POTW 9-23-2012

<p>10:39AM in the Northeast USA. Here are 3 plant closeups to start the thread:<br>

Plant fingers</p><div></div>

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

<p>Lotus pad</p><div></div>

<p>hey guys its been a while, how do I post a pic now</p>

 

<p>hey guys its been a while I got 3 pics this week 2 of my son and 1 moon</p><div></div>

<p>pic 2 JV soccer</p><div></div>

<p>pic 3 JV soccer</p><div></div>

<p>Just a few recent shots.<br>

First two from this morning out in our garden. <br>

<strong>Morning Flower 1</strong><br>

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K20D, Voigtlander SL 125mm f4.5 @ 1/125, ISO 200</p>

<p><strong>Morning Flower 2<br /></strong><br>

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<strong>K20D, Voigtlander SL 125mm f4 @ 1/15, ISO 200 + cheapo ring light<br /></strong><br>

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<strong><br /></strong>This was taken a few weeks ago at the Mima Mounds, a natural area in the prairie south of Olympia, WA with lots of little grassy hills. There has always been a bit of mystery about the Mimi Mounds with lots of far out theories including, aliens, of course. <br>

I just like the mood of the shot. It's a very peaceful place.</p>

<p><strong>Mimi Mounds</strong></p>

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<strong>K20D, DA Ltd 35mm Macro f8 @ 1/125, ISO 200</strong><br>

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ME<strong><br /></strong></p>

<p>Very nice as usual. I have a couple more images from Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park.</p>

<p>Hiking along a trail this stand of trees caught my eye</p><div></div>

<p>Indian Peaks Wilderness hike.</p><div></div>

<p>The last hike of the trip. This was the last chance for a cutthroat trout and they weren't cooperating in the least. After two hours I struck paydirt and eventually landed about 4, but the hike to and fro was another amazing jaunt. This image was taken on the trek back from beautiful Odessa Lake. Notchtop Mt looms in the upper right.</p><div></div>

<p>42-nd Oktoberfest at Bavarian village -all we bean busy day before today and few pic from</p>

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<p>3-rd</p><div></div>

<p>my last pic for this week contribution and I like this set a lot!</p><div></div>

<p>More shooting with a new-to-me DA 15, plus one with another new-to-me lens, an FA 31. (I told the wife I am reorganizing my lens collection, so far so good.)</p><div></div>

<p>I didn't notice how much vignetting my polarizer was giving me, too much to fix in post. Ah well.</p><div></div>

<p>And, closer to home... well, in home....</p><div></div>

<p>Fall colors are peaking around here so I tried to get as much as I could while they last.<br>

Saturday we went for a family hike by the river which is at an all-time low right now.<br>

K-5 & da15<br>

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Yesterday I got up early and climbed a couple of peaks that overlook the largest aspen grove on Earth which is only about 20 Miles from my house. Unfortunately some fires in Wyoming made it a bit hazy.<br>

K-5 & da40<br>

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Despite the haze, the views were still pretty nice from a little over 13,000 Ft!<br>

K-5 & da40<br>

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<p>from new mexico scenes</p>

<p>another try</p><div></div>

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<p>A lot of great magnificent eye-candy for a nature photographer this week.<br>

Howard, your macros are so intimate. That first shot really blew me over, and the lighting of the green leaf is cool too.<br>

Bob, quite a lens you have there, can't say I've seen any one else who uses it. Nice macros there.<br>

Both Bob and Matt are doing there best to remind me that the immediate world that I find myself isn't all cornfields and cities. Thanks for the journey.</p>

<p>Doug</p>

<p>osamu, I like the somewhat abstract second image, I guess that's a chair at a table? Agree with Doug that Matt & Bob's nature landscapes are nice for me to see today when the mundane seems to occupy most of my attention.</p>