Welcome to the 640th edition of Pictures of the Week (POTW), covering August 11-24 2021. Let's see what you have been shooting and/or processing.

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[nosliwmit]

Thanks for starting the thread!

Here are a few from my weekend. The first was taken with my FA 43 Ltd and the others with my DA 15 Ltd (and all with my K-1 II):

A statue of Luke Kelly, a late Irish folk singer:


Roche Castle - This is another one where there's no tourist infrastructure. The castle is in someone's pasture and you have to let yourself in and out through a gate and then avoid the sheep (and their copious droppings):


Another view of Roche Castle:


A sidewalk cover for a water valve. Note that it's a hard C in Uisce, but I'm pretty sure there's no booze down there...

[aaacb]

i mostly shot film or with my m43 kit the past few days, but here's a semi-abstract with the k1ii and fa 43

[noelcmn]

Thanks for hosting again aaacb. That statue is abot too much on the real side of things nosliwmit. A quick contribution from me
Starting with a sunset from the yard


For the 52 Frames project- Night shots, thought I'd try out my crystal ball again


A visit to Johannesburg Civic centre


Across the road is the Joburg Theatre with this statue


Rock pigeon, that has adapted well to urban life.


Playing with macro

[smf]

Thanks for hosting again, aaacb!

Here are some additional photos I shot at Dahlia Hill in Midland, Michigan. Volunteers plant and maintain the dahlias, and there's no admission charge for spectators.

I used a monopod-mounted Pentax K-S2 with an older Pentax 100mm macro lens.

[aaacb]

Thanks all for the images, keep them coming! I got out more with the k1ii and 100 macro wr in the past few days so I'll add part 2 for this thread

[aaacb]

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