Welcome to 120th edition of the Pentax Forum's Picture of the Week! This edition covers photos taken between June 27 and July 11, 2010.

Thanks to ruggiex for hosting last week. First time hosting so let me know if something isn't right.

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 27 June 2010 to Sunday 11 July 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!
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[jmschrei]

I visited my parents yesterday and took this shot from the backyard of the house they are trying to sell. It is actually late afternoon but our days are so long that the light is still harsh and "summery".

Fooling around with the evening sky over my neighbourhood:

-Joe

[casil403]

Blanket Flowers:


Fluff macro:

[rparmar]

Don't have too much opportunity to go out for new photos so I was just messing around with this one a bit...

I don't say this often, but... good use of vignetting!

[ruggiex]

I don't say this often, but... good use of vignetting!

Thanks! I was debating if the shot would look too cliche or not when I added it...

casil403: wow awesome photos. I love the Fluff Macro.

Tamia: 1/8 second hand capture of water? I tried something like that before and it seemed to come out too blurry for me. I guess I need steadier hands.

All these great out door shots makes me wish I'm not so busy and stuck at work this week!

[Jimbow007]

Joe - I think I can see my house in the distance..I like the depth of this one.
Almost Paradise - I like your Bloom2 and the Pigeon and sneaker shot. A couple of good shots
Casil403 - great marco work. I real like the Fluff Macro one too.

Only about a day and a half left. Keep them coming.

[JTninja]

[xjjohnno]

Good to see all those great pics in this week's POTW.
Some pics from this week's trip to the market, lens used was the much maligned Meyer Optik Domiplan 50 f2.8.
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[Clou]

Found these when driving home from work. It was pretty windy, so I still have find the few presentable macro shots...

Star


Preserved Trace


Rusty Fence


Shadows

[Stratman]

A few from my first attempt at fireworks....

[reeftool]

I was out in the kayak for a bit today, hoping for some Heron shots. The big birds were not posing for pictures but I came across some interesting Dragonflies and their mating season is in full swing. They were harder than I thought to capture, with the light being completely different, depending on which side of the boat I was shooting from.They AF went nuts, couldn't tell the difference between the Dragonflies and their reflections. With the K10D and Sigma 70-300.

[pop4]

[casil403]

Reeftool that is some seriously cool captures! Wow!
Thanks for the kind comments Jimbow and for hosting this week as well.
A couple more form my wispy and fluffy seedhead collection:

[Jimbow007]

Thanks to everyone for the great shots this week. I'm looking forward to next weeks shots all ready.

[Plankton]

Using my new Sigma 17-70 HSM lense today.

[jmschrei]

A thread for the new week is now up here https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/10724...18-2010-a.html and awaiting your submissions! Thanks again to Jimbow for hosting last week and inviting me to carry the torch for the week ahead. Happy shooting!

-Joe