Your Photo of the Week

[iamdlewis]

That was taken on May 3, 2025. I just finished making a Winterthur Spring 2025 power point for family and friends and this was one of my favorites. I guess I posted the photo in the wrong forum. I will delete it and repost in another forum.

I just haven't been to Winterthur in a while and was just thinking I need to head over sooner than later.

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

That was taken on May 3, 2025.

That's only The Other Day!

I regularly don't even process my pics in the same week as taking them. This evening I have just done the concert I attended on 29 June.

 

[Richard A]

I'm doing stuff from 9 months ago that just wasn't a priority at the time or was a bit difficult.

Actually, have even been re-doing some much older stuff which has benefitted from modern software features.

 

[Richard A]

Here is an example of one of the older photos I have recently reprocessed:

Blanche Point

 

[Loke]

Two young siblings fighting for a place in the hierarchy. Taken at a naturepark in Norway. Scandinavian wolves.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Loke]

Another zoo image today. Was lucky to get this lad close. Samutran tiger.

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 1250

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Grey Heron with a Silver Water Beetle Larvae. It was determined not to be eaten, to no avail!

• ILCE-1
• FE 400-800mm F6.3-8 G OSS
• 800.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/800 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[iamdlewis]

Grey Heron with a Silver Water Beetle Larvae. It was determined not to be eaten, to no avail!

I am sure that the Greys are just as aggressive as the Great Blues here and the more I watch and see reports of them the more I am convinced that these are true apex predators. I've seen them eat rabbits, snakes and fishes that don't appear at first will fit but recently I saw a series of photos of a Great Blue eating a gator that was between 2-3ft (60-95cm).

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

I am sure that the Greys are just as aggressive as the Great Blues here and the more I watch and see reports of them the more I am convinced that these are true apex predators. I've seen them eat rabbits, snakes and fishes that don't appear at first will fit but recently I saw a series of photos of a Great Blue eating a gator that was between 2-3ft (60-95cm).

They absolutely are, to be honest I think they are essentially the same species, just named differently.
These guys will literally eat anything they can get in their throat.

 

[spudhead]

Blue darter dragonfly

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[Tim Mayo]

From my local track last week.

• ILCE-1
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 200

 

[Williams359]

This is Dexter the bride and grooms dog from Saturdays wedding

• ILCE-1
• FE 70-200mm F2.8 GM OSS II
• 105.0 mm
• ƒ/3.5
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 160

 

[Loke]

Met this handsome fella in the woods

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 8000

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

We went to a fundraising evening at Jimmy's Farm and Wildlife Park, and this photogenic Llama was a real poser as we were leaving.

• ILCE-7RM4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/400 sec
• ISO 3200

 

[spudhead]

lapwing

• ILCE-1
• FE 300mm F2.8 GM OSS + 2X Teleconverter
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 2000

 

[Clide]

Dreaming in the Gardens

• ILCE-1M2
• FE 70-200mm F4 Macro G OSS II
• 200.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/200 sec
• ISO 200

 

[Alan Clark]

Myathropa florea, a common hoverfly with a distinctive Batman logo on its thorax. 18 images stacked in Helicon Focus.

• FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS
• 90.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 12800

 

[Tim Mayo]

Female Gadwall.

• ILCE-1
• 500mm F5.6 DG DN OS | Sports 024
• 500.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/1000 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

One of the 2 Thunderbirds Nighthawk flight team at Clacton Aire Show on Thursday. A really different display to see, with full neon lighting and fireworks shot from the wing tips. I took over 3000 images on Thursday, so expect a few aviation posts over the next month as I work through!!

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 341.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[alexpler]

Neighbors-made street decorations in Gracia festivities, Barcelona.

• ILCE-7C
• FE 40mm F2.5 G
• 40.0 mm
• ƒ/4
• 1/125 sec
• ISO 500

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 35mm F1.8
• 35.0 mm
• ƒ/2.2
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 160

Just... a flower.

 

[Juicebruiser]

Did you take a photo that you really like in the last week? If so, please do share it here.

Also, if you'd like to challenge yourself you could post a photo each week for 52 weeks, yep that's a whole year! Just comment before your photo which week you are on.

This thread did start out life as a 52 week challenge, but after some discussions with members here renaming it simply to: "Photo of the Week" made more sense, but leaving the option for members to continue or start fresh with a personal 52 week challenge if desired.

A big thank you to everyone who contributes here!

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

This is one of my favourite ever aviation shots that I've taken (though I haven't anywhere near gone through last weeks Air show folder!). 2 very iconic aircraft, and you can't beat the sound of the Merlin engine.

• ILCE-1
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
• 404.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 640

 

[Richard A]

The Aviation Museum here in Adelaide does an engine run a couple of times a year. They have a Merlin just on a stand that they fire up which is awesome. The P47 of course has a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine.

We rarely get airshows anywhere near here unfortunately.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

The Aviation Museum here in Adelaide does an engine run a couple of times a year. They have a Merlin just on a stand that they fire up which is awesome. The P47 of course has a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine.

We rarely get airshows anywhere near here unfortunately.

Yeah I should have added on the P51. They are incredible engines. We are lucky here, we get a lot of shows, and I can get to at least 3 or 4 within a couple of hours. I hadn't been to one for 4 years though. I will also never shoot them at 30fps again

 

[Richard A]

The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation built 200 Mustangs at Fishermans Bend, in Melbourne, during and just after WWII. The first lot had American Packard Merlin engines but the later ones used the actual Rolls Royce engines.

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

The Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation built 200 Mustangs at Fishermans Bend, in Melbourne, during and just after WWII. The first lot had American Packard Merlin engines but the later ones used the actual Rolls Royce engines.

Yep, the one here was one of the last built.