Welcome to the 144th edition of the Pentax Forum's Picture of the Week!

Thanks to Bbluesman for hosting last week and for asking me this week.

This edition covers photos taken between December 12-26, December 2010, or shots from last week you haven't processed until now.

A special welcome to all new members: Join us old hands and post your shots from this week and last week!

Most important note to everyone: Remember, you can post your shots from this week AND last week!

POTW is a great place to show what you're shooting day-to-day with your cameras. It gives us all a chance to see what other members are up to with their Pentax cameras in their parts of the world in which they live or have visited. We can share ideas and hopefully learn from one another which is great too!

So show us what you've seen in your little corner of the planet! Looking forward to seeing all of what's out there this week.

Again same rules as before:

1) No theme, just post your favorite pix.

2) Lets keep it to fewer than 6 images per post just so the thread doesn't get too big each week.

3) Any Pentax camera or Samsung SLR is fine, whether it's film, P&S, or DSLR.

4) Date: Sunday December 12-26 December, 2010. Enter anything you shot last week or during this current week until the thread closes.

5) The current host will appoint the new host as an invitation via Private Message (PM). If possible, the new thread will be linked to the previous one and the new thread will start between Noon EDT and 5PM EDT on Sunday. If the thread doesn't start, please contact Peter Zack, Moderator via PM.

Previous hosts: Each one is a hotlink to that POTW thread to look back at the previous POTW's.

1 Peter Zack, 2Eaglerapids 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 dadipentax, 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 georgeweb, 70 daacon, 71 seacapt, 72 daacon, 73 AOski, 74 Rense 75 eccs19, 76 daacon, 77 xs400, 78 daacon, 79 Bramela, 80 borno, 81 legacyb4, 82 daacon, 83 gawan, 84 Rense, 85 Peter Zack, 86 davef, 87 davef, 88 xjjohnno 89 Bramela , 90 Peter Zack, 91 daacon, 92 stevebrot ,93 reeftool, 94 jezza323, 95 oldschool, 96 Iris, 97 Rense, 98 planedriver, 99 xs400, 100 Peter Zack, 101 Netuser 102 Photolady, 103 Tamia, 104 Irishwhite, 105 Ramseybuckeye, 106 xjjohnno, 107 Bumbibop, 108 JeffJS, 109 Tpeace, 110 Nomad, 111 Photolady, 112 rparmar, 113 Peter Zack, 114 casil403, 115 Tamia 116 JeffJS, 117 bbluesman, 118 Clou, 119 ruggiex, 120 Jimbow007, 121 jmschrie, 122 VaughnA 123 pop4, 124 casil403, 125 woof, 126 twitch, 127 stevebrot, 128 ohce, 129 jmschrei, 130 photolady, 131 photolady, 132 bbluesman, 133 rparmar, 134 reeftool, 135 reeftool, 136 Oldschool, 137 xjjohonnol, 138 KarenH, 139 Rense, 140 daacon 141 Tamia, 142 JeffJS 143 bbluesman 144 fotaki

Thanks and enjoy
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[rparmar]

Self-portrait In Christmas Decoration




Christmas bauble

[fotaki]

Robin......thanks for getting us under way with great seasonal pics.

My apologies to all for getting the thread started a bit early.

[JeffJS]

I'll play..



http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5270436731_b51704a029_o.jpg

From my 12 days album.. K5, DA12-24, Metz 58-AF1 (rear curtain sync). Figuring out how best to do this is a work in progress.

[KarenH]

Thanks for hosting last week, Mark and thanks for hosting this week, John.
I hope you are going to show us some Greek Christmas pictures, unless your in England of course.

Robin, I really love the heart shaped self portrait.

Jeff, nice! Is that the polar express again?

[Clou]

A few from yesterday and today

One more from the concert


On the way back home I saw this


and that


This is from today

[bbluesman]

No Worries John-thanks for stepping up.

[rparmar]

Lovely lights. Like what I see after too much mulled wine.

[bbluesman]

Lovely lights. Like what I see after too much mulled wine.

Hmm.mulling that over right now...

[fotaki]

Thanks for hosting last week, Mark and thanks for hosting this week, John.
I hope you are going to show us some Greek Christmas pictures, unless your in England of course.

Thanks. Hope to get around to post some Greeky shots I have in mind. Time is the problem ATM.

Clou.....nice textures and shapes. You were in a happy mood coming from that concert.

Mark....attractive light display - a touch of 'Christmas bokeh'

Robin.....Have the same experience but with Ouzo

[KarenH]

Clou, that last picture of yours is so cute, like the puppet is breathing bubbles.
Mark, nice to see some bubbles of you too.

Another dog shot of me. btw John, I've got a contact on Flickr who has a BorderCollie named..... Ouzo

[KarenH]

Oh and Mark? Please don't believe everything wllm's says.

[fotaki]

btw John, I've got a contact on Flickr who has a BorderCollie named..... Ouzo

Sounds like a dog with a lot of spirit!

[bbluesman]

Oh and Mark? Please don't believe everything wllm's says.

Wilm is Pr1mo's friend??

[jmschrei]

Self-portrait In Christmas Decoration

Robin, I believe you have cloned yourself, there are three photographers in that ornament!

-Joe