Welcome to the 542st edition of Picture of the Week (POTW), covering 18 to 31 March 2019. Let's see what you have been shooting these past two weeks. POTW is a great spot to show off six or fewer shots you take or are editing within the thread's date range. In other words, you can post your shots from this week AND last week.

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---------- Post added 03-25-19 at 08:20 PM ----------

This is a first for me since I started contributing to POTW, but here's a camera brand other than Pentax*


A couple of test shots





And one that I like more than the other two, it's not posed.



* It's a silly and roundabout way of saying I got the new GR III, my first camera in the series or of this type, and it's been a great week learning to use it.

[Merv-O]

1. Is it Hell or just the end of the line?
2. A Philadelphia County (PA) shaped board with popular local culture stylized ("Jawn")
3. Through the "Green Door'
4. Baby behind a screen door

[jcdoss]

Here's three for now. We'll see what we come up with this week.



Scenes from a drive-by
K-1 mII at 70mm, M50 Macro & 1.4x-S



Scenes from a drive-by
K-1 mII at 70mm, M50 Macro & 1.4x-S



Scenes from a drive-by
K-1 mII at 70mm, M50 Macro & 1.4x-S

Here's my current TWIP gallery, which is updated every couple of days.

[nosliwmit]

Happy Wednesday!

Here are some more Hong Kong city shots. All taken with my K-1 II and DA70 Ltd.

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[noelcmn]

Thanks for hosting again aaacb, and I like your middle shot-super street shot! And he does look a bit harassed . And that Green Door is lovely Merv-O. Jcdoss , delighted that my arm twisting from last week has worked a charm The last one is ever so nice! And what can I say about those delightful Hong Kong pics of Nosliwmit, so different to my reality.
Here's a contribution from me, starting with my current favorite from a quick visit to Johannesburg Zoo, to collect an document. Manual focus needed as the AF kept focusing on the wire.


And a message about life


And this fella decided to make my shoe its home


Autumn is here


A quick visit to an antique shop on Sunday for another project


Have not seen a Robber Fly for a while in the home garden, so delighted to come across this one. They are regular visitors to the garden


As are grasshoppers, this one seems have had a poo poo problem

[rjbrett]

\ I got the new GR III, my first camera in the series or of this type, and it's been a great week learning to use it.

Certainly looks to be suiting you - how did that tripod and ball head go?

The weekly pics here just keep looking better....

[aaacb]

Certainly looks to be suiting you - how did that tripod and ball head go?

The weekly pics here just keep looking better....

Thanks yes, it's a camera I enjoy greatly, I just went on a hike with it the other day as a lightweight alternative (hike was too hard to also bring my k3ii)

About the tripod, it works well, I only used it a couple of times because of the same weight restriction. Though, as soon as I won't need to carry a minimum of 4 extra pounds of winter gear, having the tripod should feel light as a feather in my backpack

[StephenHampshire]

Some from the last 10 days

K1 + Tamron 70-200



K1 + DFA28-105WR



K1 +DFA 28-105WR



K1 +DA*300F4

[Vaskebjorn]

After some absence, here are a couple of my photos.

[nosliwmit]

As are grasshoppers, this one seems have had a poo poo problem

Nice! I've always had a soft spot for insects and arachnids. Have you read anything about the insect armageddon? It's disturbing and more cause to celebrate these guys!

[Merv-O]

Nice! I've always had a soft spot for insects and arachnids. Have you read anything about the insect armageddon? It's disturbing and more cause to celebrate these guys!

Even though I'm not fond of insects, I understand their importance in our ecosystem. I prefer scenery and people...everyone has their niche I guess.

[noelcmn]

Nice! I've always had a soft spot for insects and arachnids. Have you read anything about the insect armageddon? It's disturbing and more cause to celebrate these guys!

Yes, quite disturbing really! Though it is not my motivation, I just simply love macro! And insects.

[Roger Dier]

24-day old moon shot on April 1, 2019 from the western shore of Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The moon had just emerged from a cloud bank. Used a K-70 at F5.6, 240mm Sigman DG lens (70-300mm 1:4-5.6). Exposure or 1/50th of a second at ISO 400.

[Merv-O]

24-day old moon shot on April 1, 2019 from the western shore of Lake Winnebago in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The moon had just emerged from a cloud bank. Used a K-70 at F5.6, 240mm Sigman DG lens (70-300mm 1:4-5.6). Exposure or 1/50th of a second at ISO 400.

Roger, welcome to the forum...On these "POTW threads--Picture of the Week", once the date is reached, the next POTW is listed. Go to the "Home" icon on the top left of the Forum banner and look for the latest "Photo Challenges" and post your April 1-7 photos there. That is a lovely photo, but fewer people will see it now that the thread is moving forward to the next "POTW".

[jcdoss]

It would be quite awesome if the OP would post a closing message: The new thread is open > link. This thread is now closed. Makes handling bookmarked threads a lot easier. thanks!

PS: The new thread is open here. :-)