Welcome to Picture of the Week #78 08/30/2009 - 09/13/2009

I am not sure if Frank asked anyone or not if so they can certainly take over next week - I am up, it's raining outside so what the heck !

Thanks Frank (xs400) for hosting last weeks POTW thread it can be found Here

Once again same rules and really other than time frames there are no rules

1) No theme just your favorite stuff.
2) Let's keep it to about 4-6 images per post just so the thread doesn't get too big each week.
3) Any Pentax camera is fine, film, P&S, DSLR (or Samsung DSLR)
4) Date : Sunday 08/30/2009 to Sunday - Sunday 09/13/2009. Enter anything you shot last week or during this current week until the thread closes.


Previous hosts: (each one is a hotlink to that POTW thread to look past at the previous 77 weeks Thanks to Peter who started the links it was a lot of editing )

1 Peter Zack, 2 Eaglerapids, 3 rmtagg, 4 Peter Zack, 5 daacon, 6 Bramela, 7 mtnbearhug, 8 dantuyhoa, 9 gawan, 10 roentarre, 11 daacon, 12 Kris, 13 mtnbearhug, 14 SCGushue, 15 daacon, 16 maxwell1295, 17 dantuyhoa, 18 daacon, 19 maxwell1295 19(2) daacon, 20 Bramela, 21 Syb, 22 maxwell1295, 23 maxwell1295, 24 dantuyhoa, 25 Gawan, 26 Peter Zack, 27 borno, 28 daacon, 29 gawan, 30 Damn Brit, 31 maxwell1295 32 maxwell1295 , 33 dantuyhoa, 34 daacon, 35 Peter Zack, 36 Damn Brit, 37 Borno, 38 Kevint, 39 Peter Zack, 40 Timbo13, 41 daacon, 42 daacon, 43 gawan, 44 dantuyhoa, 45 daacon, 46 rense, 47 daacon, 48 Rense, 49 borno, 50 Rense, 51 daacon, 52 Peter Zack, 53 Peter Zack, 54 dadipentak, 55 David Whiteley, 56 planedriver, 57 daacon,58 bramela, 59 daacon, 60 gawan, 61 virgilr, 62 daacon, 63 RickL 64 Peter Zack 65 Peter Zack 66 Causey 67 daacon 68 Bramela 69 georgweb 70 daacon 71 seacapt 72 daacon 73 AOski 74 Rense 75 eccs19 76 daacon 77 xs400

A few to get us started Click on image for larger view

[atupdate]

DS and DA 50-200







Tim

[daacon]

seacapt - I like the boat in the sun nicely done. Hey youa re shooting Pentax weather sealed ! I hear ya though a few weeks ago here it rained for 4 or 5 days straight most depressing.

Scott - you got some budding photographers there - some nice shots .

Andras - yeah that is an impressive plane no doubt thanks. Back to the basics and boats well done. Like the last one best.

atupdate - Yeeeeeehaaaaaaaw it's rodeo time ! Great series and wow that last shot is priceless perfect timing well done.

[daacon]

Back to the mountains - here are some near and far examples ..

Click on image for larger view

Notice the ice on the mountain (white spot on mountain almost middle of the pic)



Well here it is via a 500mm look



Spiral Mountain got its name as the train litterally goes through the mountain. If you look close you can see the entry and exit points. (follow the little path in the trees)



And here is 500mm look at one of those points.

[seacapt]

Rained all day . Kids off from school . Wife at work. Let's go to the Aquarium!
This was actually a new photo experience for me with tough light , moving critters , crowds and difficult focus. I should have taken a faster lens with closer focus and maybe AF (it was hard to see and manual focus with the available light).
It was a learning experience and any suggestions would be welcome. These are right out of the camera just resized

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Last edited by seacapt; 10-08-2009 at 07:42 PM.

[tpeace]

My model trying match some natural forms:





Re-tom

[Peter Zack]

Since all I shoot these days is weddings, a few favourites from the past week.









Labour day weekend is busy time! if you noticed, they are all different couples. 6 weddings in 9 days!

[Bramela]

I am a bit of an amateur in the hobby of growing Orchids.
I took a shot of this one that opened today :

[dave kitson]

Went for a walk with the youngest grandson (again)...


The intrepid explorer leads the party:


Someone's watching us:


Maybe we should have taken the train:


davek

[seacapt]

My least and most favorite fish.
First - Lion Fish , these are non indiginous decendants of released aquarium pets. They eat everything and have no natural enemy here. They are breeding like rabbits and becoming a serious problem to our marine eco system. Some of the local dive clubs hold spearfishing rodeo's targetting these critters and there is a private organization offering a bounty for them.
Next- we have the noble Snook which is a challenge to catch especially here because we are theoretically too far North for them to live and their numbers are very few. When I lived in Fla. where these were plentiful we used to go out at all hours of the night usually in adverse conditions just to catch one.

[planedriver]

I like boats in B&W too:



Andras

[MacGirl]

Tim, love those rodeo shots, especially the third one. Intense!

Snapshot Weekend for me, playing with different lenses....
Chalk Family Portrait:


Fun Hair Day!:

[legacyb4]

Fall cometh...

[tpeace]

6 weddings in 9 days!

And you still have time to post here? You've given up on sleeping?

re-t

[atupdate]

Tim, love those rodeo shots, especially the third one. Intense!

Thank you.

Snapshot Weekend for me, playing with different lenses....
Chalk Family Portrait:


At first I thought this was a wall. Then I saw the person in the lower right corner. What a fun perspective. I need to give this style a try sometime soon.

Fun Hair Day!:

My 13 yr old would never let me take a picture like that any more.

Tim

[MacGirl]

My 13 yr old would never let me take a picture like that any more.

Tim

My days are numbered! Notice no flash and she's usually not aware that the camera is pointing toward in her direction? Stealth angles and all....