Contest Best Photo of the Decade!

**ramseybuckeye** · 01-01-2020, 07:48 PM - **9 Likes**

Back to 2010, I just hit this place at the perfect time
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**Apet-Sure** · 01-02-2020, 04:33 PM - **4 Likes**

I'm definitely not in the same league as many photographers here on PF, and I'm a bit hesitant to even dare to post an entry for this contest. However, I picked this shot because it may help others like me to see possibilities where none seem to exist. In some ways, this shot is all 'wrong'. I was new to the K10D and just shooting whatever to become acquainted with it. I missed focus, had poor DOF, and it didn't turn out at all the way I wanted. But the more I looked at it, the more I liked it. It's probably my most artistic shot in the period covered, though it was never meant to be.

Unregistered User 8 · 01-02-2020, 07:02 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Apet-Sure

I'm definitely not in the same league as many photographers here on PF

Hey Kevin, not many of us are. The " Pentax Exclusive Gallery " is amazing, but I didn't post as a comparison to them...............hands down I lose.

Originally posted by Apet-Sure

and I'm a bit hesitant to even dare to post an entry for this contest

Really glad you did.

I don't think of this thread as a contest to win, but rather a contest to particpate in.
This thread for me is more about making me look at my images and making a decision on what I truly like about my collection. I'm not comparing my image to the lovely landscape and nature shots ( like yours

). So I'm glad that you DARED to post.

**cooks333** · 01-02-2020, 07:02 PM - **2 Likes**

I never thought I'd actually be put to the test to make this kind of decision! I'll go with this one from perhaps the most spectacular adventure I've been on...a multi-day kayak trip among the glaciers in Prince William Sound back in 2013. Combined with the timing, its about as close to a "once in a lifetime" shot as I have.

**Apet-Sure** · 01-03-2020, 10:29 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pjv

I'm glad that you DARED to post.

Thank you pjv - very kind.

**beachgardener** · 01-10-2020, 04:44 AM

this one needs more entries

atupdate · 01-10-2020, 05:43 AM - **3 Likes**

This was taken through the front window of my mother's house. He was waiting for his turn at the bird feeder.

Tim

**pbancr** · 01-10-2020, 06:20 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by atupdate

This was taken through the front window of my mother's house. He was waiting for his turn at the bird feeder.

Tim

Beautiful capture!

**UncleVanya** · 01-10-2020, 06:39 AM - **3 Likes**

Technically speaking this isn't the best shot I've made this past decade. However it is one that I don't think I can ever recreate. I was fortunate enough to spend some time in 2016 in Paris, and I bought a used Panasonic LX-7 for that trip. I wasn't able to take a more complicated larger set of gear as I was traveling with family and laden like a pack mule already.

In any case, this shot taken inside Notre Dame really grabs me in light of what happened there. The candles weren't lit in prayer for the building then, but in retrospect I am sure that most would be willing to light one for the future of the Grand old building today if they could.

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**Apet-Sure** · 01-10-2020, 11:14 AM

Originally posted by atupdate

He was waiting for his turn at the bird feeder.

I've always thought Blue Jays had the kind of personality to barge right in. Maybe a bigger bird was at the feeder.

jquill · 01-10-2020, 11:22 AM - **3 Likes**

Storm between Taos and Santa Fe

**noelcmn** · 01-10-2020, 12:10 PM - **5 Likes**

Excellent images around here!
Probably not in the same league, but it embodies the clarion call of many a conservationist, game rangers and lovers of nature- Leave nothing but footprints. given the issues we have these days with plastics in our ocean, we would do well to harken to that clarion call.

atupdate · 01-11-2020, 05:42 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Apet-Sure

I've always thought Blue Jays had the kind of personality to barge right in. Maybe a bigger bird was at the feeder.

I think the one on the left is a woodpecker.

He did get his chance.

Tim

**Apet-Sure** · 01-11-2020, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by atupdate

He did get his chance.

This shot reminds me I need to go out and refill my suet cage. I make my own - 5 parts oatmeal and 1 part each of peanut butter, shortening, and corn syrup. Found the 'recipe' on-line for bluebirds, but all the birds love it. BTW, I grew up right down I-75 from you in Hamilton. I miss snow!

**RGlasel** · 01-11-2020, 12:35 PM - **5 Likes**

Originally posted by beachgardener

this one needs more entries

Just doing my part. Taken in May, 2016.

01-02-2020, 07:02 PM - 1 Like	#18
Unregistered User 8 Closed Account Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,694	Originally posted by Apet-Sure I'm definitely not in the same league as many photographers here on PF Hey Kevin, not many of us are. The " Pentax Exclusive Gallery " is amazing, but I didn't post as a comparison to them...............hands down I lose. Originally posted by Apet-Sure and I'm a bit hesitant to even dare to post an entry for this contest Really glad you did. I don't think of this thread as a contest to win, but rather a contest to particpate in. This thread for me is more about making me look at my images and making a decision on what I truly like about my collection. I'm not comparing my image to the lovely landscape and nature shots ( like yours ). So I'm glad that you DARED to post. Last edited by Unregistered User 8; 01-03-2020 at 01:28 AM. Reason: Typo

01-02-2020, 07:02 PM - 2 Likes	#19
cooks333 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Phoenix, AZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 503	Surprise Glacier I never thought I'd actually be put to the test to make this kind of decision! I'll go with this one from perhaps the most spectacular adventure I've been on...a multi-day kayak trip among the glaciers in Prince William Sound back in 2013. Combined with the timing, its about as close to a "once in a lifetime" shot as I have.

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ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,291	Back to 2010, I just hit this place at the perfect time

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Apet-Sure Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Goldsboro North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,861	Originally posted by pjv I'm glad that you DARED to post. Thank you pjv - very kind.

01-10-2020, 04:44 AM	#21
beachgardener Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,842	this one needs more entries

01-10-2020, 05:43 AM - 3 Likes	#22
atupdate Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dayton, OH Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,724	This was taken through the front window of my mother's house. He was waiting for his turn at the bird feeder. Tim

01-10-2020, 06:20 AM - 1 Like	#23
pbancr Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeast Connecticut Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,575	Originally posted by atupdate This was taken through the front window of my mother's house. He was waiting for his turn at the bird feeder. Tim Beautiful capture!

01-10-2020, 06:39 AM - 3 Likes	#24
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,401	Technically speaking this isn't the best shot I've made this past decade. However it is one that I don't think I can ever recreate. I was fortunate enough to spend some time in 2016 in Paris, and I bought a used Panasonic LX-7 for that trip. I wasn't able to take a more complicated larger set of gear as I was traveling with family and laden like a pack mule already. In any case, this shot taken inside Notre Dame really grabs me in light of what happened there. The candles weren't lit in prayer for the building then, but in retrospect I am sure that most would be willing to light one for the future of the Grand old building today if they could. Generated from my Motorola o using tools.sportscard.trade

01-10-2020, 11:14 AM	#25
Apet-Sure Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Goldsboro North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,861	Originally posted by atupdate He was waiting for his turn at the bird feeder. I've always thought Blue Jays had the kind of personality to barge right in. Maybe a bigger bird was at the feeder.

01-10-2020, 11:22 AM - 3 Likes	#26
jquill Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ocean City, MD Posts: 2,933	Storm between Taos and Santa Fe

01-10-2020, 12:10 PM - 5 Likes	#27
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,177	Excellent images around here! Probably not in the same league, but it embodies the clarion call of many a conservationist, game rangers and lovers of nature- Leave nothing but footprints. given the issues we have these days with plastics in our ocean, we would do well to harken to that clarion call.

01-11-2020, 05:42 AM - 1 Like	#28
atupdate Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dayton, OH Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,724	Originally posted by Apet-Sure I've always thought Blue Jays had the kind of personality to barge right in. Maybe a bigger bird was at the feeder. I think the one on the left is a woodpecker. He did get his chance. Tim

01-11-2020, 10:43 AM	#29
Apet-Sure Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Goldsboro North Carolina Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,861	Originally posted by atupdate He did get his chance. This shot reminds me I need to go out and refill my suet cage. I make my own - 5 parts oatmeal and 1 part each of peanut butter, shortening, and corn syrup. Found the 'recipe' on-line for bluebirds, but all the birds love it. BTW, I grew up right down I-75 from you in Hamilton. I miss snow!

01-11-2020, 12:35 PM - 5 Likes	#30
RGlasel Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Saskatoon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,228	Originally posted by beachgardener this one needs more entries Just doing my part. Taken in May, 2016.