Welcome to Picture of the Week #254 covering 17 Feb 2013 through 3 Mar 2013. Thanks to lukulele and all of last week's participants for their stellar work. If you would like to host next week please send me a PM, otherwise I will be asking you. 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, tell stories, and have a good time. There are just so many splendid photos out there so let's see you post them to this POTW 254.

I'm starting off with a couple of not-so-good photos from my dog walk this morning (but the week is still young!). An "almost" photo of a heron on final approach and a couple of vultures (zopilotes here in Panama) patiently waiting for something to die.

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, 248 Douge, 249 Douge 250 Douge, 251 Dr Orloff, 252 lukulele, 253 lukulele

[jmschrei]

Happy Monday all. Some great shots as usual.


After starting the thread yesterday I went to the Gatun locks on the Panama Canal and to San Lorenzo N.P. to see an old ruined Spanish fort. Got lucky and saw a bunch of howler monkeys, a three-toed sloth and a chestnut-mandibled toucan as well. Here's a howler with a young 'un, the toucan from below and the stern of a container ship going through the Gatun Locks. This particular ship paid a $384,000 toll to go through the canal...

I do like that howler monkey shot. Funny but 30 years ago exactly I working on an honours thesis on behavioural ecology and the foraging strategies of howler monkeys.

[Nick Nero]

Near a village called Dienten in Hochkoening, Austria today. Weather was too crapy for skiing. No sun, heavy overcast. But hey, i'm not complaining. Just so lucky to be in these beautiful surroundings, I would be crazy if did
Straight from the memory card...............

[Nick Nero]

Yosemite.

Nice one. Dark and threatening. The words looming disaster comes to mind // Nick

[Nick Nero]

Thanks for hosting noslimwit

nicknero - look at all that snow! jealous! i'm never brave enough to take my dslrs out on the slopes. i'm too much of an amateur and am terrified of landing on it.

Just one for now, cross posted in a few other threads.



Went to the camera fair on the weekend to sell lenses and somehow or other picked up a few lenses on the side....

This is the tamron 35-135 22a. shot this in practical pitch dark (tail end of dusk) where wolfie boy looked at me and said can you even shoot anything in this??? Love the dreamy bokeh and the fact that you can only see sock monkey's bottom.

It´s always greener on the other side (pun intended) isn´t it? Thing is I´m always jealous of you guys for having what you have just around your corner. Be it the Americas or Down under, UK, SA or Asia........our street is always the quieter it seems. Which in all honesty has it´s advantages Monday to Friday

[lukulele]

Between driving rainstorms coming out of the hole after switching.

[paulh]

A late afternoon shot by the lake -
K100D, M35-70/2.8-3.5 (xposted to M-Club)

[nosliwmit]

I do like that howler monkey shot. Funny but 30 years ago exactly I working on an honours thesis on behavioural ecology and the foraging strategies of howler monkeys.

They (howlers) make the most amazing sound - it sounds more like a T-rex should sound than a monkey. There was a young boy (4 or 5 maybe) near us and when one of the monkeys howled it scared the heck out of the kid and he ran away howling himself. It was funny but I felt bad for the kid...

[ramseybuckeye]

Thanks for hosting nosliwmit,

I've been short on time lately, so not a lot going on. I got out shortly after moonrise Monday to try to get some shots of the full moon, this one is a 15 second exposure, partly lit by my car lights since the sunlight was gone. The egg shaped moon shows how fast it moves when this low.


This one is from a littler earlier


A store down the street:

[Nick Nero]

Still in Austria I went in to a local village called Maria Alm before dinner tonight and knocked myself out with some blue hour shooting.........
Otherwise very foggy and no conditions for anything scenic. Will hopfully improve.

[monoloco]

Here's one of last night's moon:

[mecrox]

Many thanks for hosting, noslimwit. Wow, some amazing pictures this week particularly the trains, Yosemite, a beautiful set from jmschrei and that straaange convention. I've only been out a couple of times and am still using my new buy, a P-M 120mm f2.8. It seems a lovely lens and pulls in detail even from miles away. Too bad it hasn't been reissued as it is wonderfully small and light too. In the first pic you can even read the inscriptions below the statues although they are way, way up a church spire.



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[lukulele]

Charlotte from the backside and crunching to see the rock folks while hiking...both Q. The local freight pick-up in a hurry returning to the yard. Last trains this week, I promise.

[nosliwmit]

There were some great shots in this POTW thread.

Mecrox -- Great photos with your 120/2.8 (it looks like a lens to look out for!). I especially like the photo of the girl with the bikes.

Monoloco, Nick Nero and ramseybuckeye -- great night shots (I'm a sucker for night shots).

Thanks to everyone for posting this week. I had a busy week at work and never got around to soliciting a host for next week so I'll get next week's thread started.

Please let me know if you want to host next week!

[noelcmn]

Nosliwmit, My apologies, I see I am late for this POTW. Will post in the next one-perhaps a double portion!