Welcome to another round of Picture of the Week. This is edition # 322, covering 06 July – 20 July 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.

I have nothing to post at the moment, so I'm going to trust you kids not to break anything until I can post something later today. Do you think you boys and girls can handle that? I'm sure you can! Everyone has World Pentax Day photos to share, right? Post away!

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, 313 Papa Lazarou, 314 lukulele, 315 lukulele, 316 cif, 317 cif, 318 mecrox, 319 mecrox, 320 pentaximus, 321 pentaximus

View the previous POTW #321 here.

[pentaximus]

I put the neglected F35-70 on my K-3 for a change. It spent lots of time on my K-x, but has been a relative stranger on the K-3 as I've enjoyed getting to know the 18-135 and DA 50/1.8. Then I headed to my dad's house and came up with these.


Lily and sweat bee by pentaximus, on Flickr

Is there an arborist in the house? I would love an id on this tree...


Elm-like leaf, smooth bark by pentaximus, on Flickr


Sidewalk chalk by pentaximus, on Flickr

And, yes, my dad was there–getting ready to attend a wedding.


Daddy by pentaximus, on Flickr

Nuttin' special. Now let me see yours!

[SpecialK]

Yanks Air Museum.

[scomatic]

give me a try, and please comment me pls. thanks.
All shooting by Pentax K-x with kits lens.

[mecrox]

give me a try, and please comment me pls. thanks.
All shooting by Pentax K-x with kits lens.

Hi there scomatic, good to see you and your images. I'm enjoying them. It's always great to see what's going on way away in other places and other countries. Hope you are enjoying your K-x, I had great fun with one. Loved the small size and ease of use combined with a nice sensor so images are vibrant like yours.

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Many thanks for hosting again, Pentaximus. Here are a few of mine from round and about:



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[pentaximus]

@SpecialK , thanks for stopping by to drop some museum shots on us. I have to wonder just how many museums and shows you have visited! They're always nicely documented by you.

@scomatic , I'm glad to see you came back! My advice would be to copy @mecrox , because he's a very fine photographer. Otherwise, I really liked several of your pics last week. I don't know if the older children were yours, but the expressions you caught on the girl were superb. I liked your street scenes. And I also liked the one of (I believe) the loaves of bread(?) on the railing. And of course the newborn! All of these were very fine to me. Keep shooting!

@mecrox , you forgot to convert these to black and white! How embarrassing! What's the occasion of #3?

I was recently looking for a cheap 24mm or 28mm lens and bought a manual Tou/Five Star 28mm on ebay. It arrived today, well ahead of my expections. Like my F 35-70, this 28mm is "mildly macro." Not really macro, but I can shoot close up if I want. Here are a few decidedly "test shot" quickies from this evening. The first @f2.8, the last two @f8.


Tou/Five Star MC Auto 28/2.8 on K-3 by pentaximus, on Flickr


Magnolia by pentaximus, on Flickr


Grand Prix by pentaximus, on Flickr

I'll keep working on it.

Also, if anyone is interested in hosting the next POTW, here's an open invitation. PM me if interested. I'll tap someone on the shoulder if I don't get a response in the next couple of days.

[scomatic]

@pentaximus Thanks for leaving the positive comment on my last photo . Anyway, the thing on the railing is actually a shaved coconut. I will keep shooting, and continue posting up some of my best shot picture here.

[mecrox]

@mecrox ... What's the occasion of #3?

A Battle Prom over the weekend - music (inc. Beethoven's Battle Symphony with plenty of canon fire and smoke), fireworks, historical recreations of the Napoleonic War, etc. You get together a group and bring a big picnic ... Popular around here as there are a lot of Forces' bases in the area. See below. Many in the crowd will be veterans or still serving.

[boozary]

Hi every one, this is my shot
55mm, f/6.3, ISO100, 1/1000sec

[ramseybuckeye]

Thanks for hosting Pentaximus, lot of quality already!

Fester, the cat that came to take over a few weeks ago:


Wandering around photos:






My World Pentax Day post:

[pentaximus]

@boozary – Welcome to POTW! Wonderful fiery sky. You are in Tehran? I'm glad you found the forum!

Fester, the cat that came to take over a few weeks ago:

Ha! That can happen! In fact, that's how it always happens to us. My wife and I have had four cats over the last 20 years. All just showed up one day and the rest was history. Currently we're down to one, but we're waiting for the next freeloader.

[boozary]

@boozary – Welcome to POTW! Wonderful fiery sky. You are in Tehran? I'm glad you found the forum!

Thank you pentaximus, Yes I'm from Tehran, Me too

[lukulele]

Thanks again Pentaximus for the stellar hosting. Osprey watch today or "How to swallow a fish tail."

[noelcmn]

Thanks for hosting Pentaximus-so, you are away for a while and then you come back, and ready to set a new record for hosting POTW??
Mecrox, I concur with our host-where's the B/W? Fab shots as usual. What a cutie kitten Tom.
Somebody mentioned WPD. Here are a few I took.






A few of my submissions to the WPD

[mattb123]

Thanks for hosting Pentaximus! Great photos here from everyone. I always like seeing what you are all seeing (and shooting).

I didn't shoot any photos for a couple of days (unusual for me) and then yesterday we had some great weather and smoky skies from distant fires in OR and CA and I made up for the couple of days off.

I was getting pelted with pea sized hail for this one.


Sunset storm


More storms later when I was trying to sleep.