Fall migration for hummingbirds will start ramping up in a couple of weeks, but I am already seeing more than normal, and I have had this first one here since April. I finally caught him in close.
Flower heavy, and these are dahlias of various types. Images taken at the Fort Bragg Botanical Gardens. If you're ever in the area, this is definitely worth the price of admission
ILCE-7CM2FE 20-70mm F4 G lens44mmf/8.01/50s160 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7CM2FE 20-70mm F4 G lens70mmf/8.01/250s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7CM2FE 20-70mm F4 G lens70mmf/8.01/250s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7CM2FE 20-70mm F4 G lens46mmf/8.01/400s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7CM2FE 20-70mm F4 G lens41mmf/8.01/250s100 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7CM2FE 20-70mm F4 G lens70mmf/8.01/80s1250 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7CM2FE 20-70mm F4 G lens70mmf/8.01/80s400 ISO0.0 EV
ILCE-7CM2FE 20-70mm F4 G lens70mmf/8.01/80s200 ISO0.0 EV
A little background...I've been a Sony shooter for years (started with RX1) before jumping to L brand, now I'm back to Sony. This Loxia 35mm is a gem of a lens IMHO. Back then I consider this lens to be sub par performance lens, but after shooting with L brand for few years now I appreciate such lens so much, apart from having character, coming from M this lens is sharp!
Peire wrote:
Recently my exifs started to disappear as I use older versions of Lightroom and Photoshop.I asked Fred for help and he magically sorted that out.They are visible again.So maybe asking Fred for help will relieve your problems with Mac pictures?
Thank you very much Piotr, much appreciated.
This is what I get when I copy a JPG file from my Mac running Tahoe 26.6
Peire wrote:
Recently my exifs started to disappear as I use older versions of Lightroom and Photoshop.I asked Fred for help and he magically sorted that out.They are visible again.So maybe asking Fred for help will relieve your problems with Mac pictures?
Thank you very much Piotr, much appreciated.
This is what I get when I copy a JPG file from my Mac running Tahoe 26.6
Peire wrote:
Recently my exifs started to disappear as I use older versions of Lightroom and Photoshop.I asked Fred for help and he magically sorted that out.They are visible again.So maybe asking Fred for help will relieve your problems with Mac pictures?
Thank you very much Piotr, much appreciated.
This is what I get when I copy a JPG file from my Mac running Tahoe 26.6
. it showsOBJ with a dashed rectangle surrounded it when I enter the file.
And this is what I get for a GIF file
 it showsOBJ with a dashed rectangle surrounded it when I enter the file.
Peire wrote:
Recently my exifs started to disappear as I use older versions of Lightroom and Photoshop.I asked Fred for help and he magically sorted that out.They are visible again.So maybe asking Fred for help will relieve your problems with Mac pictures?
Thank you very much Piotr, much appreciated.
This is what I get when I copy a JPG file from my Mac running Tahoe 26.6
. it shows OBJ with a dashed rectangle surrounded it when I enter the file.
And this is what I get for a GIF file
 it showsOBJ with a dashed rectangle surrounded it when I enter the file.
But this doesn't show up after I send Reply.
Next I will post the same files from my old iPad.
BTW, the files I copy reside on Smugmug and not on my computer. To be clear.
Painted bunting male, looking a little roughed up from breeding season. I should see several of these over the next couple of weeks as they pass through, headed to their wintering grounds in Mexico.
Aug 02, 2026 at 09:42 AM
