This week's challenge is 'Shelter'.

One of the basic needs of living organisms is a place to call home for rest, love, safety and protection, for nurturing young and for procreation. In another sense shelter provides protection from sun, the rain the snow and other elements or objects falling from the sky.

Your challenge this week is to present an image that demonstrates the theme or strongly incorporates the shelter for an individual, a family or an organism that when viewed will evoke the sense of safe haven that the word shelter embodies.

This challenge will run until Saturday May 10th at 8PM Australian EST (which is about the same as Continental US Friday 9th) . Can't wait to see the entries!

Every week, a new theme is picked and judged by the winner of the previous week.

Everyone is eligible to send in their best interpretation of the given theme, as long as the photo is taken with a Pentax/Samsung camera. Themes can be subject-oriented or technique-oriented.

Rules
1. Post ONE photo (max 1024x1024).
2. The photo must portray an interpretation of the theme.
3. Post your single picture in this thread and explain what motivated you to take the picture and/or how you feel it represents the weekly theme (especially if it's not obvious).
4. The challenge is interactive. Any response is welcome.
5. The judge will pick the WINNERS and choose one of them to be the judge for the next week.
6. This challenge runs for 7 days plus an additional day for the judge to choose the winners.
7. Any Pentax (or Samsung DSLR) camera can be used.
8. Pictures can be from any time frame, not just within the week of the current theme.
9. In case the winner of a challenge is unable to become the judge for the next challenge, they will PM the #2 winner for that person to be the judge.

Examples from my archive:

[arnold]

This was once someone's home, now other life forms have moved in.
K5 with 210mm A zoom lens at 50mm

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Last edited by arnold; 05-07-2014 at 05:48 PM.

[Arjay Bee]

A couple of days to go...
An interesting range of styles and already forming some favourites. Still time to change out or enter a first..

[SpecialK]

Whitehouse ruins, Canyon de Chelly AZ.

[geomez]

In a strange place surrounded by strangers. Shelter.

[Papa Lazarou]

I searched hard for something in my photostream that could be used for this challenge.
During the Second World War the London Underground was the main source of shelter from the Blitz bombing raids. If we're unfortunate enough to come under similar threat it would be used like this again. I chose this slow exposure shot of travelling down underground on the escalator.

[Cory Tarilton]

From a hut to hut ski traverse in the Canadian Selkirks. You can read more if you want at this link on pages 20 and 21

[jmschrei]

Elevated enclosed walkways between buildings are a common feature of downtown Calgary. This so-called "Plus 15" makes traveling between office complexes much more pleasant when temperatures plunge.

[schnitzer79]

I searched hard for something in my photostream that could be used for this challenge.
During the Second World War the London Underground was the main source of shelter from the Blitz bombing raids. If we're unfortunate enough to come under similar threat it would be used like this again. I chose this slow exposure shot of travelling down underground on the escalator

i like it!

[RollsUp]

[franco64]

I hope what you see goes beyond the image.

thanks
Franco

[noelcmn]

Some creatures are able to carry their shelter with them wherever they go. This is a giant snail, larger than a man's fist.

[Arjay Bee]

A little late but comp now closed. (On the road atm with patchy wireless.)
Results up in a few hours.

[Arjay Bee]

Results here

[pgauti]

My little contribution, a specific shelter to used

oups .... out of challenge