Welcome to the 123rd edition of the Pentax Forum's Picture of the Week! This edition covers photos taken between July 25 and August 1, 2010, or shots from last week you haven't processed until now.

Thanks to VaughnA for hosting last week and thanks for choosing me as the host. It's my first time as host 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 your 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 18 July 2010 to Sunday 1 August 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, 119 ruggiex, 120 Jimbow007, 121 jmschrie, 122 VaughnA

[VaughnA]

Thanks for taking the job of host this week Pop4. That will teach you to post awesome shots for the POTW!

[bbluesman]

Hey Pop4 and thanks for hosting this week. All shots from WorldWide Photo Walk-Taichung.

Hey Coop!


Malled


Yoghurting


Tattooed and Alone

[xs400]

Here's a couple of shots taken while I was on a walk with the K20D and DA 55-300mm.

[Peter Zack]

Another excellent week. I'm always impressed at the quality from a fairly tight little group. Seems to get better each week.

This group of 3 is from my take on the Scott Kelby photo walk. We did ours in Charlottetown at 7 AM on Saturday. After that ended, I had a wedding at noon and got home around 11PM. No trouble falling asleep!
Honestly I did more talking than shooting. Only took 38 photos in 2 hours. If you haven't done it, it's a great experience even just for the social aspects.


Ouch! That's gotta hurt!


Next, with Sigma 10-20mm
These ladies love to dress up in period costume and walk around while we shoot. The Big catholic church made a nice backdrop.

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Tallest building in Charlottetown

Finally a fun shot. The beer must have been free on Friday night!

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With one that size, you need a friends help!

Two more. After I did the photo walk, I had to dash off and shoot a wedding. One particular image stood out.
This was shot with 2 remote strobes on either side of the pond and an AT400T on camera to give just enough light on them and save the sky.



And I really liked this as well.

[xjjohnno]

Pop4 thanks for hosting this week's POTW.
Some pics from today.
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[reeftool]

I spent Saturday back out in my kayak. I came across a Heron in a rather difficult spot for me. He was in the clear mostly but there was no way I was easily going to get my boat closer so I stayed put and let the boat drift. He was feeding and more interested in eating than me and I was able to get over a hundred shots over about an hours time. The first is my first sighting and the other 2 are as he is having lunch. Shot with a Sigma 70-300 and cropped.

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[rparmar]

Posted these to the wrong thread, but here they are finally.


the horse, he's happy


(Shot with the FA 77mm Limited.)


blooms


(Shot with the FA 43mm Limited.)

[pop4]

Nice shots guys, a solid start to the week.

[Goslett]

[bbluesman]

All From Aboriginal Culture Week 2010-Taichung (flickr set here)

3 of a Perfect Pair


The Line Dance


Feathered


In the Shade


Young bucks

[casil403]

A couple from my foray out in the prairies today.

[jmschrei]

I have been so busy at work and home this past week I have only an odd selection of images to share so far:
Petunias in the shade


Abandoned raft


Reflection with hail damage

This, unfortunately, is the roof of my car with evidence of recent golfball sized hail.

-Joe

[rparmar]

I put this in the pet thread but will restrain from also posting to B&W, In My Hood, etc.

doorway guardian


(Shot with the FA 77mm Limited.)

[Bramela]

We have had nothing but rain, rain and more rain for the past few days (even weeks). So not much doing with the camera.
Exasperated a little, I shot this yesterday today relieve the monotony.

Rainy Tulip