Welcome to POTW # 25

This week's photos will cover these dates: Sunday August 24th through Sunday September 7th. I just took the turn, as I did not saw it started and a new week is here

Let's keep up the high standard of shots we have seen over the past weeks.

Rules as before:

1) No theme just your favorite stuffs.
2) Let's keep it to about 4-6 images per post just so the thread doesn't get too big each week .
3) Any Pentax camera is fine, film, P&S, DSLR (or Samsung DSLR)
4) Runs for 7 days <Sunday September 1st to September 7th.>
5) Enter anything you shot last week or this current week until the thread closes.

Previous hosts: 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, 20 Bamela, 21 Syb, 22 & 23 maxwell1295, 24 dantuyhoa

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We call this "tar grave", it was once used to cook tar out of coniferous wood.

[roentarre]

Another angle:

Peter, fantastic shot as the spider was doing its own gymnastic! The backdrop of red and pink really soften up the feel of the image.

[dantuyhoa]

Here is more for you guys . She is out of town so I told her to keep an eye out for the locations and she did ! We might get a beer next shoot if time permiting





Tran

[borno]

She's a very pretty young lady Tran

[LaRee]

Playing with B&W. I had this scene that I was not quote happy in colours, so tried it in B&W, and had some fun playing with digital filters. I think the red filter did the job rather nicely, hope not too much of it, what do you think?

Good work Georg. I like it.

[LaRee]

I haven't used my camera the last couple weeks the way I normally do. But yesterday I went for a walk in Marion Bear Memorial park with my youngest son to lift my spirits a bit. I love walking with him, he spots things I don't. Here are three things we found along our walk:





All taken with the tamron 70-300 at 300mm and cropped. These guys were all quite some distance from me. The wind was blowing very hard. I normally don't carry my external flash with me, but something made me today and I was glad I had it for the spider shot as it was really blowing in the wind. I used the compact 360 flash.

[kevindt]

Love the butterfly, Laree; nice blend of color there.

A few more from Saturday morning as the sun is rising - each photo is in sequence as it illuminates the grass.










All with the K20D with the DA*300 handheld, into the sun. Upper Bidwell Park, Chico.

[rmtagg]

It feels like I havent posted in forever! I hope to have a little more time to keep up here, I miss you guys and gals! Here is a very informal portrait



And Mr. Noah




And Ms. Katie

[gawan]

Very nice insect catches you have there LaRee!
Kevin, I like the mood in those nature images, real nice back light!
Rosemary great to see your picures again!

This week seems to have been quite productive for many of us! Thank you for sharing these fabulous images!

It is time to start a new week, who will take the turn?

[68wSteve]

what needs to be done to host potw thread? anything particular? does one hosting vote? i dont mind doing it? a way to get my feet wet since im new.

thanks

steve

[gawan]

what needs to be done to host potw thread? anything particular? does one hosting vote? i dont mind doing it? a way to get my feet wet since im new.

thanks

steve

Simply copy the text from the starting post of this thread and create a new one with

updated title (Next will be POTW #26) and
updated dates and
describing text (adding new names for previous listing (gawan),

and then some personal message if you like AND your very own introductory image!

[Peter Zack]

Since I started all this POTW foolishness, I'll get this weeks version going.

[Peter Zack]

Here's the new POTW

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/mini-challenges-games/36563-potw-26-aug-3...tml#post337515

[LaRee]

All with the K20D with the DA*300 handheld, into the sun. Upper Bidwell Park, Chico.

Oh man I LOVE this image. What great light and I love the angle of the deer's head held high like this. Great work!

[Peter Zack]

LaRee, I have to agree. Everything is just about perfect here. The angle that captured the grass in the foreground, the light that highlights the head, whiskers and ears. The head angle, great background. My only thought was the spot of dust(?) floating in the mid right. I wonder if it would be better cloned out or left in the shot.

I think a very good PPG candidate.

Btw your second shot above is excellent as well.