Welcome to 118th edition of the Pentax Forum's Picture of the Week! This edition covers photos taken between June 13 and June 27, 2010.

Thanks to bbluesman for hosting last week.

POTW is a great place to show what you're shooting day-to-day with your Pentax cameras. It gives us all a chance to virtually visit with one another, to get a glimpse of what it's like where others live and where they've been, and to extend the same invitation to others to share what we've been seeing.

The best pictures can only be taken with the camera you are carrying with you, so have you camera with you and keep always an eye on the things which are and happen around you.



Again same rules as before:

1) No theme, just post your favourite pix.

2) Let's keep it to under 6 images per post just so the thread doesn't get too big each week.

3) Any Pentax camera or Samsung SLR is fine, whether it's film, P&S, or DSLR.

4) Date: Sunday 13 June 2010 to Sunday 27 June 2010. Enter anything you shot last week or during this current week until the thread closes. Old shots with a new look from post-processing during the open time period are also welcome.

5) The current host will appoint the new host as an invitation via PM. If possible, the new thread will be linked to the previous one and the new thread will start between Noon EDT and 5PM EDT on Sunday. If the thread doesn't start, please contact Peter Zack, Moderator via PM.


Ready? Great! Shoot and post!
Previous hosts: Each one is a hotlink to that POTW thread to look past at the previous 117 weeks. 1 Peter Zack, 2Eaglerapids 3 rmtagg, 4 Peter Zack, 5 daacon, 6 Bramela, 7 mtnbearhug, 8 dantuyhoa, 9 gawan,10 roentarre, 11 daacon, 12 Kris, 13 mtnbearhug, 14 SCGushue, 15 daacon, 16 maxwell1295, 17 dantuyhoa, 18 daacon, 19 maxwell1295 19(2) daacon, 20 Bramela, 21 Syb, 22 maxwell1295, 23 maxwell1295, 24 dantuyhoa, 25 Gawan, 26 Peter Zack, 27 borno, 28 daacon, 29 gawan, 30 Damn Brit, 31 maxwell1295 32 maxwell1295 , 33 dantuyhoa, 34 daacon, 35 Peter Zack, 36 Damn Brit, 37 Borno, 38 Kevint, 39 Peter Zack, 40 Timbo13, 41 daacon, 42 daacon, 43 gawan, 44 dantuyhoa, 45 daacon, 46 Rense, 47 daacon, 48 Rense, 49 borno, 50 Rense, 51 daacon, 52 Peter Zack, 53 Peter Zack, 54 dadipentax, 55 David Whiteley, 56 planedriver, 57 daacon,58 Bramela, 59 daacon, 60 gawan, 61 virgilr, 62 daacon, 63 RickL, 64 Peter Zack, 65 Peter Zack, 66 Causey 67 daacon, 68 Bramela, 69 georgeweb, 70 daacon, 71 seacapt, 72 daacon, 73 AOski, 74 Rense 75 eccs19, 76 daacon, 77 xs400, 78 daacon, 79 Bramela, 80 borno, 81 legacyb4, 82 daacon, 83 gawan, 84 Rense, 85 Peter Zack, 86 davef, 87 davef, 88 xjjohnno 89 Bramela , 90 Peter Zack, 91 daacon, 92 stevebrot ,93 reeftool, 94 jezza323, 95 oldschool, 96 Iris, 97 Rense, 98 planedriver, 99 xs400, 100 Peter Zack, 101 Netuser 102 Photolady, 103 Tamia, 104 Irishwhite, 105 Ramseybuckeye, 106 xjjohnno, 107 Bumbibop, 108 JeffJS, 109 Tpeace, 110 Nomad, 111 Photolady, 112 rparmar, 113 Peter Zack, 114 casil403, 115 Tamia 116 JeffJS, 117 bbluesman, 118 Clou

[Bramela]

No, Laura, it is not too many. In this section "the more the better"

That is a nice line up shots. I particularly like the shot of the windswept tree.

Well Done!

[ramseybuckeye]

Hello everyone,

I'm kinda new here but wanted to get acquainted and share some things from this week's vacation trip. Went to La Jolla, CA outside San Diego and got these shots at Torrey Pines State Reserve. Looking at the pictures in this thread, I am jonesing for new lenses (still using the stock lens that came with my k-x.

Welcome aboard Laura, very good start! I've had a Pentax for a year now and have bought 31 lenses (I have kept 7), that's a great thing about Pentax, that all of those old lenses are out there on ebay, the Marketplace, and where ever you can find them, that will work with your camera. I've finally settled on some that fit my needs, at least for now. Enjoy your k-x!!

[JeffJS]

From my new (to me) FA*200mm...

Welcome aboard Laura and Nima.. Post all you like. That's what these threads are for.

[xjjohnno]

Another visit to the Market, this week the Kiron 105mm f2.8.
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[eccs19]

Flower from yesterday. Well actually around here it's more of a weed in my lawn, but sort of a flower regardless.

[JQP]

Sailing Kayak... Super Tak standard 1.4 and super tacky vignette.

[photolady95]

I finally found some time to get outside and shoot some different types of photos. Not my usual birds and squirrels.

The first one is one of my summer squash I planted in the spring.



One I shot for a contest here but not sure I like the way it came out so I'm posting it here:

[reeftool]

I went out for a late kayak paddle yesterday evening and came across a Heron in a rather difficult place to get in close to and it was getting dark rather quickly so I was really stretching it with the K10D/Sigma 70-300 combo but got some usable shots.

[Clou]

Yesterday and today there was some time for a walk.

Heading home through the park


Alternatives


We are missing you


Multiple choice


Smoking


Favourite place

[bbluesman]

Suddenly he stood

[Nomad]

Well,

My first couple this week were taken in South Florida and here are a couple from New Brunswick Canada at the St. John reversing falls.

[ruggiex]

A lot of cool photos this week! Here're my contributions from today's hike.

I just love panorama shots even if it's not *that* special...

[jmschrei]

It is beginning to feel like summer, we don't get much here so you have to enjoy it when you can!



-Joe

[Clou]

The time for this POTW ends today.

The following POTW is here.
I am looking forward to a new week with exciting photos.

[rparmar]

Favourite place

Pretty cat!

Suddenly he stood

Wonderful!