POTW # 199 15 January - 29 January 2012
Welcome to edition #199 of the Pentax Forums' Picture of the Week. Special thanks to xjjohnno for hosting the previous week and inviting me to host this week. Feel very privileged!

This edition covers photos from 15 January 2012 - 29 January 2012. That lets you show off any shots you took last week but haven't processed until now. In other words, you can post your shots from this week AND last week.

POTW is a great place to show what you've been shooting day-to-day. It gives us all a chance to see what other members are up to with their Pentax (and Samsung) cameras in the parts of the world in which they live or have visited. We can share ideas, learn from one another, and have a good time.

So show us what you've seen in your little corner of the planet! Looking forward to seeing all of what's out there this week. A special welcome to all new members!

Again same rules as always:

1) No theme, just post your favorite pix.

2) Lets keep it to fewer than 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) Enter anything you shot last week or during this current week until the thread closes.

5) The current host will appoint the new host as an invitation via Private Message (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.

Here are the links to previous POTW threads:

1 Peter Zack, 2 Eaglerapids, 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 , 123 pop4, 124 casil403, 125 woof, 126 twitch, 127 stevebrot, 128 ohce, 129 jmschrei, 130 photolady, 131 photolady, 132 bbluesman, 133 rparmar, 134 reeftool, 135 reeftool, 136 Oldschool, 137 xjjohonno, 138 KarenH , 139 Rense, 140 daacon, 141 Tamia, 142 JeffJS, 143 bbluesman, 144 fotaki, 145 fotaki, 146 Woof, 147 Bramela, 148 Bramela, 149 Tamia, 150 Nomad, 151 Clou, 152 drugal, 153 rparmar, 154 Nomad, 155 jmschrei, 156 noelcmn, 157 noelcmn, 158 rwfarnell, 159 ramseybuckeye, 160 christophleipzig, 161 JeremytheIndian, 162 SpecialK, 163 emetcalf, 164 emetcalf, 165 stevebrot, 166 rparmar, 167 Mattt, 168 JeffJS, 169 jmschrei, 170 fotaki, 171 xs400, 172 TOUGEFC, 173 TOUGEFC, 174 Warped, 175 MaryAD, 176 Davidw0815, 177 baro-nite, 178 baro-nite, 179 pentaximus, 180 lukulele, 181 lukulele, 182 rob 1234, 183 lukulele, 184 lukulele, 185 pentaximus, 186 ramseybuckeye, 187 ramseybuckeye, 188 StDevious, 189 Free Soul, 190 Clou, 191 brvnara, 192 Pentaximus, 193 Noelcmn, 194 Noelcmn 195 GmcarsMAN, 196 jmschreii,197 wolfiegirl, 198 xjjohnno[/QUOTE]

[bam431]

Thanks for the welcoming Arn. Nice job hosting!

[Arn]

Saw the moon, Venus and Neptune last night - no camera - so here are a couple from my last walk. Sometimes things need to be helped - the Coast Guard boats at English Bay, and A Ferrari repair shop!

[Arn]

A few from today. Looking down, low tide, and a great blue heron.

[ramseybuckeye]

Thanks for hosting Arn, you've coaxed a quite a variety, and quality so far.

[paulh]

Here's a few more from this week. We're enjoying some very Springlike weather lately - these are just around the house & the neighborhood:

[Arn]

Thanks for hosting Arn, you've coaxed a quite a variety, and quality so far.

Pretty easy, with shots like yours; the silo reflected light is great, and
the wire is so clear - what lens?

Here's a few more from this week.

Paul, another super set of shots; I especially like the tree shadows, and the leaf bokeh.

[paulh]

Paul, another super set of shots; I especially like the tree shadows, and the leaf bokeh.

Thanks, Arn. Those leaves are just the tops of our hedges on a really sunny morning.

[xjjohnno]

Tom, I thought we'd have to send out a search party for you, most unlike you to be posting so late in the week, neat collection of pics BTW, those silos make me think of our wheat growing areas.
Paul, I take it that those boats are moored in an estuary? I'm going by the slight hint of sediments in the water, lovely collection there and good to see spring is poking its head into your part of the world.
Today was Market day for me, SMC Takumar 50 f1.4 was the lens used today.

[Arn]

Okay, John. Those shots beautifully capture the trip to the market! You've convinced me to dig out my old 50/1.4 tomorrow.

[ramseybuckeye]

Here's a few more from this week. We're enjoying some very Springlike weather lately - these are just around the house & the neighborhood:

Thanks for the Springlike views, Paul. We're having mild weather, but not that nice. I like the Sycamore or Plane seeds in the last one.

Pretty easy, with shots like yours; the silo reflected light is great, and
the wire is so clear - what lens?.

Thanks, both of those are with the D FA100 macro WR, I got the lens in September and really like it. I don't really do much macro, but I've found it very useful for a variety of scenes, I'll post a landscape from it below.

Tom, I thought we'd have to send out a search party for you, most unlike you to be posting so late in the week, neat collection of pics BTW, those silos make me think of our wheat growing areas.

It's been a weird week, totally gloomy most of the week with rain, snow, and dark days. Just started clearing up when I was getting off work, I was hoping for mottled clouds, but it was clearing fast. We do grow some wheat in this area, but not nearly as much wheat as corn and soybeans.

I always enjoy your trips to the market, That first shot is a real cracker for me, I like the contrast of the old building full of character and style in total contrast to the modern giants behind it. But then it looks awfully well preserved. Is it a new building? We have a lot of that going on where they are starting to build new building in old styles, I like it. Great photo either way!

I stopped to shoot the barn below with the D FA100, that's when I saw the wire on the fence and got it to, This barn is about 7 or 8 miles from my house and I've shot it with every lens I have, something about it intrigues me, it's several humdred yards off the road, actually visible from three roads.


I posted a black and white version of this in the agriculture thread, this is from a different road, facing for towards the sun:

[xjjohnno]

Tom, the market is preserved, those buildings date back to the late 1800s. The Queen Victoria Market is a bit of a local icon and very popular with the tourists and those of us who don't like enhancing the share values of the supermarkets. It's mainly family businesses who pride themselves on selling quality produce. Developers keep trying to get their hands on the place but it's covered by a caveat regarding its use as well as "green bans" from the construction unions who prefer seeing a people's market remain in the CBD.

[Arn]

I stopped to shoot the barn

Yes, I like it Tom - something about the foreground, the shape of the roof, and the hillside behind maybe?

[ramseybuckeye]

Yes, I like it Tom - something about the foreground, the shape of the roof, and the hillside behind maybe?

That's actually just a woods, that's closer to the left making it look like a slight hill.

[paulh]

Paul, I take it that those boats are moored in an estuary? I'm going by the slight hint of sediments in the water, lovely collection there and good to see spring is poking its head into your part of the world.

Very nice & interesting photos, xjjohnno. The sediment you see in the water is only mud . The marina is located on a man-made reservoir just a few minutes from Dallas-Ft Worth Int'l Airport. It's walking distance from my home, so it's one of my frequent-photo hangouts.

[Arn]

Four wheels that I saw on a walk this morning - Maserati, Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Porsche.