Welcome to another round of Picture of the Week. This is edition # 324, covering 20 July – 2 August 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 fewer 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, 322 pentaximus 323 pentaximus


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Ha Ha I have been given the honour of hosting this week's challenge, and posting a few tasters...


Not shot a lot this week, but here are some from 20th processed this week, all shot at the Farnborough International Airshow here in the UK. Many years ago I worked as a research scientist at RAE Farnborough, so visiting again bought back fond memories.


The first shot has become my most viewed ever on FlickR, having reached 33rd place in Explore and garnered nigh-on 23000 views in 3 days

[Paleo Pete]

OK I'll start off for the week. Been a while, I've been building a deck on my mother's house and nursing a hurt back but got a few photo outings in anyway.

OK So what do you get when you put together a good sunny day and a dragonfly patrolling a small area? A photo op and an old photographer not helping a hurt back get any better...





This one decided to pose for a backlit shot this morning (previous shots from yesterday)



Jumping spider inspecting the materials we're using to build the deck a few days ago. Back really hurting, wasn't sure I could get it at all...bending over was no fun...No I wasn't working, just watching at this point.



Pulled out the binocular lens rig this morning for a shot of a Dayflower. All others were taken with the Makinon 135mm. This one with Pentax M 50mm f1.7



What? No bird shots? I'll do better next time I promise...hehe

[StephenHampshire]

No three really works for me Billy!

[mattb123]

No three really works for me Billy!

Agreed! I really like the back lighting. Nice work.

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I heard from a local old timer that this years wildflowers North of Crested Butte are the best he's ever seen them right now. So I packed up a few carefully chosen lenses (DA40, DA15, Rokinon fisheye) and did a little overnight solo backpack photo trip Saturday night. I think it was pretty worthwhile!
DA40






DA15

[StephenHampshire]

Some lovely shots Matt, expecially no two -Iike the sun burst at the top and the classic blue/yellow combination (Lupins/rudbeckias??)

[mattb123]

Some lovely shots Matt, expecially no two -Iike the sun burst at the top and the classic blue/yellow combination (Lupins/rudbeckias??)

Thanks! The blue ones are lupine and the yellow ones are mule ear. Also red ones are Indian paintbrush, white are queen Anne's lace, and the tall monolith-looking ones are monument flowers.

[noelcmn]

Quite agree with the sentiments around here about Paleo Pete's No 3 shot. And about Matt shots- Like especially the last one Matt! Thanks for taking on hosting duties Stephen, congrats on doing so well on Flickr! Some from me, taken on Sunday.








And seeing more and more of these birds around Johannesburg, most likely pets that have been released.




Have a great week everyone.

[dave kitson]

Thanks for hosting this week, some good images already....

Couple of shots from walks this week:





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[Sagitta]

I'm sure I'll have a few more before the week is out, but I snapped this the morning of the 26th just before daybreak.

Gotta love being able to go 10mm, even if my setup doesn't allow me to stop down.

[StephenHampshire]

Sagitta -a lovely delicate sunrise/dawn shot


Dave, love the first shot, what a great wall


Noel CMN -really like no 2, what was the lens??

[noelcmn]

Noel CMN -really like no 2, what was the lens??

Sigma 70-300DG Macro-shot on macro.

[mecrox]

Many thanks for hosting, Stephen. So many great images already. I really love some of the landscapes. Here are a few of mine - butterfly madness again this week but 'tis the season for it. All using my D-FA 100mm macro lens.



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[Catscradle]

I'm running out of week to get a good picture. I kind of like this one, but it certainly isn't anything special. If I can get a better one done before the week expires I'll post that too. I think the selective color works here, but maybe not.
Take with a Pentax K-3 and a Sigma 17-70 mm zoom.

[StephenHampshire]

Mark, some very enjoyable butterfly pictures, great saturation but natural looking, the DFA 100mm macro is a great lens. I have the Samsung version.


Steve- an effective partial colour shot, I love the texture of the wooden trestles.

[mattb123]

Great stuff here!

Here is one more I finished editing last night from my overnight in the Maroon Bells Wilderness last weekend.
I shot 150 exposures of this scene which makes a nice star trail shot but I also saw a few Perseid meteors in the stack so I made this composite from just three of those frames.
One is the light painted foreground, one has the two outermost meteors and the background sky, and the last is that dimmer central meteor.
K-3 & Rokinon 8mm