Welcome to edition 177 of the Pentax Forum's Picture of the Week. Thanks to Davidw0815 for hosting the previous edition!


This edition covers photos from Aug 14 - Aug 27, 2011. That lets you show off any shots you took last week but haven't processed until now. In other words, you can post your shots from this week AND last week.

POTW is a great place to show what you've been shooting day-to-day. It gives us all a chance to see what other members are up to with their Pentax (and Samsung) cameras in the parts of the world in which they live or have visited. We can share ideas, learn from one another, and have a good time.

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. A special welcome to all new members!

Again same rules as always:

1) No theme, just post your favourite 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) 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.

Here are the links to previous POTW threads:

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 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, 145 fotaki, 146 Woof, 147 Bramela, 148 Bramela, 149 Tamia, 150 Nomad, 151 Clou, 152 drugal, 153 rparmar, 154 Nomad, 155 jmschrei, 156 noelcmn, 157 noelcmn, 158 rwfarnell, 159 ramseybuckeye 160 christophleipzig, 161 JeremytheIndian, 162 SpecialK, 163 emetcalf, 164 emetcalf, 165 stevebrot, 166 rparmar, 167 Mattt, 168 JeffJS,169 jmschrei, 170 fotaki, 171 xs400, 172 TOUGEFC, 173 TOUGEFC, 174 Warped, 175 MaryAD, 176 Davidw0815

[baro-nite]

I'll kick things off with some post-processing fun.

Got a so-so shot of a hummer this morning. I was shooting from a road bridge, looking down toward a creek; the muddy creek bottom gave the shot a light brown background. When my wife saw the thumbnail of the shot, she said, "looks like a Chinese painting". So,

[rparmar]

Very cool interpretation of that photo.

[daacon]

Sweet shot I like it.

Some sunsets from last night

[rparmar]

Found this scene inside a cafe in east Cork county today.


cookery and cameras

[ramseybuckeye]

Thanks for hosting Baro-nite, you're off to a good start.

Took this one down the alley while walking the dogs this morning:




Yesterday morning there was some fog so I went out to the country:


The sun starting to push through the fog:

[JeffJS]

[xjjohnno]

Baro-nite, thanks for hosting this week's POTW.
Some weekend bird pics from me.

[baro-nite]

Robin -- thanks! Love your nostalgic still life.

Dave -- lovely set; #3 my favorite. Hope you didn't suffer too much from the 'skeets to get those.

Tom -- great set. The Rose of Sharon is beautifully detailed and I like the color rendering. I think #2 is just great! I don't know why; it's just a captivating composition of a simple subject. #3 and 4 -- some classic NW Ohio skylines. #4 is very subtle with an interesting interplay of (power) lines.

Jeff -- speaking of nostalgia, fascinating work you're doing with the trains.

xjjohnno -- who knew pelicans could be so funny? Also like how on #1 the yellow paint is echoed in the bird's plumage. I envy you the birds of Victoria!

[rparmar]

Another from the same café, this time a slightly different treatment. You not only get to see the façade of the building, but also my beautiful wife.


Susannah outside Luigi's

[daacon]

Oh by the way thanks for hosting baro-nite and thanks for the comments.

Robn - I like the nostolgic feel of that shot.

Tom - nice series I like #1 and #3 the best.

Jeff - you are on a mission with these Train shots I love it.

xjjohnno - nice seires love #3 (appears to have had a few) and #4

Robn - ha ! I can say the same thing as your first shot. I like the nostolgic feel of that shot.

A couple from tongiht. The old fella can't walk fast or far anymore , but he stills love to be off his lease.

[arrondee]

Took these shots at the market.

[crewl1]

Arrondee, nice shots - great colors.

[crewl1]

I'll kick things off with some post-processing fun.

Got a so-so shot of a hummer this morning. I was shooting from a road bridge, looking down toward a creek; the muddy creek bottom gave the shot a light brown background. When my wife saw the thumbnail of the shot, she said, "looks like a Chinese painting". So,

baronite that is excellent! +1 for taking wife's advice and +1 for great execution!

[baro-nite]

Robin -- lovely portrait. The lighting is perfect.

Dave -- those shots really capture your pal's personality. #2 is utterly charming. If rather dusty!

arrondee -- beautiful color work. In the sunglasses shot it is subtly amusing how you focused on the sunglasses-shaped sticker. Contrariwise in the clown shot it is the background figure at left who adds a nice touch of humor.

crewl1 -- thank you on both counts!