POTW # 304 covering weeks 23 February - 09 March 2014

Welcome to another round of Picture of the Week. This is edition #303 covers 23 February - 09 March 2014
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.

Some rules:
1) No theme, just post your favorite pix.
2) 6 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, 266 SpecialK, 267 SpecialK, 268 filoxophy, 269 mecrox, 270 mecrox, 271 mecrox, 272 Paleo Pete, 273 Paleo Pete, 274 geomez, 275 geomez, 276 geomez, 277 mecrox, 278 mecrox, 279 mecrox, 280 Noelcmn, 281 Noelcmn, 282 Noelcmn, 283 Noelcmn, 284 Noelcmn, 285Alkazalsir, 286 StephenHampshire, 287 StephenHampshire, 288 wolfiegirl, 289 Bucfan1234, 290 nosliwmit, 291 wolfiegirl, 292 wolfegirl, 293 ramseybuckeye, 294 ramseybuckeye, 295 josh-fuggle, 296 mattb123, 297 jcdoss, 298 jcdoss, 299 Papa Lazarou, 300 Bucfan1234, 301 Bucfan1234, 302-noelcmn, 303-noelcmn, 304-noelcmn

WELCOME TO THIS EDITION OF POTW, you are invited to help make this a bumper edition, what with the seasons changing all over the world. Thanks to noelcmn for hosting last weeks edition of POTW . Last weeks POTW can be found herehttps://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/129-weekly-photo-challenges/252751-pictur...ch-2014-a.html

---------- Post added 03-03-14 at 11:58 AM ----------

My humble apologies for the lateness of this POTW. Almost forgot about it!
Lets start with a few.
It has been raining a lot of late.

[Papa Lazarou]

WOW Noel! Really fantastic images and colour. Really enjoyed looking at that set.





A few shots from a boozy weekend away with friends.

[ramseybuckeye]

Thanks for hosting Noel, and posting those fabulous "wet" photos. Phil, great collection of portraits, nice to have friends that will let you do that, probably cost you in rounds.
I posted an ice fishing shot from Saturday on last week's thread, but here's another and a few more from my drive around Saturday:

[Paleo Pete]

Thanks for hosting again noel, hope it's not as slow as last week was. Don't know what happened, but almost nothing last week...

Went out for a few shots a couple of days ago with the K 50mm f1.4 the Mayhaw bushes out back are blooming. Usually these are about the first fruit blooms of the year. Peaches blooming now too, and of course below freezing weather has probably wiped those out...Anyhoo here are some Mayhaw blooms





Got a new to me Vivitar 200mm with TX mount, $23 so not a bad deal at all, seems to work fine, now I have a Nikon and a Canon adapter for the thing I don't need but that's another story...off to fleabay I go I guess...

So I got outside and set up on te bird feeder, easiest way to get some shots but really overcast and grey so not that impressive, had to use a flash. Can't wait for a sunny day to give the 200 and 300 both a serious tryout. (also got a 300mm that's where the Canon adapter came from) Interesting thing is, this is the exact same 200mm Vivitar I had before, serial number says it was made by Tokina, same month and year, a bit earlier serial number. So far it's doing fine.

[Cory Tarilton]

[lukulele]

Blue Ridge Parkway Friday afternoon after a week of melting. The last image from Sunday's hike to the Pinnacle/Crowder's Mtn. State Park viewing the vulture thermal observation launch area.

[Clou]

Noel - Thanks for hosting.

No ice, but some street art:


Whispering - masked



Strange Mandrill



Ronald...



Drache



Body parts



Blue Eye


Michael

[SpecialK]

Some nice shots this week. I have not shot Pentax this week a I am getting familiar with a coughCanon40Dcough.

[noelcmn]

Wow everyone, some really good stuff here as usual.
SpecialK- is there a rule that says "Pentax only"! Lets see some anyway!
Clou-fantastic series of street art- I like Graffiti- and consider it "the more real" communications about life! No 1 and especially no 5 is WAY WEIRD. The other day there was a real advertising shoot with a real Ronald MacDonald at Zoo Lake, where I was doing my daily walk. I was so sorry I did not have my camera with me-he was a friendly chap- but not friendly enough to give out free hamburgers. If he was, I would have taken some with my phone! Ah well, maybe I'll meet Chicken Licken when I do have my camera with me- that's another franchise around here!
Lukulele-Fantastic-that 3rd one is just plain awesome-stunning composition!
Beardedclam-WELCOME, A hearty welcome to POTW, lovely to have you join us, hope we see you a lot more! Only one posting? Lets have some more-you can post up to 6, and special concession to newbie's-you can post more, like a lot of other not-so-newbie's. That is a lovely Abstract! I'm tempted to ask what it is, but probably some ice patterns?
Paleo Pete, as you know, I always look forward to your contribution, a sure feast of birds images. Great stuff. That first Mayhaw bloom is another awesome shot! Solid composition!
Ramaseybuckeye-Another photographer whose contribution I always look forward to! That first one is amazing, which besides being fabulous, also reminded me that I was a very poor host for last weeks POTW. My apologies everyone. And that 2nd shot of the Barn-marvelous- love the colors on that one.
Papa Lazarou-what a wonderful collection of friends-I bet they are all proud and happy and probably all want a copy of those! Lovely and sharp! I have a friend that looks just like that guy in the 2nd photo- Bruce by name ( a fellow minister like myself) and my immediate reaction was "What's Bruce doing here?". The 3rd one is my favorite for some unknown reason-a real-in-your-face-i''ll-make-you-look-like-a-nerd distortion! The fellow with the beers oozes contentment- I wonder why?

Let's have some more Pentaxians.
And Oh, anyone interested in hosting next weeks POTW-Let me know before I send out irrevocable PM invites

[Papa Lazarou]

That geek in the mono fisheye distortion shot is me! LOL
Clou - loving the graffiti street art shots, amazing colour and artistry. Superb.




Some more portraits from the same boozy weekend at the Hi-fi Wigwam Annual Show....































---------- Post added 03-06-14 at 08:50 AM ----------

Some nice shots this week. I have not shot Pentax this week a I am getting familiar with a coughCanon40Dcough.

Shame on you!

[noelcmn]

That geek in the mono fisheye distortion shot is me! LOL

[Clou]

Noel - Thanks, yes, for me Street Art is the mirror of society and its pains.
Papa Lazarou - Thanks!

A few more:


The title of the first is the pseudonym of the artist(s):


Friendly Fire II



Black - red - blue- white


Here I like the juxtaposition beween the graffiti in the foreground and the snippet of another graffiti in the background


Unbenannt


This is an hommage to Circus Roncalli, the lower part of the first has been replaced by a new graffiti:


Bernhard Paul & Clown



Zirkuspferd


Michael

[Cory Tarilton]

Wow everyone, some really good stuff here as usual.
SpecialK- is there a rule that says "Pentax only"! Lets see some anyway!
Clou-fantastic series of street art- I like Graffiti- and consider it "the more real" communications about life! No 1 and especially no 5 is WAY WEIRD. The other day there was a real advertising shoot with a real Ronald MacDonald at Zoo Lake, where I was doing my daily walk. I was so sorry I did not have my camera with me-he was a friendly chap- but not friendly enough to give out free hamburgers. If he was, I would have taken some with my phone! Ah well, maybe I'll meet Chicken Licken when I do have my camera with me- that's another franchise around here!
Lukulele-Fantastic-that 3rd one is just plain awesome-stunning composition!
Beardedclam-WELCOME, A hearty welcome to POTW, lovely to have you join us, hope we see you a lot more! Only one posting? Lets have some more-you can post up to 6, and special concession to newbie's-you can post more, like a lot of other not-so-newbie's. That is a lovely Abstract! I'm tempted to ask what it is, but probably some ice patterns?
Paleo Pete, as you know, I always look forward to your contribution, a sure feast of birds images. Great stuff. That first Mayhaw bloom is another awesome shot! Solid composition!
Ramaseybuckeye-Another photographer whose contribution I always look forward to! That first one is amazing, which besides being fabulous, also reminded me that I was a very poor host for last weeks POTW. My apologies everyone. And that 2nd shot of the Barn-marvelous- love the colors on that one.
Papa Lazarou-what a wonderful collection of friends-I bet they are all proud and happy and probably all want a copy of those! Lovely and sharp! I have a friend that looks just like that guy in the 2nd photo- Bruce by name ( a fellow minister like myself) and my immediate reaction was "What's Bruce doing here?". The 3rd one is my favorite for some unknown reason-a real-in-your-face-i''ll-make-you-look-like-a-nerd distortion! The fellow with the beers oozes contentment- I wonder why?

Let's have some more Pentaxians.
And Oh, anyone interested in hosting next weeks POTW-Let me know before I send out irrevocable PM invites

Thanks for the kind words man, I look forward to getting out there and showing you all what kind of eye I have.

[SpecialK]

SpecialK- is there a rule that says "Pentax only"!

Actually, yes :-)

Some rules:
1)
2)
3) Any Pentax or Samsung camera, film or digital.

I bought a used Canon body to put the new Tamron 150-600 on as that lens is not going to be be available for Pentax (unless they change their mind). But, the lens is on back order (for about 3 weeks so far). The funny part is there is a bug using the Ai AF mode (tracking) settings on older Canon bodies, so it appears the next batch of lenses is delayed at the factory while they figure it out. I have only the 18-55 kit (no hood) to play with. Ha-ha.

[Paleo Pete]

Paleo Pete, as you know, I always look forward to your contribution, a sure feast of birds images. Great stuff. That first Mayhaw bloom is another awesome shot! Solid composition!

Thanks a lot. I'm always primarily after birds, but I like to try for different things whenever I see something worthwhile too. I transplanted the Mayhaws a foot tall or so around 15 years ago, from a spot out on the lake, now they are around 10-12 feet tall and I got 2 gallons of Mayhaws last year. Good jelly. Looking forward to warmer weather and lots os tiny flowers and insects...had enough winter...