Your Canon Photos No. 8: 25th June to 1st July 2023

David,

I like the bright red color. It looks great.

Subject: Bateman Island

On the way back from our Montana trip, we stopped in Kennewick, WA. There nearby is Bateman Island along the Columbia River. I hope showing 16 resized photos is not too long. I had two more, but DPRevived doesn't allow it (to show more than 16). With the computer program I wrote, I can now load these pictures quite fast with the EXIF data (which is a little bit more than what DPRevived is showing). Part of the trick is to set up the images in a separate folder, where they are organized in a certain sequence (to your liking).

Photo No. 1 - We can see Bateman Island. I'm standing somewhat on the south side, looking north.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 2 - We see this pedestrian "bridge" on the left side that links the main land to Bateman Island. I'm not sure if it's natural or man-made. I suspect that it's man-made. A lot of people that are here, are fishermen.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 3 - Standing on this "bridge" as we look east we see more storm clouds.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 18 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 4 - Looking in the opposite direction, we see more of the same...lots of clouds.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 125
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 19 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 5 - Now I took a path to the north side of the island. I wanted to see the magnificent Columbia River (which by the way, starts in Canada).

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 20 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 6 - On the central and eastern part of the island the trees were destroyed by fire.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 27 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 7 - Again...zoomed up closer....

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 42 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 8 - The fire is devastating for a number of reasons. One reason is that this area gets little rain, so it may be not as easy to recover quickly.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 18 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 9 - We take the path further north into this open area. I see the storm clouds, wondering if we are going to get soaked. I did bring an umbrella.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 18 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 10 - OK, we are almost there to the north side. I see the fishermen getting ready to leave. I don't know if these young boys caught anything.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 74 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 11 - OK, now we see the Columbia River. It's massive.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 12 - With a mixture of dark clouds and bright sun, I got these beautiful contrasts.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 250
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 13 - It's nice to have a zoom lens. Those riverfront homes look huge.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 155 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 14 - Standing here longer, I could see the bridge that spans Richland, WA with Pasco, WA.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 15 - Again...zoomed up closer....

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 160
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 169 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 16 - Oh, I did find a seagull.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 216 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Subject: Bateman Island (Continued)

OK, here's two more...since we are restricted to 16 photos each post.

Photo No. 17 - As I begin to leave, we see another view looking west.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/500 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 20 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 18 - Finally, here's one of the last pictures I took on the pedestrian "bridge" as we walked back to the car. I hope you liked the series.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 10
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 18 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Subject: Car Show

It's been a busy summer. I hope you all are having a good one. Here's some more pictures I took two days ago. Let's see your summer photos also. 😀

Photo No. 1

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 15 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 2

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 21 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 3

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 15 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 4

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 21 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 5

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 18 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 6

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 17 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 7

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 18 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 8

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 25 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 9

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 22 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 10

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 31 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Photo No. 11

Model - Canon EOS M50m2
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 15 mm
Lens Model - EF-M15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM

Hi Digirame,

Love the old cars, one of my favourites has to be the VW Beetle. 😁

Hi all,

Walking a woodland trail this afternoon and came across this, I've seen many spiders webs but this one takes the gold medal, the spider has completely woven around a plant almost tent like. Don't you just love nature.

(Aperture f/7.1 <> (SS): 1/500 <> ISO 250 <> EC: 0 <> PASM Mode: Custom <> Metering: Partial <> Focus Mode: AI Servo <> FL: 119mm <> Lens: Tamron SP 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Di VC USD <> Camera ID: Canon EOS 7D Mark II).

Mocha,

Thanks. Yes, the old VW beetles are still very popular and are a favorite of many people here too.

Mocha,

That spider must be tired. 😀 That was a lot of work. Yes, nature is marvelous.

Great capture! Are you sure it was made by spiders? I think those types of webs covering whole plants are often made by certain caterpillars as far as I know.

I Googled 'tent caterpillar uk' and found this under a Devon article, next door to where I am at the moment in Cornwall, thank you both for that information. 👍

Brown tail moth caterpillar

The caterpillars may be seen from August to October, then again after winter hibernation, from April to June. The caterpillars spin a silken tent over trees and shrubs under which they shelter during dull weather and at night.

Caterpillars do a similar thing, too.

Mocha,

In the United States, they are known as Gypsy Moths. They can devastate whole forests.
When I lived in Pennsylvania, you could drive along and see whole mountainsides that looked like that.

Steve Thomas

Hi Dunlin, Thank You.

Both simplejoy and davidwien alerted me to the fact that it could be caterpillars, I Googled it and found this info.

Brown tail moth caterpillar

The caterpillars may be seen from August to October, then again after winter hibernation, from April to June. The caterpillars spin a silken tent over trees and shrubs under which they shelter during dull weather and at night.

WOW Steve that must be one sight to behold.

Mocha,

It's ugly as sin. They will kill off whole forests

Steve

Subject: Why Bateman Island Is Special?

Some of you who saw my pictures of Bateman Island might have not known what makes it special. It's special in that it is like an oasis in the desert. Without the Columbia River water, it would be mostly grass and small shrubs like the surrounding areas. So I'll show you pictures just before we arrived at the area, then where we crossed over the bridge and where we eventually made it to Bateman Island, where there are lots of trees.

Photo No. 1 - This was taken from a moving car along Highway 395 in Washington state.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 100 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 2 - Washington state is not all forest and green valleys, like what you all may see in travel brochures.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 85 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 3 - So much of the state is dry and barren.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 64 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 4 - Some dry areas are irrigated and crops are grown.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 35 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 5 - I'm not sure what this tower is for.... Does anyone know?

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 50 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 6 - We see railroad tracks here. I saw many trains too.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 500
ExposureBiasValue - 0
FocalLength - 42 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 7 - OK, we cross the bridge near Kennewick, Washington.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 800
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 62 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 8 - On the bridge you can see the sign that says we are entering Kennewick. Straight ahead in the distance is where Bateman Island is located.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/1250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 400
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 18 mm
Lens Model - EF-S18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Photo No. 9 - There's a little telephoto compression here, showing Bateman Island and the homes behind it. The homes are on the other side of the Columbia River and are actually quite far from this island, I think more than a half mile away.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/800 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 175 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Photo No. 10 - We see one more picture of Bateman Island with some fishermen. I hope you enjoyed this series too.

Model - Canon EOS Rebel T7i
ExposureTime - 1/640 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 320
ExposureBiasValue - -0.33
FocalLength - 55 mm
Lens Model - EF-S55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM

Hi Digirame,

Now that's a place I could spend some time discovering, I also see a 'Great White Egret' in photo 9 😁, more reasons to spend some time there.

Love the set.

Mocha,

Thanks. Yes, I saw the white egret too, but I decided to not try to walk closer to it. I did not bring my Tamron 150-600mm lens with me on the long trip. Years ago, when I was there I did see some pretty colorful birds up close in the trees on the pedestrian "bridge". I was hoping I would see them again. They would have looked good with the 55-250mm lens that I was using.