Welcome to another round of Picture of the Week. This is edition, #313, covers 28 April - 11 May 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, 305-noelcmn, 306 noelcmn, 307-atupdate, 308-atupdate, 309 mecrox, 310 mecrox, 311 mecrox, 312 Papa Lazarou


View the previous POTW #312 here: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/129-weekly-photo-challenges/259123-pictur...ay-2014-a.html






OK another POTW starts.
It was a Star Wars (May the Fourth be with you) event at LEGOLAND, so we popped along yesterday.



























Will post some more up later.
Looking forward to seeing your pics. If they're anything like last week we're in for a treat!

[mattb123]

Water is coming up
K-3 & DA15


Snowline is going up too
K-3 & DA 18-135 (6x vertical shot pano)


My niece's dance recital
K-3 & DA* 60-250

[SpecialK]

Air show in Chino.

It was hot. I had three of these.


Rob Harrison's Zlin, and a C-47/C-53.


Replica Aichi Val.


Sean Tucker in the prism cloud.


Heritage flight.


Surprise attack photo op.

[mecrox]

Many thanks for hosting again, Papa Lazarou. We've been out and about over the past few days: a village orchard full of apple blossom, a water garden with rhododendrons and azaleas, bluebells in a churchyard, an ornate drinking fountain in a local town with a slightly sinister bird which turned up just before I pressed the shutter, and a visit to a blonde bombshell taking an afternoon nap just down the road ( a rare breed called an Oxford Sandy and Black).












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[reeftool]

The weather is slowly improving. We got in our first long motorcycle run of the season on Saturday and managed to dodge the raindrops most of the day. This is in Thacher Park, in the Helderburgs south of Albany, NY.



One of my friends on his Triumph Rocket and his dog Dakota on the back seat.



Both shot with the K5 and Sigma 17-70c.

[Paleo Pete]

Thanks for hosting again Papa, and thanks for the compliments last week.

Out with the K50mm f1.4 this morning, some Indian Blankets just started blooming a few days ago and I had to get a shot or three...



Earlier it was the Vivitar 200mm for some birds...

This first year Orchard Oriole has been a bit elusive but got out in the open for a minute or two this morning. Later he will have bronze belly and black head and wings.



Usually it's more like this (not an Orchard Oriole, but similar location.) Don't know exactly what bird it is though. Could be female Orchard Oriole but I'm not sure.



Summer Tanager perched on the clothesline yesterday afternoon



Then there was this Mockingbird yesterday morning...it would chirp for a couple of minutes then do a flying somersault and land back in the same place. I've seen them do this a lot, another did the same in my yard an hour later. Both kept chirping the whole time...and landed back in the same spot every time. I watched and took pictures for a half hour trying to get a couple of decent ones. Usually more motion blur than anything else, and when I managed to outwit the motion blur I missed the focus...dammit...

[Papa Lazarou]

More from LEGOLAND.

[cif]

[atupdate]

A couple from the last of the PP from my daughter's school production of Les Mis.








Tim

[lukulele]

I'll follow Tim with Once Upon a Mattress, the show beginning tonight at the middle school I retired from last year. Our Music teacher is retiring next month and many hands came on board to send her final presentation off in style. During the dress rehearsal yesterday I concentrated more on the individual performers and the costumes. The music teacher's brother is a retired drama professor and master tailor who made all the costumes. K-01/F35-70, a jewel for stage work along with F50/1.7 and K-5 Sigma 50-150.

[atupdate]

The music teacher's brother is a retired drama professor and master tailor who made all the costumes

Not many middle school productions get costumes this good. I expect the student's expectations will be elevated when they get to the high school productions.

Very nice cast shots.

Tim

[wolfiegirl]

Thanks for hosting Papa Lazarou!

I love the first stormtrooper shot. Also like the black and white of the little boy on the slide. Nice one!

Mattb123 - that first one is an absolute stunner!

atupdate - The last one of the three with the black background looks like it should be in the programme catalogue.

Have been busy with Life, but wanted to post these, taken last week, of wolfiepup out and about having adventures in Sydney. Processed on late Sunday night, and didn't see the new thread up. Only managed to get back online tonight, so I'm a bit late to the party, but hey, least I'm here!

Shot on the Q with the black and white preset

Oh, Taxi!



Where is this place?!



First time at the playground



Whoa, what are those cool things?!



Power Walking past the Opera House



And a close up cutie smile complete with Harbour Bridge in the background

[atupdate]

Shot on the Q with the black and white preset

I like the B&W from the Q. It makes wolfiepup look like a little grown-up. The colored shots are just adorable. Win-Win.

Tim

[wolfiegirl]

I like the B&W from the Q. It makes wolfiepup look like a little grown-up. The colored shots are just adorable. Win-Win.

Tim

Thanks, Tim

Yes she's a little grown up these days. No more baby chubby cheeks Sad but shes completely adorable at the moment. Lots of affection, smiles, giggles and cuddles and much more interactive. Although I'd prefer she'd be less picky about food....

[ramseybuckeye]

Thanks for hosting Papa, and thatks to all for sharing some beautiful photos!

For the last 6 weeks or so work has kept me from life, some work events have passed so hopefully I'll rejoin the living. Yesterday I went straight from work to the woods and it was really nice, warm, not muddy, and a nice breeze to keep the mosquitoes away. The woods was alive with birds, most were too high up in the canopy to get decent photos. But it was great just to be there.
Hairy Woodpecker:


Squirrel with a Snack:


A lone wildflower by a tree:


These wildflowers were really blowing in the wind, I wanted to show a little motion, but I was handholding 300mm so it was a bit of a compromise:


A farmer was planting near the woods: