POW, August 1

<p>Ronnie, I see you're shooting with a relatively uncommon M28-50/3.5-4.5; I picked one of these up recently for film use...how are you liking it? It has a nice build & compact design but I've only shot a few frames so far. I should also mention that I like the 'Blue Lark' shot, kind of a nostalgic look reminiscent of Steven Shore.</p>

<p>A lot of nice stuff here; Michael's Hydrangea is a real stand-out for me. Javier, like your sombrero dude on horseback--nice, and not what I'm used to seeing from you. Camus, like the abstract with the wires that for many of us are a real bane...Brad, I like the last one with the sandpiper(?)...Steve, really nice family portraits...George, nice work with the Hexar.</p>

 

<p >Andrew G. Thanks for your kind words. It was 99 outside and this was the shady spot in the arboretum.</p>

<p >Dave H. Thanks. It’s been so hot here that our mimosa flowered. Highly unusual but I’ll take it.</p>

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<p >My faves this week</p>

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<p >Robert C. horse picture I like the tone and mood of. Even if he’s an apostate :)<br /> </p>

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<p >Ben P., I’ve never seen photos of camel racing before. My little brain can barely handle it. I like how the numbers are spray painted on the animal.</p>

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<p >John O’K-O—that sure looks like an Ektachrome. I used to photograph those chairs a lot when I shot film too. Something about the form.</p>

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<p >Javier, that’s a super nice shot of the man on the horse. I’m reading The Tortilla Curtain right now and it fits in.</p>

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<p >Ronny P, both are fine shots. The interior is so excellently lighted, the more I look the more I pick up on the craft of the shot.</p>

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<p >Studebaker shot is funny, blue and blue and blue. Good one. I must be getting old as that car is starting to look halfway decent.</p>

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<p >Steve Dean, excellent shots. A little off the top of the first and it is top tier. The women look so calm and natural.</p>

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<p >Dan Spiess, those look like film shots. What a great place.</p>

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<p >Steve Dean, where’s the stadium? If you like desaturation, try to find a few Dragan presets for Lightroom.</p>

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<p >George C. Very cool B&W, Nice lighting and tones.</p>

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<p >Camus W. Best shot of a plane in the sky I’ve seen in a while.</p>

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<p >Maria M. I can easily see why that is your favorite, it’s charming. They’ll be looking back at that for decades.</p>

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<p >ME</p>

<p>Ok, everyone's posting puppy pictures ... and I don't have any of those... </p>

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<p>yes - it's algae colored ... my new fish tank is growing the strangest things in it...</p>

<p>I put this in an earlier post but love it so much I wanted to put it n this one to.</p>

<p>Andrew G..the 28-50 M is a little jewel of a lens.I prefer small ratio zoom like this,it is small sharp and robustly built.I ripped out the auto stop/open lever so that I could use it in the AV mode, I have it set to f5.6 mostly.great little lens especially for $35.</p>

<p>my computer locked up so here is the pic I am going to post in color and in B&W hope you enjoy</p><div></div>

<p>here is the color one</p><div></div>

<p>Jordan, I think this is the same shot from your other thread, but it remains one of the best I've seen from you. I like the crop of the B&W much better than the subject-centered composition of the color version.</p>

<p>Ronny, if you like the M28-50, you might also like the somewhat similar M24-35/3.5. If I get outside maybe I'll give these lenses a little more exercise. I don't like using M-glass--particularly the zooms which are slower--with flash indoors because they don't work with P-TTL. I don't see myself crippling any of these lenses as I actually have them around for film use as well.</p>

<p>A superabundance of good photos! I missed a couple of POWS due to work and travel, but I did bring back a few shots from Washington DC.</p><div></div>

<p>#2</p><div></div>

<p>#3</p><div></div>

<p>#4 This miniature falcon was too cute not to get included</p><div></div>

<p>WOW! That last shot is a real keeper, Haig. Nice work, I really like that one. The others are quite good as well. Nice series.</p>

<p>Thanks Robert :-) I was quite pleased to capture that little guy at the DC zoo, under artificial lighting</p>

<p>I'll sqeak in here at the end with a few pictures in memory of Caney. I don't really know what the dog's name is (it's not mine sadly), nor what kind it is, but it certainly has the best personallity I've ever seen.<br>

Pentax K10d, Pentax AF280 flash, ISO 400</p><div></div>

<p>This dog has been clocked at about 30mph....look out cats!:-)<br>

-Jon</p><div></div>

<p>I know I'm a bit late, but here's my favorite of these wonderful photos:<br>

Dan Spiess - Lovely color. WOW.<br /> Haig T. - #3 really does it for me. Awesome the way the sun breaks through and hits the monument<br>

I am constantly amazed at the amount of awesome photos you fellow Pentaxians turn out week after week. Well done everyone.</p>