I've looked through all the challenges so far and I see "Mountains" and "Urban Landscapes". I love landscapes and I would like to see your representations of the countryside from our diverse community. Of course they can contain mountains but mountains don't have to be the main focus. I would like to see farmhouses or barns and all those kinda things but I'm not looking for cities. I would like to see where you guys live and what you see when you go for a ride or hike in the country, the places you go when you want to get out of the cities.
For example:


The rules:
1. Post ONE photo (max 800x800) as a response to THIS post.
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme. It can be colour or B&W, your choice.
3. You can offer as much or as little additional information as you wish, but I'd be interested to know the location/event/whatever being depicted.
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and chose 1 of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. The challenge runs for 6 days plus a day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any camera will do but it must be a Pentax. (added by Jonas for Challenge #23: Just use any camera you want. I'm not discriminating anyone as long as the is an active member here)

The competition is open from right now until midnight Saturday October 6th. I will judge on Sunday the 7th and post results during that day.

Good Luck!!

PS: I am not a good judge nor do I portray one on tv:-). I don't feel qualified to judge anything much less the incredible photos you guys are capable of but I promise to do my best.

[Arjay Bee]

Plus one from the Tip of Cape York, Queensland, looking South on a blustery day:

[konraDarnok]

This was taken with a Canon S1 IS last year at Buzzards Roost looking into Kentucky. It's a small camping area in the Hoosier National Forest overlooking the Ohio River. The camp site sits about 100 feet above the river near a fairly sheer cliff.

I've got a friend that has some pictures in this area during a cool fall morning with a thick layer of fog rolling off the river. I want to go back this fall to get my own foggy pictures in this area. It's very beautiful.

[Peter Zack]

This was taken with a Canon S1 IS last year....

Looks like a nice area but...You might have missed rule #7 above. Pentax camera bodies only.

[atupdate]

I keep looking for the perfect rolling hills, farm, cows grazing landscape and have yet to find the right location. So the best I have is from Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio. Shot this on a drizzly spring morning when there were few people wandering through the park.

DS, DA 18-55, ISO 200, f16, 1 sec, linear polarizer.



Tim

[Eaglerapids]

Looks like a nice area but...You might have missed rule #7 above. Pentax camera bodies only.

Jonas added this for weekly challenge #23 "(added by Jonas for Challenge #23: Just use any camera you want. I'm not discriminating anyone as long as the is an active member here)".

Konra is a junior member with 35 posts so I'll allow his entry. We'll win him over:-).

[konraDarnok]

7. Any camera will do but it must be a Pentax. (added by Jonas for Challenge #23: Just use any camera you want. I'm not discriminating anyone as long as the is an active member here)

Sorry if you only wanted Pentax pictures. I have a K10D, I just don't have any landscapes with it.

I wasn't in for the win anyway I was replying to the following: . . .see where you guys live and what you see when you go for a ride or hike in the country, the places you go when you want to get out of the cities.

Although, I'm having some trouble decoding rule 7. I read it as the Pentax only rule was added by Jonas in #23, but Eaglerapids added the parenthetical information about using any camera.

Not to break the rules and tell people what's what, but the rule should really only contain the pertinent information, and not a synopsis of it's inception and revisions.

I should have asked first for a clarification. Or just lied about what camera I took the picture with.

Nice pictures in the tread so far.

[Peter Zack]

Sorry to cause a fuss. My mistake, can't read at 7 AM I guess. Sorry to hijack the thread. I'll keep my mouth shut now and look for a pic to post. Nice this contest is non discriminating to those with other gear. Back to the contest.

[Eaglerapids]

Everything is cool:-). Jonas amended rule number 7 for Challenge #23 and I kept the amendment.
Now, back to the pictures!:-)

[aabram]

From my last bog trip.



Pentax K100D, Sigma 17-70, 1/320s, f/8, 37mm, 200 ISO

Before anyone asks - yes, I've postprocessed it to add warmth and smoothness to the colors.

[simonkit]

Just to complicate things a little I guess as the rules state "must be a Pentax" even the Samsung GX-10 doesn't count (even though made by Pentax) ?

thanks

simon

[mtnbearhug]

From my last bog trip.



Pentax K100D, Sigma 17-70, 1/320s, f/8, 37mm, 200 ISO

Before anyone asks - yes, I've postprocessed it to add warmth and smoothness to the colors.

This is a beautiful shot!!!!!! it took my breath away when I scolled to it!!!!!

[Photo Tramp]

From a secluded road on a beautiful Sunday morning.

[Eaglerapids]

Just to complicate things a little I guess as the rules state "must be a Pentax" even the Samsung GX-10 doesn't count (even though made by Pentax) ?

thanks

simon

No problem Simon, post away!!!!!

[hinckc]

Hi all!

I started taking part in the weekly photo contests, because it helps me focus each week's shooting on a particular photography skill, though in the past few weeks, I've been entering photos from my "stock". Even though I haven't shot a photo for this week's contest, what I learned this week about my photography is that I don't typically shoot landscapes!

Here's my entry, a shot I took from a nearby park called the Tourne, facing west, of New Jersey's rolling hills. As I said, I don't shoot a lot of landscapes, but this one stood out to me, despite it's not following the "rule" of thirds:



Admittedly, it didn't stand out because the hills of NJ are that compelling, but because of the little character I (accidentally) caught in the midst of the landscape. That's not a dust spec in the top left, that's a dragonfly.

I hope no one minds that I've put 2 images for the 2nd time in my entry in the past couple months.... If that's inappropriate, please let me know, in the thread or via PM. As usual, the re-size doesn't do any one's shots any favors, so here's a 100% crop of the little guy from the original:



I know the topic is landscapes, not insects, but it is literally one of the only landscapes I've shot over the past 6 months with my K100D. I obviously need to look more towards the scenery!

Thanks for looking!

-Chris