Welcome to Picture of the week #248 covering 6 Jan 2013 through 20 Jan 2013. I am new to Pentax forums, so please let me know if I made any mistakes in the dates etc. I am relatively new to photography, so I may not have the most insightful commentary. If you would like to host next week please send me a PM, otherwise I will be asking you. Last week we had a lot of beautiful shots, and new members! 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 248.

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 records of 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, 246 ramseybuckeye, 247 ramseybuckeye

[Nick Nero]

Many thanks for hosting, Douge. So many great photographs and from so many places around the world. Here are a few of mine,mostly using my K-5 and smc-A 50mm:
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Can´t figure out what the second one from the bottom is but, nevertheless, it looks like something I could consider for a wallpaper. Love it whatever it is

[Nick Nero]

Happy New Year!
I spent about 10 days in Seattle over the holidays. Last weekend the weather was unusually nice for Seattle. Rode on the Seattle "Great Wheel" and took this photo afterwards with my K-5, 15mm ltd and a 9-stop ND. All I had was a table-top tripod, but it was better than nothing...

Being a big fan of down-up perspectives, I like this a lot. Nice. // Nick

[Nick Nero]

Thanks Nick. Make a plan to visit Kruger if you can, and I'm sure your wife will only be too happy to comply. fabulous place, and yes, one or two shots of fighting hippos, though it was mostly play. BUt not at Lake Panic. Gigabytes of shots? Some 2000 plus, not all of them like these. Some are of more mundane things (to us South Africans at any rate) like Impala and kudus. But I also did get to see Africa Wild Dog, lions. leopard, Cheetah, and the smaller Caracal with a kitten.

Don´t know about Kruger then but in the Delta the nickname for Impala was McDonalds, as being Fast, Food and Everywhere.

[arnold]

Thanks for hosting Douge.
Happy New year to all Pentax Forumites.
Some Fabulous images as usual on this my favourite thread, though I have not been able to participate over the last few weeks, due to ministry constraints, and then I went on Holiday to the Kruger National Park. The reception fro internet access was terrible there, very slow so I could not participate.
The timeframe for this POTW is that week I was in the Kruger Park, so I'll post some images from my time there.
1st up-en route there-this industrial site.


This Heron was confused, thinking it was a duck


This Pied Kingfisher caught in flight, as it hovers above the water. Deliberate slow shutter speed, to catch the wings in a blur.


This beautiful Dragonfly at Lake Panic, one of the best spots in the Kruger Park.


Some duelling Elephants on the road delayed me somewhat. Fortunately they were more interested in their duel than me.


A beautiful Bee Eater


And Lake Panic in a wonderful calm mood allowing some reflection shots. It can often be a violent place, with predators (Kingfishers, herons, Darters, Commorants and Fish Eagles) active at any one time, and then of course there is the constant duelling between Hippo's for dominance.

What a beautiful bird that bee eater is. Good shot as are so many others here. Well done all.

[Douge]

What a beautiful bird that bee eater is. Good shot as are so many others here. Well done all.

Wow it really is a beautiful bird. Great shots!

That must of been a scary day for you Nick. Glad everything turned out OK.

[Douge]

That about does it for this edition of POTW. We've had some really wonderful shots this week, haven't we? And it's interesting to see what everyone has been up to.
Here is the link to the new POTW.
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/weekly-photo-challenges/212525-weekly-cha...an-2013-a.html

Tally Ho!

[noelcmn]

Don´t know about Kruger then but in the Delta the nickname for Impala was McDonalds, as being Fast, Food and Everywhere.

Yep, they're known as that in Kruger as well. Even have a "M" on their rump to confirm their fast food status.

[noelcmn]

Thanks Arnold and Gouge.
Yes Nick, that must have been scary. Here I was thinking these things only happen in SA. Scary world these days!

[Douge]

Yep, they're known as that in Kruger as well. Even have a "M" on their rump to confirm their fast food status.

Haha! That's great!

[Tsukiouji]