"Welcome to the Picture of the Week #245. December 16th - January 2nd 2013. Wouldn´t be surprised if we´ll see one or two pic´s with a Holiday theme over the next few days.

Big, Big thanks to Arnold for hosting three times in a row. As said, they will raise statues and name streets after him one day!

This POTW 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. There are just so many splendid photos out there so let's see you post them to this POW 245

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, 217 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, 237 pentaximus, 238 pentaximus,239 Paul, 240 Nick Nero, 241 Arnold, 242 Arnold, 243 Arnold, 244 Arnold, 245 Nick Nero

[Bramela]

A couple of sunrise shots on a beautiful summers morning.

[arnold]

A couple of sunrise shots on a beautiful summers morning.

How can one resist taking a picture in light like that?

[noelcmn]

That first one is exquisite Bruce.

[ramseybuckeye]

And, Tom, you must be cheating somehow if that hawk was shot from your car.

I did open the window, pull over, and turn the engine off. I've found when you get out they fly away.

A couple of sunrise shots on a beautiful summers morning.

Gorgeous sunrise Bruce, you got it!

[Runegutt123]

A couple of sunrise shots on a beautiful summers morning.

The first one is a real beuty

[Nick Nero]

Thanks for hosting Nick. We had some really windy days, it finally died yesterday, and had some sun today, I took off this morning for a walk in the woods.
One of the wind casualties:

Saw this on the way home and shot from the car:

I bet you had a broad smile on you face for days after catching that hawk. Focus, framing it´s all perfect. Congrat´s, Tom // Nick

[Nick Nero]

Many thanks for hosting, Nick. A bit busy with Christmas, though it's a nice thing to be busy with, so only a few shots over the past ten days or so. K5 and DA 35mm f2.8 in Oxford, UK. The guy in the first photo was a real hoot

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Great shots as always. Two questions; The guy in Cornmarket, how does he do it? and the graffiti on the bridge; what´s the last word? // Nick

[Nick Nero]

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Regards,
Arno

Beautifull work, Arno. Found your website well worth a visit. Thanks for sharing // Nick

[Nick Nero]

Merry Christmas to all of you.

The first one is taken today 12:47
This is how much light we have here at most.

Especially love the second one. Imho that lonesome house out on that small cape adds dimension. // Nick

[Nick Nero]

A couple of sunrise shots on a beautiful summers morning.

Stunning. Both of them. Very serene. // Nick

[mecrox]

Great shots as always. Two questions; The guy in Cornmarket, how does he do it? and the graffiti on the bridge; what´s the last word? // Nick

As to Cornmarket, hey it's magic ... I think the guy in Cornmarket uses a thin metal frame, the foot stuck between two paving stones and the head forming a seat and back support, all inside his suit. I know he does a similar thing with a difference frame which causes him to look as if he is sitting upright but in thin air, the frame being a seat and thin support running down inside his trousers into a heavy base covered with a magic carpet. I can't work out what that third word says. Since the first two works are Wreck Head I guess the writer may have been a bit out of it by the time he got to the third one.

[noelcmn]

Thanks for hosting Nick, and here's hoping all and sundry have had a wonderful Christmas and that holidays will continue to be happy days. Some wonderful images coming through, wonderful to see. Here's a selection from me.


A bee in the garden


And also a fly


An Abstract (X posted from abstract thread)


A butterfly


And a bird- A spottedbacked weaver

[lukulele]

Thanks to Nick for hosting and the PF Family for a great year. A visit to Edenton, NC(USA) and nearby relatives.

[ramseybuckeye]

I bet you had a broad smile on you face for days after catching that hawk. Focus, framing it´s all perfect. Congrat´s, Tom // Nick

Thanks Nick, I get excited whenever I see a hawk, two red-tailed and a kestrel that day. Did not get a good shot of the kestrel and the other red-tailed was too far away, this one is cropped quite a bit.

Today we had a snowstorm, I'm off work this week for the holidays, so I headed out to the country to try and get some landscapes or whatever. A few times this afternoon it was near whiteout conditions. I his some pretty good drifts on some of the less traveled roads, that's when you know not to stop.

[arnold]

Thanks Nick, I get excited whenever I see a hawk, two red-tailed and a kestrel that day. Did not get a good shot of the kestrel and the other red-tailed was too far away, this one is cropped quite a bit.

Today we had a snowstorm, I'm off work this week for the holidays, so I headed out to the country to try and get some landscapes or whatever. A few times this afternoon it was near whiteout conditions. I his some pretty good drifts on some of the less traveled roads, that's when you know not to stop.

Nice. The last two are very evocative. Can't get the snow shots here.