Welcome to another round of Picture of the Week. This is edition #266 covering May 12 2013 through May 26 2013.

POTW is a great spot to show off any shots you take in the upcoming week, or last week that you haven't processed until now. In other words, you can post your shots from this week AND last week.

Same rules:

1) No theme, just post your favorite pix.
2) 5 or less images per post just so the thread doesn't get too big.
3) Any Pentax or Samsung camera, film or digital.

The current host will invite a new host 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, 254 nosliwmit, 255 nosliwmit, 256 nosliwmit, 257 casil403, 258 casil403, 259 Davidw0815, 260 Davidw0815, 261 ruggiex, 262 ruggiex, 263 mecrox, 264 pentaximus, 265 pentaximus

My starter:

[Davidw0815]

Thanks for hosting, SpecialK! Great self portrait by the way!

This week I received an offer I couldn't refuse: a very reasonable priced FA 1:2.8 50 mm Macro. Even though I wasn't looking for the lens I had to buy it. Some of the images I took with this amazing lens:

[pentaximus]

My starter:

"Aye, matey"

I get it now, SpecialK! Thanks for hosting.

Thanks for hosting, SpecialK! Great self portrait by the way!

This week I received an offer I couldn't refuse: a very reasonable priced FA 1:2.8 50 mm Macro. Even though I wasn't looking for the lens I had to buy it. Some of the images I took with this amazing lens:

I was going to post something, but I think I'll keep admiring these shots for a bit, David. WOW! I wasn't looking for this lens either, but maybe now I am.

[pentaximus]

Okay, here are a few things.

A Vietnamese congregation shares our church building and these are a couple of shots from their setup for a Mother's Day event.






We have a house guest this week. Say hello to Sunshine. So far things have gone really well.






And here's a contrasty black and white, because everyone takes pictures of their stacks of bills, right?



That's it for now.

[Clou]

David - great shots- especially the first one. This lens is on my list but I am not searching. Maybe one day I will find one.

Pentaximus - love that b/w - just imagine these are something different.

After a while it was again the moment for some time underground - well it was raining outside anyway.

Großhadern - Mittig



Großhadern - längs



Großhadern - Aufzug



Großhadern - Deckenkonstruktion

Next station in next post

Michael

[Clou]

Only two on this station:

Klinikum Großhadern - längs



Klinikum Großhadern - Säulen und Decke

Michael

[noelcmn]

Thanks for hosting this week SpecialK. Good opening shot!
David, Wow, some macro's for a change. I'm putting that lens on the list, though right now it is so low on the list it's inlikely I will get in in my life time. But you never know! I like that first one. Is that a Dandelion?
Pentaximus, I also like that B/W, love the composition and the angle. Well as for Sunshine, what an apt name. So far? Waiting with bated breath! Those blighters can be so naughty.
Clou- as usual crisp shots, and very appealing symmetry from all you pics, but the 1st one and 2nd last one are superb! And gotta ask this- what rules were you breaking when you took #4? I somehow imagine you straddled legs apart above the line, with bated breath as the conductor walks past?
Here's some I took on Saturday














Have a great week ahead everyone!

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Last edited by noelcmn; 05-20-2013 at 03:56 AM.

[jmschrei]

Thanks for hosting Special K. Wow, quite some line up of images to start the week! Spring is in full bloom here and this weekend I managed to find some wildflowers in full bloom.
Wild clematis




Saskatoon berry bush blossoms

[lukulele]

Thanks for hosting Kyle,
Circling the nest this morning between rain showers waiting for a fish delivery. DA 55-300, please allow for operator dizziness.

[noelcmn]

Are you sure it was dizziness? If it was me, it would be the shakes from sheer excitement. Lovely! I am still to get some decent shots of an Osprey. They are found here but not often seen.

[SpecialK]

This week I received an offer I couldn't refuse.

It's a good thing you didn't. It looks like a good one. I'm not sure what that first one is...

"Aye, matey"

I get it now, SpecialK! Thanks for hosting.

I wanted a more-piraty shot from the Pirate Days in San Diego (which was sort of a let down), but this 4-hour cruise was nice - and only $44.

Okay, here are a few things...

And here's a contrasty black and white, because everyone takes pictures of their stacks of bills, right?

Electronic bill-paying is the key.

After a while it was again the moment for some time underground - well it was raining outside anyway.

Those are nice graphic-like images.

Here's some I took on Saturday

Very nice and peaceful. I'd like to be on that lake.

Spring is in full bloom here and this weekend I managed to find some wildflowers in full bloom.

I like that bee. Did you wait for him, or just catch him?

Circling the nest this morning between rain showers waiting for a fish delivery. DA 55-300, please allow for operator dizziness.

I somehow don't do wildlife. I should probably get my 150-500 fixed and do some.

[wolfiegirl]

Thanks for hosting SpecialK.

Haven't taken any shots this week yet. Still it's early days yet so we shall see.

@David - that first one's a stunner!
@pentaximus - love that first shot - petals so pretty! and wonderful DOF on the jack russell!
@noelmcn - i like those sunset shots!

[reeftool]

I've been absent for a while, recovering from surgery to repair arthritis damage in my right foot. I've been hopping around with crutches or a walker since the first of April. It's been tough now that the weather has started to get nice. Our lilacs are in full bloom and my wife wanted some shots so I did the best I could with my one legged crutches technique. Could have been a little sharper I suppose but ok as long as you don't pixel peep. With the K5 and DA 40 Ltd.





I go to the doctors tomorrow and if all is well, I will be walking and driving again and most of all, getting out of the house to shoot.

[noelcmn]

Thanks for hosting SpecialK.

Haven't taken any shots this week yet. Still it's early days yet so we shall see.

@David - that first one's a stunner!
@pentaximus - love that first shot - petals so pretty! and wonderful DOF on the jack russell!
@noelmcn - i like those sunset shots!

And where is our weekly dose of the Madam Cutie Pie?

[noelcmn]

Reeftool, glad to hear you are recovering. The one-legged technique works very well. Super shots. Love the colors.
Here two more from me.
The lake is quite small actually. I do my daily exercise walk here Mon-Fri, and its 1.1km around.


And when I got home around 6pm on that Saturday, the moon was beautiful- it has grown somewhat since its quarter phase. Again with the FA 70-300 + x2 Teleconverter.