 14mm.

You can see the tail of the Milky Way (only the tail is visible since I’m facing north) in this first shot.

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  • Panasonic DC-S1RM2
  • 14mm F1.4 DG DN | Art 023
  • 14mm
  • 30/1s
  • ISO 400


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  • Panasonic DC-S1RM2
  • 14mm F1.4 DG DN | Art 023
  • 14mm
  • 30/1s
  • ISO 400
 
I went for a ride in this train yesterday from Albury (regional city on the New South Wales / Victoria state border) to Cootamundra in NSW, a total of 216 kilometres through mostly rural farmland. Great fun for a rail fan.

The train is pictured here at Junee, the mid-point in the trip. The train was organised to raise funds for 'Can Assist', a charity that provides cancer assistance for people who live in rural NSW.

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  • Panasonic DC-S5M2
  • LUMIX S 24-105/F4
  • ƒ/9
  • 105mm
  • 1/800s
  • ISO 500
 
Pete_W said:
I went for a ride in this train yesterday from Albury (regional city on the New South Wales / Victoria state border) to Cootamundra in NSW, a total of 216 kilometres through mostly rural farmland. Great fun for a rail fan.
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We had a large rail fan Festival this last weekend at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. I just happened to meet one of the organizers and he was super enthusiastic about what a wonderful thing it was. I could only think of you Pete. :)
 
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  • Panasonic DC-S5M2X
  • LUMIX S 20-60/F3.5-5.6
  • ƒ/7.1
  • 60mm
  • 1/800s
  • ISO 3200
I haven’t had a chance to do much photography lately, but here’s a recent image. Oak tree acorns. Cheers.
 
CharlesH said:
We had a large rail fan Festival this last weekend at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. I just happened to meet one of the organizers and he was super enthusiastic about what a wonderful thing it was. I could only think of you Pete. :)
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That looks like it would have been an awesome event Charles!

Many years ago my wife and I took the train from Union Station to the Bay Area near San Francisco. It was a great trip (about 10 hours from memory) and I loved the Union Station architecture.

In a few weeks time we will have a similar event in Sydney, the Transport Heritage Expo. I'll be there with the S5ii.
 
S9 7Artisans M35/2 ii
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