*** October 2025 Images & Videos Thread ***

[RuleOfThirds]

I don't see the campfire though, now I wish there was, with nice smoke and flame details. And of course a smokey whisky

 

[Travis Butler]

How about mushrooms?


20251002-SDIM8412 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, Hexanon 57/1.4


20251002-SDIM8389 by Travis Butler, on Flickr

 

[xaviergut]

8 pictures focus stacked in PS and edited in LR with the
Lumix S5II + Lumix 100mm f/2.8 MACRO
f/5 - 1/30 - ISO 160

 

[pdk42]

I don't see the campfire though, now I wish there was, with nice smoke and flame details. And of course a smokey whisky

There was no campfire, but I thought it would be a great place for one. Your thoughts on the whisky definitely align with mine!

 

[pdk42]

@Travis Butler and @xaviergut - lovely mushroom shots!

 

[pdk42]

S1Rii with 14-28.


Morning Light in the Woods by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[xaviergut]

Scottish cow by XAVIER GUTierrez, on Flickr

Panasonic DC-S5M2
LUMIX S 100/F2.8 MACRO
ƒ/6.3
100.0 mm
1/125
ISO 200

 

[pdk42]

S1Rii with 24-105.


The Lockkeeper's Cottage by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[pdk42]

View attachment 15687Scottish cow by XAVIER GUTierrez, on Flickr

Panasonic DC-S5M2
LUMIX S 100/F2.8 MACRO
ƒ/6.3
100.0 mm
1/125
ISO 200

Very nice. A friend of mine was married to a Scottish Cow .

 

[CharlesH]

In Boston this week, and got some pictures of the USS Constitution (Old Ironsides)

• Panasonic - DC-S1RM2
• LUMIX S 18-40/F4.5-6.3
• 40.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/200 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• ISO 80

This is the oldest commissioned warship in the world, originally put in service in 1797, and still afloat in Boston Harbor. It has been refurbished many times - the current ship is as close to the original as possible. Because the US Government is shut down right now it is not possible to board the ship, so unfortunately I only got shots from the outside.

However the USS Constitution Museum is open, and I took some photos there. Here is a fully rigged model of the ship. Many names were put forth for the ship, and Constitution was proposed by George Washington.

• Panasonic - DC-S1RM2
• LUMIX S 18-40/F4.5-6.3
• 22.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/20 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• 0.7
• ISO 2500

Of the paintings in the museum this one stands out, it portrays what it was like during battle.

• Panasonic - DC-S1RM2
• LUMIX S 18-40/F4.5-6.3
• 33.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/30 sec
• Pattern
• Manual exposure
• 0.7
• ISO 6400

The ship was deployed during the War of 1812 against Great Britian. It carried 56 guns for that mission. After a gun was fired, the barrel was swabbed out with a wet sponge to extinguish any sparks, then a bag of black powder was pushed down the barrel, then the cannon ball was loaded, along with a wad made of old rope to hold the canon ball in place. Finally black powder was poured in the canon vent and flintlock, and it was ready to fire again.

The ship's hull is made from very dense Live Oak timber, 22 inches (0.56 meter) thick. During the height of battle the crew noticed that the British cannon balls bounced off the hull, with no damage. Someone called the ship "Old Ironsides", and that is still its common name.

 

[pdk42]

I remember visiting The Constitution several times when I lived near to Boston in the 1990s. Different world back then …

 

[pdk42]

Fungi and Decay by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[pdk42]

S1Rii with 24-105.


Autumn Trees in Morning Mist by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[pdk42]

S1Rii with 24-105.


Breathe Deep the Gathering Gloom by Paul Kaye, on Flickr

 

[xaviergut]

More mushrooms:

Lumix S5ii + Lumix 100mm f/2.8 Macro, at f/7.1 - 1/125 - ISO 800

Lumix S5ii + Lumix 100mm f/2.8 Macro, at f/7.1 - 1/125 - ISO 400

Focus stacking of 8 pictures in PS in both pictures.

 

[pdk42]

More mushrooms:

View attachment 15692
Lumix S5ii + Lumix 100mm f/2.8 Macro, at f/7.1 - 1/125 - ISO 800


View attachment 15693
Lumix S5ii + Lumix 100mm f/2.8 Macro, at f/7.1 - 1/125 - ISO 400

Focus stacking of 8 pictures in PS in both pictures.

Is that 100mm macro glued to your camera??

Very nice macro shots.