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[Kayaker72]

I am back from my annual summer pilgrimage to Idaho. Did an easy camping trip with my sisters to Heyburn State Park. These are from a sunset hike at the park.

537A8407 by kayaker72, on Flickr

537A8443-Pano by kayaker72, on Flickr

537A8449-NR by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

[neuroanatomist]

The Italy trip was great, though it was quite warm while we were there, especially in Rome. Brant, it turns out cruise ships are now banned from entering the Venice Lagoon, so if you go back the huge influx of those passengers won't be an issue. There were still plenty of people everywhere we went, but with the timed tickets we really never stood in a line, even entering the Vatican Museums was immediate.

Here are some images from the trip...

"San Giorgio" – View of the Venetian lagoon from the bell tower on San Giorgio Maggiore island
EOS R8, RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm, 1/400 s, f/8, ISO 100

"Etna Smoke" – Southeast Crater on Mt. Etna, seen from the Etna Observatory at 2800 m; this one was taken from the same location (but the opposite direction) as the shot of Salina posted in the Image of the Month thread.
EOS R8, RF 100-400mm f/5.6-8 IS USM @ 100mm, 1/125 s, f/5.6, ISO 800

"Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi" – Fountain of the Four Winds in Piazza Navona, Rome

EOS R8, TS-E 17mm f/4L, 13 s, f/8, ISO 100

"Campo de' Fiori Flavors" – Examples of the ample delicacies at the Campo de' Fiori market in Rome
EOS R8, RF 28mm f/2.8 STM, 1/320 s, f/3.5, ISO 100

"Vatican Museum Corridor" – The Vatican houses an amazing collection of art, and almost every surface including the floors and ceilings is decorated.

EOS R8, RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM, 1/80 s, f/7.1, ISO 1250

"St. Peter's Dome" – Crepuscular rays shining through the Dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican

EOS R8, RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM @ 14mm, 1/60 s, f/5.6, ISO 2000

The only problem other than being tired and overheated from walking 6-9 miles a day was that when we went from Venice to Sicily the airline left one piece of luggage at the short connection in Rome, which we knew immediately because I had AirTags in all the bags. In that suitcase were the warmer clothes my wife and I had packed for going to the top of Mt. Enta (the kids had theirs) and my scuba diving gear. Long story short, it would have been delivered to us but not until three days later (after both the Etna trip and our planned diving). The number for the courier service that the airline gave me was a dead line. Thanks to the AirTag, I was able to get an address where the bag was located, and Google Maps' street view showed me the front of the pack-and-ship service with a phone number on the storefront, so I was able to call them and we drove over to collect the bag sooner. Moral of the story, when you travel put a tracker in your luggage!

Thanks for looking!

[Kayaker72]

The Italy trip was great, though it was quite warm while we were there, especially in Rome. Brant, it turns out cruise ships are now banned from entering the Venice Lagoon, so if you go back the huge influx of those passengers won't be an issue. There were still plenty of people everywhere we went, but with the timed tickets we really never stood in a line, even entering the Vatican Museums was immediate.

Good to hear. Three cruise ships was getting pretty out of control. Also, I've heard they were hard on the lagoon.

Great set of photos. Looks like a great trip, despite the mishandling of bags.

[Minerve101]

Blue moon by dfwatsoneuro, on Flickr

I learned more about producing monochrome of a particular hue from our local photo club. Last night was a "blue moon", so I took a shot at giving it a faint blue cast.

I guess I have only been posting "once in a blue moon," anyway.

Glad both Brant and Neuroanatomist (is it John?) had good trips to Italy!

Danny

[neuroanatomist]

Nice, Danny! Next blue moon, try setting the WB to tungsten.

Here's my version, black and white conversion using DxO FilmPack's version of Kodak Tmax 100 (that was the film I used most often, back when I shot film).

"Super Blue Moon 2023"

EOS R3, EF 600mm f/4L IS II + 2xIII, 1/320 s, f/8, ISO 100

Best,

John

[Minerve101]

Thanks for the advice, John. For our club assignment we were encouraged to explore conversion to monochrome without presets, but of course a good preset is way quicker.

I finished editing some shots from a 2023 trip to Europe, mostly in Andalusia region of Spain. I am entering one in the monthly contest. Here is another that I liked from the Cathedral in Seville.

Seville Altar by dfwatsoneuro, on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

Great detail Danny!

I just got back from Europe as well. I've been through the pictures from Prague. I posted one in the monthly and here are a few others that I liked.

537A9360 by kayaker72, on Flickr

537A9304 by kayaker72, on Flickr

537A9311 by kayaker72, on Flickr

537A9416 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing...Brant

[Minerve101]

Love the mood of the set from Prague.

I don't know much about architecture, but I think I get the point in this building. The distance from foreground to the fartherst arch was about 240 feet.

Grand Mosque Cordoba by dfwatsoneuro, on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

Making my way through some Europe (for work)

A few from Stockholm

537A0066 by kayaker72, on Flickr


537A0161 by kayaker72, on Flickr

537A0232 by kayaker72, on Flickr

537A0254 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing....Brant

[neuroanatomist]

First real use of my full spectrum converted EOS M6, on a trip to San Francisco last week.

"Financial District IR" – seen from my room on the top (32nd) floor of the Parc 55 Hotel

EOS M6, full spectrum conversion, EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM @ 18mm, 1/200 s, f/8, ISO 125, 550nm IR filter, red-blue channel swap