Welcome to the 613th edition of Pictures of the Week (POTW), covering the period October 10 to October 24, 2020. Let's see what you have been shooting.

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If the thread doesn't start, please contact the host, via PM. Here are the records of recent POTW thread hosts: 390-406 smf, 407-408 ramseybuckeye, 409-411 stubyles, 412-423 SD_Bob, 424-427 dave kitson, 428-451 smf, 452-454 StephenHampshire, 455 Aslyfox, 456 StephenHampshire, 457-466 noelcmn, 467 Aslyfox, 469-470 aaacb, 471-472 Madmathmind, 473 Eva, 474 rjbrett, 475 Aslyfox, 476 - 485 noelcmn, 486 - 488 rjbrett, 489 clackers, 490 - 498 rjbrett, 499 StephenHampshire, 500 smf, 501 StephenHampshire, 502-505 Eva, 506-525 Vaskebjorn, 526-538 noelcmn noelcmn, 539-547 aaacb, 548-563 Eva,
564-571 noelcmn, 572-579 nosliwmit, 580-587 aaacb, 588 noelcmn, 589-590 nosliwmit, 591-593 Eva, 594-600 nosliwmit, 601 smf, 602-604 noelcmn, 605 smf, 606-612 nosliwmit


---------- Post added 10-18-20 at 06:34 AM ----------

Here are a few from me:

From a walk in Hong Kong today:


Saw this guy on our starfruit tree last night when we took the dog for a walk:


Taken on a hike on Lamma Island yesterday.


Also on the Lamma hike:


Spotted this guy on my walk home from work on Monday and had to dash back with my camera.

[aaacb]

Indeed fall is nearing peak color here. There were plenty of trees with brighter colors, but I couldn't find a composition. K1ii and kit lens, some dodge/burn in darktable.

update:
Another one from a walk around the block, w/ the dfa 100 macro. I slightly cooled down the left side of the frame.

[Vaskebjorn]

Maybe it’s time to join in again after some time of absence.
I got some photos that I took within 1000 meters of my house on my daily walks.
Especially the last one was remarkable as this bird is sitting on a house roof in a residential area, although I do live on the outside, close to a canal and some “green”.

[Grey Man]

Taken at Hasse Lake, Alberta around midnight, Thursday October 15th. I've been into long exposure photography, using a flashlight, coloured gels and a stopwatch. I'm using a K5 and wide angle lens 10-17mm.

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[Grey Man]

Welcome to the 613th edition of Pictures of the Week (POTW), covering the period October 10 to October 24, 2020. Let's see what you have been shooting.

POTW is a great spot to show off six or fewer shots you take or are editing within the thread's date range.
To post your great photos, just hit reply and attach away. Feel free to start immediately.

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• consider including in your post any special circumstances or tips on technique or equipment which might be interesting to others.

• identify your camera and lens if that information is easily available to you.

And please invite other Pentaxians to join us.

Some rules:
1) No theme, just post your favorite pix
2) Six or fewer images per person per thread to prevent thread bloat
3) Any Pentax, Ricoh or Samsung camera, film or digital

The current host will invite a new host via Private Message (PM), but if you are interested and willing to host POTW, please send me a PM, before I contact others.

Thanks very much to all previous hosts and to people who have posted images!

If the thread doesn't start, please contact the host, via PM. Here are the records of recent POTW thread hosts: 390-406 smf, 407-408 ramseybuckeye, 409-411 stubyles, 412-423 SD_Bob, 424-427 dave kitson, 428-451 smf, 452-454 StephenHampshire, 455 Aslyfox, 456 StephenHampshire, 457-466 noelcmn, 467 Aslyfox, 469-470 aaacb, 471-472 Madmathmind, 473 Eva, 474 rjbrett, 475 Aslyfox, 476 - 485 noelcmn, 486 - 488 rjbrett, 489 clackers, 490 - 498 rjbrett, 499 StephenHampshire, 500 smf, 501 StephenHampshire, 502-505 Eva, 506-525 Vaskebjorn, 526-538 noelcmn noelcmn, 539-547 aaacb, 548-563 Eva,
564-571 noelcmn, 572-579 nosliwmit, 580-587 aaacb, 588 noelcmn, 589-590 nosliwmit, 591-593 Eva, 594-600 nosliwmit, 601 smf, 602-604 noelcmn, 605 smf, 606-612 nosliwmit


---------- Post added 10-18-20 at 06:34 AM ----------

Here are a few from me:

From a walk in Hong Kong today:


Saw this guy on our starfruit tree last night when we took the dog for a walk:


Taken on a hike on Lamma Island yesterday.


Also on the Lamma hike:


Spotted this guy on my walk home from work on Monday and had to dash back with my camera.

That is some spectacular macro work!

[noelcmn]

Thanks for hosting again nosliwmit. Quite agree about that FAB macro shots. And all the others are Fab too! Grey Man, I like those shots, A contribution from me. Had to be in Pretoria on Monday, so made a trip of it and visited Rietvlei Nature Reserve-again .


Shake, shake, shake

[MikeMcE]

Gray Navy kind of day at the Old Philly Yard.......Most of the fleet is long gone now, but some old life abounds still, As new grows
My Trusty Kp and 55/300DAL

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[ramseybuckeye]

Thanks for Hosting nosliwmit. Usual weeks, some days of meh and other with good photo ops.

First is this great blue heron who flew into a cypress tree near where I was walking around a lake and struck a nice pose.


This is unfortunately an oil slick floating in the same lake


Long Tailed Skipper on Dense Blazing Star


A minimalistic view of an Eastern Phoebe looking out over a swamp.


And a Cloudless Sulphur on Wild Blue Aster

[nosliwmit]

Lots of wonderful shots this week. Time to call #613 a roaring success and get #614 going.

Indeed fall is nearing peak color here. There were plenty of trees with brighter colors, but I couldn't find a composition. K1ii and kit lens, some dodge/burn in darktable.update:Another one from a walk around the block, w/ the dfa 100 macro. I slightly cooled down the left side of the frame.

I love the light in the foreground of your first shot and the simple lines and symmetry of your second.

Maybe it’s time to join in again after some time of absence.

Yes, thanks! The European robin is gorgeous, and I love the magpie deciding it's time to leave!

Taken at Hasse Lake, Alberta around midnight,

Clever photos. I especially like the B&W one. Thanks for joining us!

Had to be in Pretoria on Monday, so made a trip of it and visited Rietvlei Nature Reserve-again

Great shots Noel. I'm very envious of the wildlife in your part of the world.

Gray Navy kind of day at the Old Philly Yard

It looks like you made the most of it! I spent a weekend in Philly a few years ago and stayed near there. It was sad to see once-majestic ships rusting away, especially the aircraft carrier. Thanks for contributing!

some days of meh and other with good photo ops.

Some real winners here Tom. I especially like the heron in the cypress tree. I love my DA*300 and I enjoy photos taken with yours as well!

I'll get the next POTW thread going now. Hope you all can find time to participate.

[Grey Man]

Maybe it’s time to join in again after some time of absence.
I got some photos that I took within 1000 meters of my house on my daily walks.
Especially the last one was remarkable as this bird is sitting on a house roof in a residential area, although I do live on the outside, close to a canal and some “green”.

Ridiculously beautiful work here!

---------- Post added 10-26-20 at 00:17 ----------

Thanks for hosting again nosliwmit. Quite agree about that FAB macro shots. And all the others are Fab too! Grey Man, I like those shots, A contribution from me. Had to be in Pretoria on Monday, so made a trip of it and visited Rietvlei Nature Reserve-again .


Shake, shake, shake

The dragonfly is a masterpiece. They all are...who am I kidding?