© 2020 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott

The Canon EOS R5 is Canon's most advanced, complete camera in a long, long time. It has a few flaws (most notably a tendency to overheat when shooting the most demanding video codecs), but it has a very long list of virtues, including high resolution (45Mpx), great high ISO performance and dynamic range, fast burst rates (12 FPS mechanical and 20 FPS Electronic), deep buffers, great IBIS (sensor stabilization), and a truly awesome focus system. Add an amazing amount of video options and great ergonomics, and this is a camera that I simply love using. Bottom line: I bought one. Here's my review coverage:

Text Review: bit.ly/EOSR5review

Definitive Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5def

Standard Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5stan

Image Gallery: bit.ly/EOSR5images

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Technical Info | Canon EOS R5 + Lenses | Check me out on:  My Patreon  | Dustin's Website |  Instagram |  YouTube Channel

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Three metres at 12.22pm on Monday 29th May 2014 off 2903 Ocean Boulevard, Victoria, on the Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary, on the Juan De Fuca Strait, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The Lagoon is one of seven Migratory Bird Sanctuaries in British Columbia, and an important stopover for birds journeying between North and South America. Visitors include geese and Swans, Bald Eagles and Great Blue Herons, plus many other species of birds.

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias) is a wading bird in the Heron family Ardeidae and found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean and Galapagos Islands. One of the largest of Herons, it has a head to tail length of 01-137 centimetres (36-54 inches) and a wingspan of 187-201 centimetres (66-79 inches). They are found where my family live, and naturally very wary of mankind, flying off as soon as you are within fifty to one hundred yards of them.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 500mm Shutter speed: 1/200s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/11.0 iso64 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5860K) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 25m 35.00s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 27m 46.00s

ALTITUDE: 3.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.8MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 49.60MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two metres (Sea level) at 19:08pm on Wednesday 17th May 2023 on an unamed and uninhabited by mankind wilderness, some distance from Dawley Passage Provincial Park and Meares Island in the Alberni-Clayoquot region of British Columbia in Canada.

I was stationed in a seventy year old house I was renting in Campbell Street, Tofino in British Columbia in Canada and booked a place on a twenty three feet long Zodiac inflatable in full life saving gear with Remote Passages Marine Excursions at 51 Wharf Street in Tofino.

This is a magnifcicent full grown adult American Black Bear (Ursus Americanus), medium sized bears native to North America, and found in abundance in the Yukon territory and Alaska and remote island in British Columbia such as this. Black bears have a small tail, up to nine inches long foot length and males can weigh up to 250kgs. They have poor long distance vision but excellent smell, and this adult knew we were away in the water before we ever saw it.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 600mm Shutter speed: 1/1600s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso2000 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held with Tamron VC control enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4610k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening A+1.00/Clarity A+1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 10m 7.0s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 44m 37.30s

ALTITUDE: 2.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.7MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 29.20MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

© 2020 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott

The Canon EOS R5 is Canon's most advanced, complete camera in a long, long time. It has a few flaws (most notably a tendency to overheat when shooting the most demanding video codecs), but it has a very long list of virtues, including high resolution (45Mpx), great high ISO performance and dynamic range, fast burst rates (12 FPS mechanical and 20 FPS Electronic), deep buffers, great IBIS (sensor stabilization), and a truly awesome focus system. Add an amazing amount of video options and great ergonomics, and this is a camera that I simply love using. Bottom line: I bought one. Here's my review coverage:

Text Review: bit.ly/EOSR5review

Definitive Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5def

Standard Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5stan

Image Gallery: bit.ly/EOSR5images

#photodujour #dustinabbott #dustinabbott.net #photography #2020 #canon #EOSR5 #canonR5 #canoneosr5 #RF15_35L #shawwoods #forest #autumn #foliage #oldgrowthforest

Technical Info | Canon EOS R5 + Lenses | Check me out on:  My Patreon  | Dustin's Website |  Instagram |  YouTube Channel

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at 12:32pm on Wednesday 16th July 2025 at an altitude of Forty one in the Grounds of Warnham Nature Reserve in Horsham, West Sussex. Here we a male Blackbird (Turdus Merula) beside his nest in the forest.

The Millpond dates back to the 16th Century and parts of the woodland dates back even further to the 13th Century. A beautiful location for a walk, or to sit amongst nature and so see birds and butterflies in their natural habitat.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 600mm Shutter speed: 1/250s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/6.3 Iso160 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held with Tamron VC control enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4610K) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity A+1.00) Active D-Lighting: Low

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 51d 5m 7.30s

LONGITUDE: W 0d 19m 32.70s

ALTITUDE: 56.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 92.7MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 21.30MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Thirteen metres at 07:44am on Tuesday 16th May 2023 off Lone Cone Road and Campbell Street, close to the shoreline in Tofino in British Columbia in Canada.

American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird of the true thrush genus and Turdidae, the wider thrush family. It is named after the European robin because of its reddish-orange breast, though the two species are not closely related. It has roughly a two year lifespan.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 350mm Shutter speed: 1/25s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/7.1 iso640 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held withy Tamron VC control enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5240K) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening A+1.00/Clarity A+1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 9m 0.5s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 53m 44.90s

ALTITUDE: 13.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.9MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 49.10MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two hundred and forty one metres at 15.08pm on Tuesday May 7th 2024 off South Street in Rhayader, Mid-Wales from the Low level professional photography hide at Gigrin Farm feeding station.

The Red Kite (Milvus Milvus) is a medium sized bird of prey (Raptor) in the Accipitridae family, and was saved from national extinction by a long running protection programme. It has now been successfully re-introduced into England and Scotland, and Wales, and they are listed under schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside act, currently with a green status. They can reach 66cms in length with up to a 195cms wingspan, and there around 4,600 breeding pairs in the UK in 2024.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Hand held Focal length: 600mm Shutter speed: 1/2000s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/9.0 Auto iso360 Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Focus mode: AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled AF-Focus area: 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Centre weighted metering Active D-Lighting: Normal White balance on: Natural light auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 52d 17m 49.60s

LONGITUDE: W 3d 29m 42.00s

ALTITUDE: 241.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 92.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 23.30MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at 10:35am on Thursday 3rd April 2025 at an altitude of eighty nine metres in the grounds of Scadbury Park nature reserve, located off Old Perry St, Chislehurst BR7 6P, in the borough of Bromley.

It is also a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. It is over 300 acres, and is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and the Jubilee Country Park.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 27mm Shutter speed: 1/50s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 Iso160 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held with Nikkor VR Vibration reduction enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (8680K) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity A+1.00) Active D-Lighting: Low

Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 51d 24m 40.2s

LONGITUDE: E 0d 5m 55.30s

ALTITUDE: 89.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 41.30MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Six metres at 09:00am on Thursday 4th May 2023 off Stanley Park Seawall Path and Stanley Park Drive, on a patch of sandy beach looking towards Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia.

It was Completed in 1938, and spans the First Narrows of Burrard Inlet, connecting the City of Vancouver to the North Shore municipalities of North Vancouver and West Vancouver. It's named after the Lions, two mountain peaks visible from the city, and is also known as the First Narrows Bridge.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 82mm Shutter speed: 1/60s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso64 Handheld with Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Natural light auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 18m 12.70s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 7m 51.10s

ALTITUDE: 6.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.7MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 46.90MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

© 2020 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott

The Canon EOS R5 is Canon's most advanced, complete camera in a long, long time. It has a few flaws (most notably a tendency to overheat when shooting the most demanding video codecs), but it has a very long list of virtues, including high resolution (45Mpx), great high ISO performance and dynamic range, fast burst rates (12 FPS mechanical and 20 FPS Electronic), deep buffers, great IBIS (sensor stabilization), and a truly awesome focus system. Add an amazing amount of video options and great ergonomics, and this is a camera that I simply love using. Bottom line: I bought one. Here's my review coverage:

Text Review: bit.ly/EOSR5review

Definitive Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5def

Standard Video Review: bit.ly/EOSR5stan

Image Gallery: bit.ly/EOSR5images

#photodujour #dustinabbott #dustinabbott.net #photography #2020 #canon #EOSR5 #canonR5 #canoneosr5 #RF15_35L #shawwoods #forest #autumn #foliage #oldgrowthforest

Technical Info | Canon EOS R5 + Lenses | Check me out on:  My Patreon  | Dustin's Website |  Instagram |  YouTube Channel

©All photographs on this site are copyright: ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams) 2011 – 2021 & GETTY IMAGES ®

No license is given nor granted in respect of the use of any copyrighted material on this site other than with the express written agreement of ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams). No image may be used as source material for paintings, drawings, sculptures, or any other art form without permission and/or compensation to ©DESPITE STRAIGHT LINES (Paul Williams)

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Four metres at 10:16am on Sunday 3rd 2023 off Lochside Drive and Ferguson Road at Saanichton Bay Park in Central Saanich area of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 24mm Shutter speed: 1/100s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/14.0 iso80 Handheld with Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Natural light Auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 35m 44.40s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 23m 26.30s

ALTITUDE: 4.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.4MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 32.50MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at 10:31am on Thursday 3rd April 2025 at an altitude of eighty nine metres in the grounds of Scadbury Park nature reserve, located off Old Perry St, Chislehurst BR7 6P, in the borough of Bromley.

It is also a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. It is over 300 acres, and is part of an extensive wildlife corridor together with Petts Wood and the Jubilee Country Park.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 35mm Shutter speed: 1/60s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/4.5 Iso64 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held with Nikkor VR Vibration reduction enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5370K) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity A+1.00) Active D-Lighting: Low

Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 51d 24m 40.2s

LONGITUDE: E 0d 5m 55.30s

ALTITUDE: 89.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 55.40MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Four hundred and forty eight metres at 11:05am on Wednesday 10th May at 5932 Old Vernon Road at Kangaroo Creek Farm in Kelowna V1X 7V2, British Columbia.

The scarlet macaw (Ara macao) is a large Neotropical parrot native to humid evergreen forests of the Americas. Its range extends from southeastern Mexico to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil in lowlands, the Caribbean island of Trinidad, as well as the Pacific island of Coiba. They can measure up to 32 inches in length and weigh around 2ibs.They can live up to seventy five years.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 120mm Shutter speed: 1/60s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/11.0 iso320 Hand held with Nikon VR Vibration reduction enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.24 (4550K) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 58m 9.1s

LONGITUDE: W 119d 22m 19.70s

ALTITUDE: 448.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 92.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 35.50MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

This photograph was published in an online article in LIVE SCIENCE MAGAZINE on January 8th 2024, titled:

'' How 10 animals evolved their iconic features - Why are whales so big? Why are giraffe's necks so long? Here are the origins of 10 iconic features in the animal kingdom ''.

By Elise Poore

Launched in 2004, Live Science received Webby Awards as an Honoree in the Science category in 2008 and 2010. t was acquired by TechMediaNetwork, later called Purch, in 2009. Future PLC acquired Purch in 2018 and is the current publisher of Live Science, operating out of New York City, London and Bath, England.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Five metres, at 13:51pm on Monday 9th January 2023, off the Mall and Horse Guards Road within the grounds of St James's Park in Central London, one of the Royal parks of London situated in South West London.

Pelicans have existed at St James's Park for over four hundred years, originally a gift from the Russian Ambassador to King Charles II in 1664, (and subsequently referred to as 'Ambassadors Pelicans), nowadays six individuals including Louis, Vaclav and Gargi who are all Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus Onocrotalus), also known as Eastern Pelicans, White Pelicans or Rosy Pelicans, reside on Pelican Rock at one end of the lake.

They eat fish from the lake and are also hand fed, and are a much loved attraction. They have the largest wingspan after the Great Albatross of up to three metres, have a body length up to six feet and males can weigh up to 15kgs.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 500mm Shutter speed: 1/500s Aperture f/6.4 iso100 Hand held with no Tamron vibration control set Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering Active D-Lighting: Auto Vignette control: ON Normal White balance on: Auto1, 0, 0 Normal (5110k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3) High ISO Noise Reduction NR: Normal

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Lee SW150 MKII filter holder. Lee SW150 95mm screw in adapter ring. Lee SW150 circular polariser glass filter.Lee SW150 Filters field pouch. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960.Two Nikon EN-EL15a batteries (Priority to battery in Battery grip). Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.

LATITUDE: N 51d 30m 13.70s

LONGITUDE: W 0d 7m 46.80s

ALTITUDE: 5.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 63.6MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 16.60MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

Type: Entry-level DSLR

Announced: Oct. 2013

Indicative price (USD): 800

Sensor type: CMOS

Resolution: 6016 x 4016

Sensor photo detectors (Mpix): 24.16 Sensor size (mm): 15.6 x 23.5

Color filter array: RGB Pixel pitch (µm)

Bits per pixel: 14.0

Focal length multiplier: 1.5

Aspect Ratio: 3:2

ISO latitude: 100 - 25600

Shutter type: Mechanical

Fastest - Slowest speed (s): 1/4000 - 30.0

Frame rate (fps): 5.0

Live view: Yes

Dust cleaning: Yes

Mount type: Nikon F DX

Battery type: Li-ion, EN-EL14a or EN-EL14, 7.4V, 1030mAh

Camera material: Plastic

Mount material: Metal

View finder type: Optical

View finder magnification: 0.82

View finder coverage: 95

Mirror lockup: Yes

View finder diopter: -1.7 to +1

Monitor type: LCD

Monitor size: 3.2

Monitor pixel: 1037000

Autofocus modes: Single-servo AF (AF-S); Continuous-servo AF (AF-C); auto AF-S/AF-C selection (AF-A) Number of autofocus points39 Exposure bracketing3 frames in steps of 1/3 or 1/2 EV Exposure compensation+/-5 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV

Drive modes: Single-frame [S] mode; Continuous low-speed [CL] mode (1-3 frames per second); Continuous high-speed [CH] mode (1-5 frames per second); Delayed remote (ML-L3); Interval timer photography supported; Quick-response remote (ML-L3); Quiet shutter-release; Sel Buffer size

Recording medium: SD, SDHC, SDXC

Image format: JPEG, RAW (NEF)

White balance bracketing: 3 shots in steps of 1

Connectivity: USB 2.0, HDMI (Type C mini-pin HDMI connector)

Sound recording: Yes

External micro: Yes

GPS: Yes

Maximum format image video: 1920 x 1080 / 60 fps

Full HD: Yes

Live autofocus: Yes

Video file format: MOV

Video codec: H.264/MPEG-4

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Two hundred and twenty eight metres at 15.06pm on Thursday May 9th 2024, off the A470 on the banks of the river Afon Marteg at Gilfach Nature Reserve in Rhayader, Mid Wales.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Hand held Focal length: 52mm Shutter speed: 1/80s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso320 Nikon VR Vibration Reduction enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Focus mode: AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled AF-Focus area: 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Centre weighted metering Active D-Lighting: Normal White balance on: Natural light auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikon AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 52d 19m 52.20s

LONGITUDE: W 3d 32m 14.20s

ALTITUDE: 228.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 94.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 36.90MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Eight metres at 14:19pm on Tuesday 30th May 2023 off the Botanical Beach loop trail at Botanical Beach on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Botanical beach has two hundred and fifty one hectares of upland habitat and an abundance of intertidal life and is part of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 24mm Shutter speed: 1/200s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso80 Hand held with Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction set to normal Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Natural light auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 31m 36.10s

LONGITUDE: W 124d 26m 48.2s

ALTITUDE: 8.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.1MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 34.80MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of One thousand two hundred and forty one metres at 14:41pm on Thursday 11th May 2023 off Lightning Lake Loop at Lightning Lake in E.C Manning Provincial Park, British Columbia in Canada.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 150mm Shutter speed: 1/60s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso80 Hand held with Tamron Vibration Control set to position 1 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5950k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (LS) Landscape (Sharpening +4.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Nikon EN-EL15a battery. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.

LATITUDE: N 49d 3m 45.80s

LONGITUDE: W 120d 49m 49.60s

ALTITUDE: 1241.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 93.7MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 41.70MB

PROCESSING POWER:

Nikon D850 Firmware versions C 1.21 (8/12/2022) LD Distortion Data 2.018 (16/01/20) LF 1.00 Nikon Codec Full version 1.31.2 (09/11/2021)

HP 110-352na Desktop PC with Windows 10 Home edition AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU 64Bit processor. Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB Data storage. 64-bit Windows 10. My Passport USB 3.0 2TB portable desktop hard drive. Nikon NX STUDIO 64bit Version 1.2.2 (08/12/2022). Nikon Capture NX-D 64bit Version 1.6.2 (18/02/2020). Nikon Picture Control Utility 2 (Version 2.4.5 (18/02/2020). Nikon Transfer 2 Version 2.16.0 (08/12/2022). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.

Ever since SEGA teased Sonic Forces last year I have been eager to see what this game has to offer, especially with premise, and after playing through enough of the game, I would like to share my thoughts, keep in mind I don’t consider this a review, and apologize in advance if I mention any other games/shows outside of this game, you’ll know why, by the way there might be spoilers.

Now the main story of this game follows the idea: “what if after all these years, Dr. Eggman finally was able to take over the world?” This is an interesting concept, and only has been done in the Sonic SatAM, Sonic Underground, and to some extent the Comic Book series, and to the games credit it tries to fulfill that, succeeds in some way, especially how Sonic, and Co. handle the situation, and Eggman is treated as an actual threat this time around, and I do like how the new character Infinite reminds me of some of the Eggbosses from the recent Sonic comic, you know a evil Mobian character teaming with the mad scientist to fulfill his malevolent goal in taking over the world, kind of a pity that he’s not fleshed out like Clove the Pronghorn, and Beauregard Rabbot where they have reasons for working with Eggman, whereas Infinite (reviled in a comic prequel that was released prior to the game’s release), was part of a mercenary squad that was hired by Eggman, and wants to get even with Shadow, then take out Sonic with a dangerous power (power that I’ll explain later in gameplay)

There are ideas in this game that aren’t fully implemented, or needed. For Starters Sonic is shown to be beaten by Infinite at the beginning of the game, captured, and nearly exiled into SPACE, while that is about dire it gets for the Blue Blur, there isn’t any build up to his defeat, or any serious repercussions after, it just happens, SEGA just doesn’t want to focus on hurting their mascot for long periods of time, and it hurts the story in my opinion, speaking of which Classic Sonic makes a return, not only he did reappeared, and apparently he is from another dimension. Even though Sonic Generations specifically mentioned that he’s from the earlier part of Modern Sonic’s heroic career. Another problem I have with Classic Sonic’s reappearance is his interactions with Tails, while he was distraught over losing his older brother figure, and failing to fix a damaged E-123 Omega, it did make some sense that seeing another “Sonic” to help boost his moral, I do find it odd that he got attached the other Sonic, even after reuniting with his Sonic. I really don’t think that Classic Sonic being in the story was unnecessary, and again holds the story back, it also doesn’t help that he might make another appearance in a future game, seriously he should’ve only been in Sonic Generations, it only worked there.

Lastly my biggest grip is the Resistance, or at least the named members who are part of it, while we see a majority of the characters that have appeared in the last few games (minus Blaze, Cream n Cheese, and Big are MIA for whatever reason), and we even see Omega make a reappearance even if his screentime is limited, and shows up at the last minute. The weirdest thing about the whole thing is that the leader of the Resistance, is Knuckles the Echidna, granted this isn’t his Sonic Boom counterpart where his intelligence is similar to Caboose from Red vs Blue, but I really can’t see him leading an entire Army even if its shown that he’s handling the position well, now I feel like SEGA missed an opportunity to introduce the characters from the SatAM cartoon cause in their series they usually fight against a tyrannical Eggman, or any other similar threat, it would’ve have made more sense for Sally Acorn to lead the resistance than Knuckles, saying that’s what she does. Seriously I would love to see the Freedom Fighters interacting with the game cast in a mainseries Sonic game, but for whatever stupid reason they’re not, and it just makes me very bitter about the whole thing (well more cause I’m already bitter about Archie canceling the Sonic Comic as is).

While the main plot was water downed in a sense, I still think it’s a solid tale and I’m kind of glad that SEGA tried it in some cases I fill like it does a relatively good job, and I was invested during my play through course I would mind if we revisit elements of this game in future projects.

Moving onto the other part of Sonic Forces, the gameplay I feel works, and I enjoyed it, even if the five modes do feel identical.

Starting with Sonic, he returns to the gameplay that was established in Sonic Unleashed, where you try race to the end of the level, boosting, and homing attacking your way through enemy robots to reach the goal as fast as you can, it’s also similar to Shadow’s were after completing the Shadow Episode DLC you can play as him in some of the levels once you have a beaten them, outside of his running, and boosting animation he’s just a reskin of Sonic, the only thing that differentiates Shadow is that he can chain enemies in a single homing attack, weirdly enough the only thing not in this game is the ability to drift around corners, and it can lead to some cheap deaths if you aren’t prepared, and other than that it still playable, and enjoyed going through the levels with them.

Since Classic Sonic is back that means the focus of side scrolling gameplay returns as well even though there are moments in Modern Sonic’s levels, clearly SEGA doesn’t know the meaning of redundant, yeah he still plays like he did on the Genesis, and in Sonic Generations. Don’t get me wrong it still fun to play as Sonic’s classic version, but the novelty of him returning has dried out since Generation, and it takes away the chance for another character to be used.

New for any installment the Sonic series, well officially is the Custom Avatar function were you can make your own playable character to play in the game, and to tell the truth I thought this was an interesting inclusion I wouldn’t mind seeing this return in the future, and do like a good chunk of customizable options, and I like how you can see your character in the cut scenes, and wearing the gear you give them reminds me of Halo Reach with the Spartan character. While I still want to see my favorite characters in the games, you could make the avatar look like the Comic characters if you desire.

Moving on how they play, it’s a tweaked variation of Modern Sonic’s, you still run around, still grind, and can perform a homing attack in the same vain, the difference comes from the avatar’s weapon, and Spiderman-like grappling hook, were they can swing to different areas, and can pull themselves to the enemies, but your main method of attack is the Wispon Device, that utilizes the Wisps introduced in Sonic Colors, and the type of attack varies on what type you are currently using in the level, for example the Burst Wispon is a Flamethrower, while the Cube immobilize enemies close by then turn them into rings, also if you pick a capsule of Wisps that correlate to the Wispon that you’re using it can activate a secondary function, with the Burst shooting you upwards, and the Cube creating a platform for you to stand on. I actually like this type of gameplay the most and I would like to see this comeback in a future game with more refinement.

The last bit of gameplay is how Sonic and your Avatar teaming up in a stage, or boss fight. The level has them going through the stage, and you also use the character’s attacks just by using the same button layout if you were playing them separately, for example if you were to use Sonic’s homing attack he’ll do it, same thing goes for the Avatar character, you don’t have to use a button to switch between them, and I find that welcoming weirdly enough, and at a certain place in the level Sonic, and your Avatar are required to quick time in order for a team up boost, while visually interesting I find this aspect to be unnecessary. I’m split down the middle with this type of combined gameplay, and while it’s fun to play through, I find it mostly pointless.

Another recurring staple for Sonic games are the boss fights, again I have mixed feeling towards which boss you go against, If you’re going against Infinite chances are you’re going to enjoy it the most considering that if you touch the cubes he creates with his powers, you’ll have to deal with extra obstacles that can hinder your progress, so it’s can be an interesting challenge while trying to deal damage to him, with Eggman one fight is weird to play through, and the second fight is a bit more interesting. The Metal Sonic and Zavok fights were the most underwhelming, and in Metal Sonic’s case underutilized considering its involvement in the plot.

The last bits of gameplay I feel like addressing is the ranking system, the Avatar Rental, collecting, S.O.S. missions, and unlocking gear, and accessories. The Ranking system to me is very straight forward, it works on a point system depend on how many enemies you destroy, the ring you collect, and importantly how fast you beaten the level in a certain time limit, its feels similar to past games, if chosen you can summon another person’s Avatar that you can swap out during the stage, it’s a okay system it can be fun even if I don’t use that function. While playing through the game you can collect Red Star Rings, yet another staple since Sonic Colors, as of my play through I don’t know if they unlock anything like music or concept art so sadly I cannot comment any further, speaking of rings, the ring counter does not go past one hundred, and doesn’t count past that, I find that weird.

The S.O.S. Missions are kinda weird depending on what you have to do, they crop up on the levels you have beaten, it’s not really interesting, and I do get confused on what you need to accomplish. Luckily there are bonus mission that can be completed, and are easier to understand.

As you complete the levels you can unlock gear to even further your Avatar looks, my only problem I find is there isn’t a clear indication on what you can unlock, same goes for the Wispons. I would’ve preferred that they implemented a store where you can buy whatever you want with the rings you collected in the levels, like in Sonic Chronicles.

As far as visuals go, I find them to very pleasing even if it looks like a war zone, the cutscenes are very well animated, although I wish they used them in place of the Metal Gear like radio codecs that appear in between the levels, the music I find is a little underwhelming, outside Fist bump, and Infinite’s theme do work for what they are, and the one song they play during the credits is done well too, but most most of the other soundtracks just fall into the background, and I find the lyrics used for the Avatar Stages to be unnecessary.

All in all I did get some enjoyment playing through Sonic Forces, and I look forward to completing it, I highly recommend it especially considering how it cost thirty bucks (forty if it’s the bonus edition). I hope that I was able to show my thoughts on this game.

By the way I’m trying something new, so any feedback would be appreciated because I would like to do more of these.

It's sunday, it's summer and of course that means rain showers and rare sunlight in the UK! No matter, a sunflower always makes us happy, so here is one in our garden.....

Photograph taken at an altitude of Sixty two metres at 09:36am on Sunday 13th August 2023 off Hythe Avenue in Chessington Avenue, Bexleyheath, Kent.

The Common sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant with a daisy-like flower face. Its scientific name comes from the Greek words helios (“sun”) and anthos (“flower”). The flowers come in many colours (yellow, red, orange, maroon, brown), but they are commonly bright yellow with brown centres that ripen into heavy heads filled with seeds. Sunflowers make excellent cut flowers, and many attract bees, birds, and butterflies.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Thirteen metres at 12:45pm on Tuesday 30th May 2023 off the Botanical Beach loop trail at Botany Bay on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Botanical beach has two hundred and fifty one hectares of upland habitat and an abundance of intertidal life and is part of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Ten metres at 12:09pm on Tuesday 30th May 2023, off West Coast Road 14 at River Jordan on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Five metres at 07:28am on Wednesday 17th May 2023 off Lone Cone Road, and Campbell Street on the shoreline close to the marina in Tofino, British Columbia in Canada.

The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus), derives it's name from the Greek for 'Sea eagle', and the 'bald' denotation actually derives from an older meaning of 'white headed'.Bald Eagles can be up to forty inches in length with a wingspan up to seven and a half feet and can weigh up to 6.3kgs. The females are generally 25% larger than the males.

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seventy nine metres at 10:12am on Friday 26th May 2023 off Malahat Drive 1, within the grounds of Goldstream Provincial Park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia in Canada.

Niagara Falls or Golden Niagara Falls is a waterfall in Niagara Canyon, part of Niagara Creek in Goldstream Park near Langford, British Columbia, Canada. It drops 47.5 metres (156 ft) down a narrow gully into a pool and a flowing creek and is roughly the same height as it's more famous namesake.

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Photograph taken at 11:57am on Monday 3rd March 2025 at an altitude of Forty nine metres in the Grounds of Warnham Nature Reserve in Horsham, West Sussex. The Millpond dates back to the 16th Century and parts of the woodland dates back even further to the 13th Century. A beautiful location for a walk, or to sit amongst nature and so see birds and butterflies in their natural habitat.

Scirpoides holoschoenus is a species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae, commonly called the roundhead bulrush. It has a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals can grow to 0.75 m

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Eleven metres at 08:42am on Monday 15th May 2023 off Campbell Street, opposite the marina in Tofino in British Columbia in Canada.

I was renting a fabulous seventy year old private house here for five days and every morning got up early to shoot scenes around sunset across the road.

The garden was full of different types and coloured Azaleas which looked beautiful in the morning sunlight.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 55mm Shutter speed: 1/125s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/4.0 iso64 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held withy Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4210k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening A+1.00/Clarity A+1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 8m 58.3s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 53m 46.10s

ALTITUDE: 21.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.2MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 33.50MB

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Ten metres at 12:00pm on Sunday 21st May 2023 off Resthaven Drive at 2280 Amherst Avenue in Sidney on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. This is the house of our family members Martin and Julianne Childs.

In March 2022, sadly we lost Martin aged just fifty. A talented musician, a qualified pilot, a master bull-shitter and jokester, a father, son, husband and nephew, our family will never be the same without him. This little garden house sits in the garden he worked so hard on, and to the left in front of it is what has come to be known as 'Martin's garden'.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 35mm Shutter speed: 1/500s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/4.5 iso64 Handheld with Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5130k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 39m 29.80s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 24m 19.00s

ALTITUDE: 10.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 90.5MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 24.80MB

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This photograph was taken at an altitude of Fifty seven metres at 15:22pm on a cold and wintry afternoon, on December 13th 2022, and a temperature of -2 degrees, off Chessington Avenue in Bexleyheath, Kent. Here we see a tandem rotor Boeing CH-47 Chinook in a winter sky as the sun begins to sink.

Introduced in 1962, with Honeywell T55 engines, they were developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol they have a top speed of 302 km/h.Like several other U.S. Army helicopters, the Chinook takes its name from Native American culture and, specifically, the Chinookan People of the Northwestern United States. The CH-47 was designed to replace the Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave, which was retired from the Army's fleet in the late 1960s.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length 600mm Shutter speed: 1/1600s Aperture f/6.3 iso125 Hand held with Tamron VC Vibration Control enabled on setting 1. Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Exposure compensation: -1.0EV Metering mode: Matrix metering Active D-Lighting: Auto Vignette control: ON Normal White balance on: Auto1, 0, 0 Normal (5450k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3) Long exposure noise reduction NR: ON High ISO Noise Reduction NR: Normal

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Lee SW150 MKII filter holder. Lee SW150 95mm screw in adapter ring. Lee SW150 circular polariser glass filter. Lee SW150 Filters field pouch. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Mcoplus professional MB-D850 multi function battery grip 6960.Two Nikon EN-EL15a batteries (Priority to battery in Battery grip). Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag.

LATITUDE: N 51d 28m 28.10s

LONGITUDE: E 0d 8m 10.70s

ALTITUDE: 57.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 89.0MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 45.50MB

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seven metres around sunset at 21:15pm on Sunday 14th May 2023 off Main Street and First Street, from the boat jetty and pier area in Tofino in British Columbia in Canada.

I was renting a fabulous seventy year old private house in Campbell Street, Tofino, and went for a drive and stroll that evening as the sun fell in the sky.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 120mm Shutter speed: 1/320s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso64 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held withy Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (5060k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening A+1.00/Clarity A+1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 49d 9m 15.2s

LONGITUDE: W 125d 54m 35.00s

ALTITUDE: 7.0m

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PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 23.00MB

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Photograph taken at 11:56am on Monday 3rd March 2025 at an altitude of Fifty metres in the Grounds of Warnham Nature Reserve in Horsham, West Sussex. The Millpond dates back to the 16th Century and parts of the woodland dates back even further to the 13th Century. A beautiful location for a walk, or to sit amongst nature and so see birds and butterflies in their natural habitat.

Scirpoides holoschoenus is a species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae, commonly called the roundhead bulrush. It has a self-supporting growth form and simple, broad leaves. They are associated with freshwater habitat. Individuals can grow to 0.75 m

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 150mm Shutter speed: 1/100s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/11.0 Iso125 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held with Tamron VC control enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4620K) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity A+1.00) Active D-Lighting: Low

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 51d 4m 46.8s

LONGITUDE: W 0d 19m 57.70s

ALTITUDE: 50.0m

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Five metres at 08:52am on Saturday 13th May 2023 off Lochside Drive and Ferguson Road at Saanichton Bay Park in Central Saanich area of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 24mm Shutter speed: 1/80s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso64 Handheld with Nikkor VR Vibration Reduction enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Auto1, A1.00, M0.25 (4810k) Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (A) Auto (Sharpening +1.00/Clarity +1.00)

Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/4G ED VR. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 35m 42.00s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 23m 26.20s

ALTITUDE: 5.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 95.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 34.80MB

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Photograph taken at an altitude of One metres (Sea level) at 11:41am on Saturday 1st June 2023 off Seaport Place and Second Street at the Port Sidney Marina in Sidney, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

Here we see aa pair of adult Black oystercatcher's (Haematopus bachmaniis), a beautiful and striking black bird found on the shoreline of western North America, ranging from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska to the coast of the Baja California peninsula.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 600mm Shutter speed: 1/400s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/13.0 iso320 Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed Hand held with Tamron VC control enabled AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Natural light Auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening A+3.00/Clarity A+1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 48d 39m 7.20s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 23m 43.10s

ALTITUDE: 1.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.9MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 25.30MB

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Three hundred and twenty two metres at 11:12am on Thursday 7th September 2023 off the B3357 between Tavistock and Merrivale, at Moortown in Devon.

Nikon D850 Single-lens reflex digital camera F Mount with FX CMOS 35.9mm x 23.9mm Image sensor 46.89 Million total pixels Focal length: 600mm Shutter speed: 1/320s (Mechanical shutter) Aperture f/8.0 iso160 Handheld with Tamron VC Vibration Control enabled Image area Full Frame FX (36 x 24) NEF RAW L 45.4Million pixels (8256 x 5504) 14 Bit uncompressed AF-C Priority Selection: Release Nikon Back button focusing enabled 3D Tracking watch area: Normal 55 Tracking points Exposure mode: Manual mode Metering mode: Matrix metering White balance on: Natural Light Auto, 0, 0 Colour space: Adobe RGB Picture control: (SD) Standard (Sharpening +3.00/Clarity +1.00)

Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2. Nikon GP-1 GPS module. Hoodman HEYENRG round eyepiece oversized eyecup. Black Rapid Curve Breathe strap. My Memory 128GB Class 10 SDXC 80MB/s card. Lowepro Flipside 400 AW camera bag. Nikon EN-EL15a battery.

LATITUDE: N 50d 33m 21.00s

LONGITUDE: W 4d 4m 37.8s

ALTITUDE: 322.0m

RAW (TIFF) FILE: 130.00MB NEF: 91.3MB

PROCESSED (JPeg) FILE: 22.30MB

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seventy three metres at 12:55pm on Thursday 25th May 2023 off Keating cross and Benvenuto Avenue at the Butterfly gardens in Victoria, located in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia.

Here we see the beautiful, delicate underwings of a Dryadula phaetusa, known as the banded orange heliconian. Dryadula is a monotypic genus of the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is also known as the banded orange, or orange tiger, is native from Brazil to central Mexico, and in summer can be found rarely as far north as central Florida. Its wingspan ranges from 86 to 89 mm, and it is coloured a bright orange with thick black stripes in males and a duller orange with fuzzier black stripes in females.

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LATITUDE: N 48d 33m 52.10s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 26m 20.70s

ALTITUDE: 73.0m

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Nine metres at 15:49pm on Tuesday 30th May 2023 off Pacific Marine Road on the shoreline of Fairy Lkae, close to Renfrew Creek Bridge in Port Renfrew, British Columbia.

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LATITUDE: N 48d 35m 11.10s

LONGITUDE: W 124d 20m 59.60s

ALTITUDE: 9.0m

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Spuren an der Außentür am Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven - Trace on the outside door at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven

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Photograph taken at an altitude of two metres, at 13:02pm on Monday 9th January 2023, off the Mall and Horse Guards Road within the grounds of St James's Park in Central London, one of the Royal parks of London situated in South West London.

Here we see an adult Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the Common coot or Australian coot, a member of the Rail and crake family, Rallidae.

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LATITUDE: N 51d 30m 4.50s

LONGITUDE: W 0d 8m 15.40s

ALTITUDE: 2.0m

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See all of the mystical magical wonder, large on black!

I wonder how many of our current structures will be around as long as these cliff dwellings.

Will future generations take tours of the ruins of our currently great cities?

We shouldn't kid ourselves and assume that what we see now will be around forever. Cities change and move and, in particular, our society loves tearing down the old only to rebuild upon it.

This along with our digital world mean that nothing now nothing is permanent. Will future generations even have anything to which they can look back?

Or will we just be a question mark in a history book?

The beauty of an analog system is that any human can look at it and interpret it without the need of algorithms and codecs. It just exists.

And why, exactly, do we feel the need to tear down a building just because it's 50 years old? At what point does a building cease to have actual value and gain intrinsic value?

What makes this pile of stones on a cliff so valuable that my house doesn't have?

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Seventeen metres (Sea level) at 10:38am on Sunday 7th May 2023 onboard a BC Ferry crossing through Active Pass on the Tsawwassen to Schwartz bay route, early on in my trip 'home' to see the family on Vancouver Island in BC.

Here we see a Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina), also known as the common seal, a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of pinniped, they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Baltic and North seas.

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LATITUDE: N 49d 51m 35.54s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 20m 51.31s

ALTITUDE: 17.0m

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Photograph taken at an altitude of Nine metres at 13:02pm on Saturday 13th May 2023 off Eastview Drive and Bevan Avenue on the Bevan Avenue fishing pier in Sidney on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus Leucocephalus), derives it's name from the Greek for 'Sea eagle', and the 'bald' denotation actually derives from an older meaning of 'white headed'.Bald Eagles can be up to forty inches in length with a wingspan up to seven and a half feet and can weigh up to 6.3kgs. The females are generally 25% larger than the males.

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LATITUDE: N 48d 38m 51.70s

LONGITUDE: W 123d 23m 35.80s

ALTITUDE: 9.0m

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