Hi, all,

I hate to bring up the "other" forum, but dpreview is having a Pentax-only challenge this week where we have to show

your skills capturing fast moving things. Trains, planes, cars, animals, people - it's your call, but make sure that the subject is razor sharp.

This is not my kind of photography, but I feel like I have to enter something, so I have the following. Which one do you like best? You don't have to say why. Also, not all technically adhere to the challenge rules (it specifies minimal post-processing) but I can re-process any of them so they fit.

Thanks for looking and voting!

1. Chasing Butterflies

2. Crane

3. Take Off

4. Bumblebee

[stevebrot]

Keitha,
This is terrible.

Everyone knows that you do these great landscapes and incredibly personal self-portraits. Now it comes out that you do action as well! I believe that any one of the choices will work well for the challenge, though it was #3 that truly caught my eye.

Good work for all four!

Steve

(And now you are going to tell me that you used manual focus for all four...)

[gokenin]

hard choice between 1 and 3 but I think for the challenge the sharpness of the third pic makes it the winner of the two

[Scottnorwo]

I am leaning towards number 4. a bee flying into such nice bokeh.

[monochrome]

#4 is the bee's knees

But #1 is my all-around choice of the mount I would purchase and hang if I could afford only one.

[knumbnutz]

I confess Keitha, after i voted i thought i gotta give this one a go as well.

I am incented to see their comment about pentax users not being able to take photos of moving objects.

I hope others will give it a go as well.

Good stuff.
Cheers NEil

[picatalin]

Very good capture. I'll vote for "Take off". Good luck

[LeDave]

Something about number 2 and 3 that gives me that wow feeling. I stare at it and it just feels so beautiful. I really like number 3.

[a a i b]

Clearly, "take off". Seeing the dust/dirt/specs kicked up makes the picture for me.

[JHfwp]

Hmmn, this is tough, they're all great. Are these the sizes that you'll be submitting? If so, I'll say 3 first, then 2, then 4, and finally 1.

I was gonna say #2 because it's such a gorgeous image, well processed and I dig the crop.
Emotional response aside though (and I think #2 would be wasted on that challenge), I think the pigeon would be the one to submit, the water droplets add a little something.

[ikonographics]

They're all fantastic, but I must vote for #3!

[dazman]

These are all great shots. My vote is for #3. Well done Keitha

[ll_coffee_lP]

3 without question.

Good luck!

c[_]

[timbo13]

I was gonna say #2 because it's such a gorgeous image, well processed and I dig the crop.
Emotional response aside though (and I think #2 would be wasted on that challenge), I think the pigeon would be the one to submit, the water droplets add a little something.

Gary expressed my thoughts more eloquently than I could!