Welcome to the Picture of the Week #236. Big thanks to pentaximus for hosting the previous POTW.

Welcome to a Halloween edition of POTW!

This week covers 21 October to 04 November, 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. We can share ideas, learn from one another, and have a good time.

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 bluestringer, 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, 199 Arn , 200 Peter Zack, 201 bluestringer, 202 cif, 203 Rollsup, 204 noelcm, 205 Davidw0815, 206 Davidw0815, 207 cif, 208 ramseybuckeye, 209 paulh, 210 Oldschool, 211 SpecialK, 212 mecrox, 213 pentaximus, 215 bramela, 216 jmschrei, Exandr, 218 Noelcmn, 219 Noelcmn, 220 sergiu, 221 sergiu, 222 sergiu, 223 sergiu, 224 sergiu, 225 sergiu, 226 sergiu, 227 sergiu, 228 Davidw08, 229 reeftool, 230 reeftool, 231 cif, 232 mecrox, 233 mecrox, 234 glennbp, 235 glennbp, 236 pentaximus

[pentaximus]

I'll post some photos this evening. Just wanted to get the new thread up for everyone else. I'm expecting to see a good number of Halloween shots this round...

Post away, everybody!

[noelcmn]

Pentaximus-I see you can travel in time-backwards nogal. Have'nt had much photo opportunities, weather has been horrible and I've been stuck in-house as it were. Hopefully I'll get some this week as I'm travelling a bit.

[reeftool]

Thanks for hosting again, Pentaximus!
The last Saturday in October is a large regatta in Saratoga called the Head of the Fish, on Fish Creek, the outlet of Saratoga Lake. My daughter no longer is rowing after 4 years of high school and four years of college but out of old habit (and a little boredom too), I was over there shooting pictures again and catching up with friends too. My big mistake was not having a tripod because I can't carry it on the Harley (yet) so I was stuck hand holding on a cloudy day but some were usable.

[mecrox]

Many thanks for hosting again pentaximus. Only had about an hour for photography in the past week. Here are a couple - K5 and DA 70mm - of fall/autumn colours in a college garden in Oxford. I might post more later in the week.



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[wolfiegirl]

didn't get to a computer last week.

couldn't sleep this morning and managed to catch a sunrise.

still on the pentax smc 45-125f/4. this is a stitched panorama with all shots taken at 45mm open wide on the kx.

[pentaximus]

Pentaximus-I see you can travel in time-backwards nogal. Have'nt had much photo opportunities, weather has been horrible and I've been stuck in-house as it were. Hopefully I'll get some this week as I'm travelling a bit.

Ha! Yes, indeed! I've got mods on the case.

I'm still away from my computer. Just checking in by iPhone.

Fantastic start, everyone! I'll post some shots a bit later.

[jmschrei]

Thanks for hosting again Pentaximus. After over a week of absolutely wintery weather, the snow stopped and the sun came out today. I was able to catch some frosted leaves this afternoon. Both with my K-5 and Tamron 90/2.8.

[pentaximus]

My big mistake was not having a tripod

Nice shots nonetheless, Richard. I, too, forgot my tripod today for a family get together. Fortunately someone else had one, so the family photo was not thwarted.

Here are a couple - K5 and DA 70mm - of fall/autumn colours in a college garden in Oxford.
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I love the colors and composition on both of these. The shadowy branches mirroring the branches in the upper part of the first photo is really an interesting look.

still on the pentax smc 45-125f/4.

The two of you are really working well together! I like the mood of this one.

I was able to catch some frosted leaves this afternoon.

Beautiful. I especially like the first one with its reds and golds. Fantastic!

[pentaximus]

I'm sitting here wondering where some of my recent photos are and realized they reside on undeveloped rolls of film.

Anyway, here are some trick-or-treaters warming up around the fire at a friend's house last night.

K-x, DAL 18-55 @18mm, iso 2000

[Davidw0815]

Thanks for hosting, pentaximus!

Two images I took yesterday:

[jmschrei]

Thanks for hosting, pentaximus!

Two images I took yesterday:

Two really nice shots there David! It is comforting to know that other parts of the northern hemisphere are entertaining some early snow.

[smf]

The leaves are real, although the green ones look like cloth. I'd be grateful for help with identification.
Thanks very much.

[pentaximus]

The leaves are real, although the green ones look like cloth. I'd be grateful for help with identification.
Thanks very much.

The red one looks like it might be persimmon or blackgum? I'm sure others are better qualified than me to take a stab at it.

[paulh]

Thanks for hosting Pentaximus, good stuff so far this week. Here's a few more backyard shots (I need to get out more!)


old & new crape myrtle blooms:


half-moon as the sun was setting (crop from a 28mm shot):