POTW 4/6/2014

<p>I don't see a thread yet so I guess I'll start it. I took the Grand kids walking yesterday. Here are a few of the sights</p><div></div>

<p>A good day for golfing</p><div></div>

<p>This fellow wastopped by to say hello</p>

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<p>On a walk last weekend, spotted this charming guy on a hood...</p><div></div>

<p>A few from a trip to Italy and France. I was unsure that I wanted to carry a K-5 and lens, but glad I did it. Particularly for decent photos at high ISO.</p>

<p>In Florence at the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Flore. This was taken from our hotel hand-held. Noise is not too bad.</p><div></div>

<p>The famous Ponte Vecchio in Florence. Populated by jewelry shops and hordes of tourists,</p><div></div>

<p>Across the bridge at the Pitti Palace. In an elaborately and fancifully decorated grotto.</p><div></div>

<p>Margaret Mitchell House completed in1899 by Cornellus J. Sheehan<br>

Midtown Atlanta</p><div></div>

<p>At North Avenue and Peachtree St. </p><div></div>

<p>corner Ponce de Leon </p><div></div>

<p>last pic of my contribution too</p><div></div>

<p>#1 Spring is coming in the northeast USA</p><div></div>

<p>#2 Spring Sunrise - I guess it pays to be a fly fisherman. Was up early to ply a local trout stream and came across this scene driving to the stream. I was glad I stopped as I almost got skunked.</p><div></div>

<p>#3 Almost skunked, but not quite - Spring Brown - Brown trout that is.</p><div></div>

<p>My daughter made and decorated cupcakes for my mom's birthday. Yum!</p><div></div>

<p><img src="http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/1496468_6470796_211336211_WebSmall_2/0_0_222263cdf992307e271346bbc3e2c863_1" alt="" />I recently went to China, but since it was February, early March we stayed in southern China hoping that it would be warm. Turned out that it was pretty chilly even there. Saw some wonderful sights and had great experiences. I will submit a few at a time.<br>

First image is of a historical site, Yamen Sea Battlefield, where a great battle between war ships occured about 700 years ago on the Pearl River.<br>

Camera was my K5lls with a Tokina 24-200 zoom.<img src="http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/1496468_6470796_211336396_WebSmall_2/0_0_87d752f4c6ab96d017013187d23fa295_1" alt="" /><br>

Second is of the Pearl River, same lens.<img src="http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/1496468_6470796_211333475_WebSmall_2/0_0_6f1ceed705d20adede36580a1338b559_1" alt="" /><br>

A great bell, awesome tone</p>

<p>Florida Vacation pics, K20D and sigma 10-20 F4.5-5.6 EX DC and a Pentax 18-250</p><div></div>

<p>Sunset 1</p><div></div>

<p>sunset 2</p><div></div>

<p>Three weeks ago at the NY Botanical Gardens. An exhibition of 15 foot high <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Arcimboldo">Arcimboldo </a>re-creations of the seasons:<br>

<br />All taken with K-5 and 55-300mm @ 55m.</p>

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