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**BruceBanner** · 05-19-2020, 10:19 PM - **6 Likes**

PLM

**Mbaez** · 05-21-2020, 01:31 PM - **8 Likes**

Popocatépetl erupts, sending ashes and gas into the air.
Pentax KP + 55-300PLM

**paulh** · 05-21-2020, 01:34 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Mbaez

Popocatépetl erupts, sending ashes and gas into the air.

Great capture.

DA18-135 on K5:

**BruceBanner** · 05-22-2020, 02:43 AM - **5 Likes**

PLM

Jonathan Mac · 05-25-2020, 07:03 AM - **4 Likes**

DA 50-200mm WR

2020-03-28_04-55-36 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

**paulh** · 05-25-2020, 09:41 AM - **1 Like**

Clouds over the Topatopa Mtns, Ventura County Calif. DA18-135 on K10D:

dbs · 05-25-2020, 10:24 PM - **1 Like**

DA 16 - 45

Did I miss the last mail ?

**BruceBanner** · 05-26-2020, 02:03 PM - **1 Like**

Apex

"Domesticated cats have been confirmed to prey on native animals, and surveys of catches have regularly occurred. In 2016, 29% of Australian households had a domesticated cat.

Feral cats are one of the major invasive species in Australia and have been linked to the decline and extinction of various native animals. They have been shown to cause a significant impact on ground-nesting birds and small native mammals. Feral cats have also hampered any attempts to reintroduce threatened species back into areas where they have become extinct, as the cats have simply hunted and killed the newly released animals... Cats in Australia have no natural predators except dingoes and wedge-tailed eagles, and as a result, they are apex predators where neither the dingo nor the eagle exists."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_in_Australia

As cat lovers, we had no idea how destructive and damaging cats were (in Australia) until we actually got cats. We try and be responsible and always keep them in over night and lure them inside before dusk and never let them out till after 9am (if possible, it's hard with small children running in and out of the house). Keeping them locked up 24/7 is just not feasible with our house design, and also feels a little cruel as well.

The image above shows our female cat catching what really is the largest meal she ever manages, a skink. I wish I could say the same for our ginger tabby who is an absolute killing machine...

Perhaps our cats days are numbered. We have official reports of three dingoes near our land, which have also seemed to have driven away the 'roos from the neighbouring national park. The park rangers are hoping that when camp sites reopen that this will drive the dingoes further back and signal the return of the roos. Time will tell...

K-1+55-300PLM (FF Mode)

**Mbaez** · 05-28-2020, 12:54 PM - **7 Likes**

TBT: 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York

Multiple Exposures with the K5iis and 16-85 at f11.

**BruceBanner** · 05-28-2020, 01:42 PM

Originally posted by Mbaez

TBT: 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York

Multiple Exposures with the K5iis and 16-85 at f11.

Nice.

**Mbaez** · 05-28-2020, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by BruceBanner

Nice.

Thank you!

**paulh** · 05-28-2020, 02:43 PM - **1 Like**

Near Ventura Harbor, Calif. DA18-135 on K10D:

**paulh** · 05-30-2020, 05:07 PM - **1 Like**

DA18-135 on K5

**Clarkey** · 05-31-2020, 09:14 AM

Originally posted by paulh

DA18-135 on K5

Very nice. I do miss the colour and contrast of the 18-135mm.

**paulh** · 05-31-2020, 01:17 PM

Originally posted by Clarkey

Very nice. I do miss the colour and contrast of the 18-135mm.

thanks! I assume you no longer own a copy?

05-28-2020, 12:54 PM - 7 Likes	#2544
Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,774	42nd Street, Manhattan, New York TBT: 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York Multiple Exposures with the K5iis and 16-85 at f11.

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Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,774	Popocatépetl erupts, sending ashes and gas into the air. Pentax KP + 55-300PLM

05-21-2020, 01:34 PM - 1 Like	#2538
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Originally posted by Mbaez Popocatépetl erupts, sending ashes and gas into the air. Great capture. DA18-135 on K5:

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05-25-2020, 09:41 AM - 1 Like	#2541
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Clouds over the Topatopa Mtns, Ventura County Calif. DA18-135 on K10D:

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dbs Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Clare Valley S A Photos: Albums Posts: 7,563	DA 16 - 45 Did I miss the last mail ?

05-26-2020, 02:03 PM - 1 Like	#2543
BruceBanner Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,404	Apex "Domesticated cats have been confirmed to prey on native animals, and surveys of catches have regularly occurred. In 2016, 29% of Australian households had a domesticated cat. Feral cats are one of the major invasive species in Australia and have been linked to the decline and extinction of various native animals. They have been shown to cause a significant impact on ground-nesting birds and small native mammals. Feral cats have also hampered any attempts to reintroduce threatened species back into areas where they have become extinct, as the cats have simply hunted and killed the newly released animals... Cats in Australia have no natural predators except dingoes and wedge-tailed eagles, and as a result, they are apex predators where neither the dingo nor the eagle exists." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_in_Australia As cat lovers, we had no idea how destructive and damaging cats were (in Australia) until we actually got cats. We try and be responsible and always keep them in over night and lure them inside before dusk and never let them out till after 9am (if possible, it's hard with small children running in and out of the house). Keeping them locked up 24/7 is just not feasible with our house design, and also feels a little cruel as well. The image above shows our female cat catching what really is the largest meal she ever manages, a skink. I wish I could say the same for our ginger tabby who is an absolute killing machine... Perhaps our cats days are numbered. We have official reports of three dingoes near our land, which have also seemed to have driven away the 'roos from the neighbouring national park. The park rangers are hoping that when camp sites reopen that this will drive the dingoes further back and signal the return of the roos. Time will tell... K-1+55-300PLM (FF Mode)

05-28-2020, 01:42 PM	#2545
BruceBanner Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,404	Originally posted by Mbaez TBT: 42nd Street, Manhattan, New York Multiple Exposures with the K5iis and 16-85 at f11. Nice.

05-28-2020, 01:56 PM	#2546
Mbaez Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: NY Photos: Albums Posts: 3,774	Originally posted by BruceBanner Nice. Thank you!

05-28-2020, 02:43 PM - 1 Like	#2547
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Near Ventura Harbor, Calif. DA18-135 on K10D:

05-30-2020, 05:07 PM - 1 Like	#2548
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	DA18-135 on K5

05-31-2020, 09:14 AM	#2549
Clarkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Brampton, ON, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,456	Originally posted by paulh DA18-135 on K5 Very nice. I do miss the colour and contrast of the 18-135mm.

05-31-2020, 01:17 PM	#2550
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Originally posted by Clarkey Very nice. I do miss the colour and contrast of the 18-135mm. thanks! I assume you no longer own a copy?