I'm a week late! We'll expand this POTW to include the three-week period beginning 12 December.


Welcome to the 622nd edition of Pictures of the Week (POTW), covering the period December 12 to January 2. 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, 606-621 nosliwmit


---------- Post added 12-26-20 at 11:14 PM ----------

Pretty slow couple of weeks for me, even though it included Christmas.

These were all taken with my K-1 Mk II. The first with my FA 43mm Ltd and the rest with my DA 70 Ltd (in full-frame mode).


This is Charlie, wishing you all a belated Merry Christmas:


Fish and mushrooms drying in the sun in Hong Kong yesterday:


A shop cat:


Produce vendor:

[aaacb]

Pentax K1ii, M 50/1.4. Two longer exposures after sunset, the first one is 5 minutes (using a 6 stop nd) and the second one 30s. Both processed in darktable. I used the composition adjustment feature to shift up a little and keep the camera level. Also because bulb mode on this camera allows setting longer timed exposures, it's a little more convenient than using a stopwatch as I did with the k3ii before.

[hjoseph7]

Pentax K1ii, M 50/1.4. Two longer exposures after sunset, the first one is 5 minutes (using a 6 stop nd) and the second one 30s. Both processed in darktable. I used the composition adjustment feature to shift up a little and keep the camera level. Also because bulb mode on this camera allows setting longer timed exposures, it's a little more convenient than using a stopwatch as I did with the k3ii before.

I like the B&W one better, although the color one is also very good. The B&W shows the nuances in the sky which makes it more dramatic.

---------- Post added 12-28-20 at 04:50 PM ----------

I'm a week late! We'll expand this POTW to include the three-week period beginning 12 December.


Welcome to the 622nd edition of Pictures of the Week (POTW), covering the period December 12 to January 2. 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.

Please:

• 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, 606-621 nosliwmit


---------- Post added 12-26-20 at 11:14 PM ----------

Pretty slow couple of weeks for me, even though it included Christmas.

These were all taken with my K-1 Mk II. The first with my FA 43mm Ltd and the rest with my DA 70 Ltd (in full-frame mode).


This is Charlie, wishing you all a belated Merry Christmas:


Fish and mushrooms drying in the sun in Hong Kong yesterday:


A shop cat:


Produce vendor:

That is one big cucumber ! nice colors on this one.

[pkboy]

That is one big cucumber ! nice colors on this one.

Here in Hong Kong that'd be Winter Melon.

[bigoak]

Had some weather roll thru Kansas. Fun times to walk around and shoot some things.

[nosliwmit]

Thanks for participating.

This is a new low for me in terms of my tardiness getting a new thread started or passing the torch. Good thing I didn't make any related New Year's resolutions!

I will get the next POTW started shortly...