Welcome to the 549th edition of Picture of the Week (POTW), covering 13 May-26 May 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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Read more at: POTW #548 covering period 6 May to 19 May 2019 - PentaxForums.com


Lightning Guerilla 1)This is an abstract visualization of the state of environment: since the installation recognizes and responds to radiation from our mobile phones, the density of people in its surroundings will affect the dynamics of the light signature ,3) the bicycle room Laboratory team to create an urban means of non-transport a brake squeeze turn ilumination on, 2) the Into the Unknown project.the touch of a hand causes illumination of the window, and 4,5,6, day by city river: stand up padding,sit down padding harmonized colores,happy singing girls

[nosliwmit]

Worked in the yard yesterday and found a number of photogenic subjects.

#1 is a very common, rather small moth. I haven't been able to identify it. -- Update: It's a type of planthopper, which I guess isn't a moth at all...

#2 is new to me. There were lots of them on a palm tree and at first I thought they were bees (which also love the palm when it's flowering). -- Update: Flower Chafer (Euselates ornata, Cetoniinae, Scarabaeidae), I think

#3: Not sure. Some kind of cerambycidae? -- Update: Longhorn Beetle (Tribe Callichromatini); Chelidonium Argentatum

#4: Not a clue. This looked like a small bundle of leaves hanging from the ceiling outside my bedroom on Saturday night, but by Sunday morning it was crawling across the terrace. -- Update: A bagworm moth, psychidae family. From Wikipedia: The caterpillar larvae of the Psychidae construct casesout of silk and environmental materials such as sand, soil, lichen, or plantmaterials. These cases are attached to rocks, trees or fences while resting orduring their pupa stage, but are otherwise mobile.

All of these were taken with my K-1 II and DA 35 F2.8 Ltd.

[Merv-O]

Worked in the yard yesterday and found a number of photogenic subjects.

#1 is a very common, rather small moth. I haven't been able to identify it.

#2 is new to me. There were lots of them on a palm tree and at first I thought they were bees (which also love the palm when it's flowering).

#3: Not sure. Some kind of cerambycidae?

#4: Not a clue. This looked like a small bundle of leaves hanging from the ceiling outside my bedroom on Saturday night, but by Sunday morning it was crawling across the terrace.

All of these were taken with my K-1 II and DA 35 F2.8 Ltd.

Nosliwmit: Very interesting creatures from your side of the world; between you and Noelcmm, you have the small critter kingdom covered....very nice macro phots.

[eva]

Worked in the yard yesterday and found a number of photogenic subjects.

#1 is a very common, rather small moth. I haven't been able to identify it.

#2 is new to me. There were lots of them on a palm tree and at first I thought they were bees (which also love the palm when it's flowering).

#3: Not sure. Some kind of cerambycidae?

#4: Not a clue. This looked like a small bundle of leaves hanging from the ceiling outside my bedroom on Saturday night, but by Sunday morning it was crawling across the terrace.

All of these were taken with my K-1 II and DA 35 F2.8 Ltd.

Very nice.My fav last 2.

[noelcmn]

Nosliwmit: Very interesting creatures from your side of the world; between you and Noelcmm, you have the small critter kingdom covered....very nice macro phots.

However did I enter into the fray here .
Fantastic Insect images, Tim. And the same to be said for Eva's opening salvo. Particularly like the last two Eva, a common sight around here too. This outside of the time frame, but to illustrate


No Insects this time round, as the Winter approaches.- A visit to Emmerentia Dam at Johannesburg Botanical Gardens.




And the Shelter/Care Centre where I work has an abundance of Hibiscus


And practised some Macro stuff


OK, one insect after all,one that will probably be around throughout winter

[smf]

The animals were photographed through the glass of a sliding door with an smc Pentax-F 1:4.5-5.6 100-300mm on a handheld Pentax K-S2.

The tulip images were captured with an smc Pentax-M Macro 1:4 100mm on the Pentax K-S2. Each is a single image — not focus stacked.

Comments and criticisms are most welcome — by PM if you would rather not comment in the thread.

Best wishes!

[aaacb]

I have a couple horse racing photos (k3ii, 55-300plm)






and also a flower closeup (da 21)

[eva]

The animals were photographed through the glass of a sliding door with an smc Pentax-F 1:4.5-5.6 100-300mm on a handheld Pentax K-S2.

The tulip images were captured with an smc Pentax-M Macro 1:4 100mm on the Pentax K-S2. Each is a single image — not focus stacked.

Comments and criticisms are most welcome — by PM if you would rather not comment in the thread.

Best wishes!

Love all,but my favorite is 1 st one.

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I have a couple horse racing photos (k3ii, 55-300plm)






and also a flower closeup (da 21)

Beautiful as always.I miss GRIII photos.

[aaacb]

Beautiful as always.I miss GRIII photos.

Thanks! GR photos should resume, today's commute seemed productive looking at the back screen. That little camera is quickly replacing my da 21 and film gear...