Welcome to POTW #46, 1/18/09 - 2/1/09

After de overwhelming invitation by Daacon to start this POTW I feel free to do so .

Rules as before:

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 : Sunday1/18/09 - Sunday 2/1/09
5) Enter anything you shot last week or this current week until the thread closes.

Previous hosts: 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, 20 Bamela, 21 Syb, 22 & 23 maxwell1295, 24 dantuyhoa, 25 Gawan, 26 Peter Zack, 27 borno, 28 daacon, 29 gawan, 30 Damn Brit, 31 & 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

To get started some photos from last week and this weekend.

[MrApollinax]

Is this the correct date range? It seems to overlap with the last POTW thread

[daacon]

Rense thanks for hosting - It's great to get more people involved ! I like the tree pictures. The last one looks deadly a great self defense !

Here are a few more from the Ice on Whyte festival where the scultpures were melting quickly ! Click on image for larger view

[daacon]

Is this the correct date range? It seems to overlap with the last POTW thread

Yes it is - the POTW spans two weeks so that gives eveyone more oppertunity to post shots

[MrApollinax]

Yes it is - the POTW spans two weeks so that gives eveyone more oppertunity to post shots

In that case.... Here is a picture that I posted in this week's Project 52 thread. I'll probably be putting up a couple more photos before the range ends

ISO: 200 - Exposure: 1/3200 sec - Aperture: 2.8 - Focal Length: 105mm

[dayah]

* Rense ... i love the second one
* MrApollinax ... noticed this one, my favourite so far

and(!) today arrived my FA 50 f/1.4 so these are first photos with it
(my office, couldn't resist not to take few)

[MrApollinax]

Thanks Dayah! I too am eagerly awaiting a FA501.4 in the mail. I traded the 50mm Macro in my signature for it and now I can't wait until it arrives!

[gawan]

Rense, thanks for hosting, nice photos, love the second last!
Dave, the first ice photo is great for it's backlit-dark-background beauty!
MrApollinax, your "simplicity"-entry is great!
dayah, funny how the 50-images are always recognizable, these are great!

This is from last weekend

[Rense]

Daacon - great shots, I like especially the first one.
MrAppolinax - it's great and simple!
Dayah - I like these shots. You have to clean your office....;-)
Georg - that's a nice one. Lots of snow, and I think it's not always easy to shoot in these white surroundings!

[dayah]

Dayah - I like these shots. You have to clean your office....;-)

oh it's just old paper we collect for recycle, waiting one strong man to bring it down from 4th floor, and umbrela is waiting to be dried

Here are a few I took this past weekend. Had some snow here in St. Louis. The others were taken at the Lake of the Ozarks. First three taken using 55mm 1.7 Sears and last is 18-55 kit.

[xs400]

Here's a couple of shots using the K20 and Vivitar S1 105mm macro.

[daacon]

MrApollinax - there ya go nice isolation.

dayah - ahh the fast 50 such a versitile lens. Nice office snaps.

Georg - thanks for the comments. Looks like your dog was in her glory !

Rense - thanks for the comments.

Raylonn - nice series - love the last one - nice esposure on a tough subject.

Frank love the second one such detail - are those part of the most photographed flower in the Bay area ?

[seacapt]

Dave , your posts really make me want to buy my kids some long johns pull my skis out of the attic and take a vacation.

Was playing with the macro funtion on my F35-80. This lens seems to be considered as the biggest junk lens pentax has ever made , but because it cost me almost nothing I don't mind taking it out on the sand. All of the beach pics I've posted here were with this lens and honestly I don't think it is that terrible.

[xs400]

Frank love the second one such detail - are those part of the most photographed flower in the Bay area ?

Thanks Dave. Those particular flowers are in the office complex where I work. They were planted just last week. Just in time for me to try out the new 105mm macro.