Picture Of the Week #80 - 09.13.09 to 09.27.09

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A warm welcome to all members to Picture of the Week #80.
The last POTW, hosted by Bruce, has been a brilliant success, with many top shots posted.
To all members out there : Dont be shy, put up one or more of your photos. It is not a competition, and there certainly wont be any criticism. Just interest in what you have been clicking. So lets see some new Pentaxians getting involved as well.
If you haven't posted photos before and aren't too sure how, just give as a query and you will find plenty of help from some very friendly people.


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 09/13/2009 to Sunday - Sunday 09/27/2009. 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 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 78 daacon 79 bramela

[scatron]

dws1117 - nice sharp frog pic. Love all the green.
borno - really like the bridge fading into the fog.

Here's some from the Utah State Fair:

(click for larger version)

1. Brownie bake-off entry:


2. Watching the square dancers:


3. Approaching storm:


4. Big pumpkins:


5. Good night:


more here: State Fair 2009 - a set on Flickr

[captmacq]

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got lucky

[daacon]

Back from a whirlwind trip , Tom thanks for hosting. Nice heron in flight shot - they sure look gracefull.

Wayne - it's been a while - nice series I like the small frog the best, beautiful colors in the last one and nice timing on the bug resting.

Frank - so sorry to hear about your misfortune. Best of luck on a speedy and full recovery.

Bruce - nice exposure on the birght flowers.

Jeff - nice animal series love the last one of buggs

xjjohonno - good bird capture like he was posing for ya.

Tom - naw we all know what dates no worries. Love the boat and bridge fog shots , a Steven King setting.

and - haha to funny or is that frightening .... Halloween is close by ....

oldschool - nice walk wonderfull colors in those.

Adras - as those remote control planes ? Very cool.

scatron - very cool - nice effect on the square dancers , and man what huge pumpkins you have there - good job on the fair rides.

captmacq - very cool that must of been a site to see.

[daacon]

A couple from Sundance , Utah

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[planedriver]

Adras - as those remote control planes ? Very cool.

No those are gliders flown by girlies like her for instance:



Gliders are launched by either aerotow or by winch-in this case by winch:



Cheers Andras

[and]

I have recently come across these owls in several zoos, I think they are so cool but since they are nocturnal the lighting is always horrendous or just plain non existing and often flash not not allowed either. and this one was behind glass to boot. I had to murder the pic with noise reduction. would have loved to get some better shots of them cause they were posing their ass off. maybe ill go back when there is less people and sneak in a flash.

[stevebrot]

I had the pleasure of attending the weekly contra dance at the Fulton Community Center in Portland. While I stayed off the dance floor (too clumsy and too self-conscious), I greatly enjoyed the music and watching the people have a good time. The dancers are hard to photograph, but the musicians easy!

I think they call this step a "swing"

K10D, Pentax-FA 77/1.8 Limited

Providing the tunes with the band Jigsaw, I

K10D, Pentax-FA 77/1.8 Limited


Providing the tunes with the band Jigsaw, II

K10D, Pentax-FA 77/1.8 Limited


Counting time...


K10D, Pentax-FA 77/1.8 Limited


Providing the tunes with the band Jigsaw, III

K10D, Pentax-FA 77/1.8 Limited

Missed the focus on the last one, but what the hey...

Steve

(Can't see too many reasons to complain about the K10D high ISO performance...)

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Last edited by stevebrot; 09-22-2009 at 11:29 AM.

[planedriver]

Yesterday evening my boy and me took a walk-I had my F28-80 on my camera:







that's what he thinks about my photography?



Andras

[Bramela]

Three photographs of the extraordinary dust storm we are experiencing today.
I have never witnessed anything like it in my 60+ years. But, that's Australia all over.
I posted some as well in "Post Yours Photos".

These shots are totally unaltered except for resizing.







Now : if I could just find some clean air to breath. As I suffer with sinusitis, this is rather horrendous.

[borno]

That's alot of dust Bruce, don't change lenses in that stuff
Here is some pre sunrise colors the other day

[Bramela]

I have to say, "well done" to all who have posted shots this week.
The standard of shots seems to go from strength to strength, and each and every Poster is to be congratulated.

[xjjohnno]

Fruit bats anyone?
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[daacon]

Andras - ahh better scale they looked like models in the previous one. Always wanted to take a ride in a glider very cool.

And - great shot of the owl - a nice pose.

stevebrot - I like the blur motion and I am like You can't sign and no rhythm The fiddler shots are very well done.

Andras - haha nice series and at that age nothing is serious (oh how I long for that carefree feeling ....)

Bruce - that is nasty stuff man you guys are taking a beating in 2009 with the fires and now the dust storms. Take care hope it ends soon, and nice shots. Almost like you had some sort of red filter on there.

Tom - nice golden sky against the water - too bad you could not convicne one of your Herons to fly into the shot for ya.

xjjohonno - Bats ...ahhh I had to catch one once in someone's house. I was like John Candy and Dan Aykroyd in the Great Outdoors Nice shots.

[daacon]

On the way to Torrey , Jim and I stopped at few times to take some shots of scenery on the way.

Click on image for larger view

This was an area where there was a fire , the Junnipers were all burnt, the rocks scourched , yet new growth on the top.





Red fire ant hill - these buggers are small but fiesty.



A little watering hole along the way.



Taken with Bigma fully extended - a house overlooking the valley. The driveway to this place had several switchback turns in it

[Rense]

Some nature shots of yesterday and today, all made with the Pentax-A 100/4 macro

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