Welcome to Picture of the Week #77 08/23/2009 - 09/06/2009

Thanks daacon for hosting last weeks #76 POTW thread.

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 08/23/2009 to Sunday - Sunday 09/06/2009. Enter anything you shot last week or during 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 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

[planedriver]

Another few monochrome attempts:







Andras

[xjjohnno]

Thanks for doing the hosting this week XS400.
Girder front end bicycle.
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Tai Chi duck
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aN OLD SHOT TOWER ENCAPSULATED BY A MODERN SHOPPING CENTRE.
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Another silly shopping centre in the CBD
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[Scottnorwo]

Some shots from a local state park. took the kids there for a hike and some photos. they kept busy finding salamanders and crawfish. A very windy day and low light in the woods. Posted some others in Post your Photos thread

[dave kitson]

I have done very little with the camera lately but took a break from house-improvements and had a few days in the Lake District last week.

Nothing very original, it was very wet... even the Heron was waterlogged.










davek

[daacon]

Thanks Frank for hosting - just a few minutes here .

Andras - Nice BW love the last one nice compisition.

Xjjohonno - Love the fisheye but the duck shot is priceless

Scott - great slow shuuter shots the water is very dreamy

Dave - Lovely scenery wow. Love the waterfall and heron shot.

In the mountians the last few days. Not much time for pics as we have been busy. Hope to change that today, here a few for now

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[stevebrot]

In the mountians the last few days. Not much time for pics as we have been busy. Hope to change that today, here a few for now

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These mountain shots look familiar. Did you post winter shots from the same location at some point?

Steve

[xs400]

Here's a shot from my backyard, I must be going through an abstract phase in my photography. I seem to be shooting things a little different, from a different perspective.
K20 + FA 77mm ltd, f/2.0

[Rense]

Frank, thank you for hosting this week. I hope it will be a great week with many fine photographs.

Here is one of mine, related to the "Ick waec" in the Post your Photos section.

[xs400]

Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with the hosting of the POTW thread for this week. And hopefully we'll see a lot of great pics as well.

Andras: Nice BW conversions #2 is my favorite.

Xjjohonno: I like the fisheye shots - I have to get one of those - That duck looks like it is doing yoga

Scott: The slow shutter of the water shots are very nice. Excellent!

Dave - Good scenery shots. The water fallis my favorite.

The other Dave: You got some nice mountain shots before you left. We're all looking forward to seeing some shots from your trip.

Rense: Nice shot of those bikes. I sure like the architecture of the buildings in the background. We don't have anything like that where I live.

[and]

A row of rental bikes from saturday to follow up Rense's shot



Some back lit leaves from a late night walk

[legacyb4]

Nice start; love the rental bike shot!

Hike in the local park just behind the house.

[xs400]

Andreas: Two nice shots, but I especially like the shot of the bikes. Great perspective.

Jeff: Wow, that's a beautiful place to hike. Nice shots. Love the scenery.

[scatron]

Just some shots from $2 Tuesdays at Thanksgiving Point Gardens in Lehi, Utah.
All with a K100D and DA 10-250mm.

(click for larger versions)

1. As close as I get to doing portraiture:
1/180 sec, f/5.6, 65 mm with a 360 FGZ fired


2: Really nice settings for photos here:
1/180 sec, f/10.0, 50 mm and flash


3: Busy bee:
1/500 sec, f/6.3, 250 mm, no flash

[scatron]

Hike in the local park just behind the house.

We should all be so lucky.