POW 10-31-10

<p><strong>Respect for this fellow who was out there banging in the rain.</strong><br>

<a title="!Fisherman's Wharf SF by Street Vision L.A., on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgredline/5132836296/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5132836296_59f0dbd86b_z.jpg" alt="!Fisherman's Wharf SF" width="640" height="501" /></a><br>

<strong>K20D / Tamron 17-35..Click on image for a larger version.</strong></p>

<p><strong>Relaxing.</strong><br /> <a title="Long beach by Street Vision L.A., on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgredline/5132859032/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1399/5132859032_397be3042a_z.jpg" alt="Long beach" width="640" height="494" /></a><br /> <strong>LX-5...Click for larger version</strong></p>

<p><strong>The prophetess ?</strong><br>

<a title="Prophetes by Street Vision L.A., on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jgredline/5132257655/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1240/5132257655_42efe296bd_z.jpg" alt="Prophetes" width="640" height="508" /></a><br>

<strong>LX-5...Click for larger version</strong></p>

<p>Farm in Covasna, Romania. Horse was far away. Brought closer with SMCP-M 80-200 f4.5. Shot from edge of road. Not the best light at mid-day.</p><div></div>

<p>My joy, sofar : Steve T’s bridges , Markus’ flowers, Yuri’s light, Jordan’s Aspens,<br>

...and Javier : I do wonder about the states…. :)</p>

<p>bridge over troubled water :<br>

<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/bridge.jpg" alt="" /><br>

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no school today :<br>

<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/IMGP6033t.jpg" alt="" /><br>

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the ceiling in my livingroom :<br>

<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/IMGP6343.jpg" alt="" /></p>

 

<p>Haven't been here in a couple of weeks because I haven't been satisfied with my photos. I think I'm bored with them. This past week, I went out looking for foliage and found some in my neighborhood. It was difficult getting the colors right for some reason. The light was hard and bright. I tried using a polarizer but that added a color cast. The ones here did not have a polarizer on the lens.</p>

<p>First - Balustrade</p><div></div>

<p>Second - Flaming Tree</p><div></div>

<p>Going home</p><div></div>

<p>I would like to make POW this week a tribute to my sigma 105 2.8 which was killed in action not to long ago (6 foot drop)<br>

The first is a Boreal Jumping Spyder k7d. <br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/11881817-lg.jpg" alt="" width="950" height="631" /><br>

Second a Green lacewing K20d<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/11881826-lg.jpg" alt="" width="950" height="631" /><br>

And the last some kind of fly spying on me K20d<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/11881830-lg.jpg" alt="" width="950" height="631" /></p>

<p>I think this guy is a blue-breasted warbler. He flew a glancing blow into the window, which rang his bell, and recuperation lasted long enough that I was able to get the DA 200mm lens on the camera and get in position. In sixteen years of living here, he's the first one of his type that I've seen.</p><div></div>

<p>Great stuff as usual!<br>

I cheated and did one collage so I could get a bunch of cute kids in it. All shot with the da40.<br>

<a title="halloween - cute kids by MattB (somedudeus), on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1437/5134262203_cf4d3bf6a6_z.jpg" alt="halloween - cute kids" width="640" height="495" /></a><br>

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Interesting reflection in my living room.<br>

<a title="IMGP2551 by MattB (somedudeus), on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1329/5130364055_b7f6c365ce_z.jpg" alt="IMGP2551" width="640" height="426" /></a><br>

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Snow line is getting lower<br>

<a title="IMGP2539-2 by MattB (somedudeus), on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1182/5130964812_dc6d284fe6_z.jpg" alt="IMGP2539-2" width="640" height="426" /></a></p>

<p>Saturday in Seattle with the usual October weather. Fortunately, the K20 was up to the challenges of a walk in the park. I'm not sure I was.</p>

<p> </p><div></div>

<p><strong>#1 Bougainvillea after rain </strong><br /> <strong>.</strong><br /> <strong><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1333/5118435247_c867d2d6a8_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="640" /></strong><br /> <br />taken with Pentax K20D and Vivitar 100mm f/2.8 1:1 macro by Kiron</p>

<p><strong>#2 Matching Color Yellow On Blue</strong><br>

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<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/4987666633_c29e064e8b_z.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="640" /><br>

with Pentax K20D and Pentax DA 35mm f/2.8 macro limited</p>

<p><strong>#3 Fisheye View of San Jose City Hall</strong><br /> .<br /> <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4870699840_43092a70cf_z.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="640" /><br /> with Pentax K-x and Pentax DA 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 fish-eye</p>

<p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4870076047_325e08964a_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="425" /><br>

taken in 15mm in Summer</p>

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<p>All taken with the K10D and new 70mm F2.4. No people shots as of yet....</p>

<p><a title="A bird by Mr. Teflon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/5113202673/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1124/5113202673_8e8381f3b8.jpg" alt="A bird" width="500" height="335" /></a><br /><strong>Bird</strong></p>

<p><a title="Raining down by Mr. Teflon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/5118920971/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1198/5118920971_a2e6dafe8c.jpg" alt="Raining down" width="334" height="500" /></a><br /><strong>Raining down lightening</strong></p>

<p><a title="Little Bites by Mr. Teflon, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackfist2k2/5118921913/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1127/5118921913_8cd33b8ba5.jpg" alt="Little Bites" width="500" height="334" /></a><br /><strong>It's the little bites that hurt the most</strong></p>

 

<p>expose bird chest in the first shot by the 3/4 ?</p>

<p>Nope. The bird was shot at:<br>

Exposure: 1/4000 sec<br>

Aperture: f/4.5<br>

Focal Length: 70 mm<br>

Exposure Bias: 0 EV<br>

ISO Speed: 200<br>

In Aperture priority mode. Took a couple tries before I got the bird and the sky ...</p>

<p>I like Andrew Gardner's forest shot and Rick Womer's Halloween Lights.</p>

<p>Thank you, Jean!</p>

<p>As a whole I love Ians macro bug shots, especially the spider. I also love Mats Halloween co-loge </p>

<p>my favorites this week:<br>

Markus Maurer - Lights;<br>

Nick Siebers - Flowers 1 and 3;<br>

Rick Womer - Halloween lights;<br>

Dorus Oshivaa - Bridge; and<br>

Michael Purcell - Dahlia Gardens (first one).</p>

<p>Good work all.</p>

<p>Well, ..for first is Dorus Oshiva-Bridge Over Troubled Water,very good closeup by Michael Elenko -second and Aspen by Jordan Tyler ,also Dave Shombert -Blue breasted warbler and Javier Gutierrez-Relaxing on third place!</p>

Thanks Yury that shot took a lot of time to setup & many takes to get right.

 

ME