POTW 8/22/10

<p>OK, it's Sunday where I am so here goes. My wife spotted this little guy crawling up a butterfly plant in front of our house. We think (not sure) he's gonna grow up to be a tiger swallowtail butterfly one day. Maybe someone who knows more about him than I do can weigh in. And maybe that person can tell us which end is which. If it matters.</p><div></div>

<p>Looks like a monarch to me, common ones here. Seems to be eating with the end at lower part of the photo, at a guess.</p>

<p>I took my new bike for a 40 kilometers ride to Zurich and its surroundings yesterday early in the morning and met some beautiful morning and evening light for my Takumars and lots of artists and nice people and joined a party in the evening at the river Sihl :-)</p><div></div>

<p>I'm just upside down</p><div></div>

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

<p>Chilling in the evening</p><div></div>

<p>The problem with my kids is that they're so noisy. Here's Abe & Clara at our annual crab feast yesterday: (taken with the K-7 and FA 135 f2.8)</p>

<p>[1/250, f2.8, ISO 800]<br>

<img src="http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/photos/977906315_o6xfg-XL.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>[1/250, f2.8, ISO 1600]<br>

<img src="http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/photos/978161021_rXcSz-XL.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>With the unaided eye-very good capture ! There is my unbounded contribution to sunday from near-by villages !</p><div></div>

<p>Domestic unconcealed duck</p><div></div>

<p>ONE MORE SHOT </p><div></div>

<p>RIVER BIRDS</p><div></div>

<p>THAT ALL FOLKS!!!</p><div></div>

<p><a title="TR by Aonghais MacInnes, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aonghais/4910160739/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4910160739_5f1afe4094.jpg" alt="TR" width="500" height="332" /></a></p>

<p>This was shot with a K7 and 16-135</p>

<p>Good morning all,</p>

<p>It's been a while since I posted here.</p>

<p>These 3 were taken with a Pentax 645. The 2 lilies with the 120mm f/4 & the boat scene with the 55mm f/2.8. All with Fujicolor 160S Neg. film. With some minor PP in Lightroom 3.</p>

<p>Regards</p>

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

<p>2nd</p><div></div>

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

<p>First a shot taken by my daughter of my wife and I at a friend's farm. This was while we were on holiday in South Africa recently. K100D, kit lens. Aperture priority mode, f8:<br>

<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4915962583_3d7e5f5ae2_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="427" /></p>

<p>I will be posting more shots from our trip when I get through all the editing! But in the meantime, a fun shot I did yesterday, just trying some things out. K20D with FA 43mm f1.9 limited. Two Sigma flashes either side, this is the only attempt that had any attractive merit. It's harder than it seems:<br>

<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4916552192_3bc8433836_z.jpg" alt="" width="445" height="640" /></p>

<p><strong>Which way?</strong><br>

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<p><strong>I see you 8-)</strong><br>

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<p><strong>The sitting drunk</strong><br>

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<p>Following Markus this week with a new-to-me M42 SMC Tak 55/1.8 and PK to M42 adapter.<br>

A first try on the K20D with Milo the "WWP" (World's Wickedest Puppy), now at 5 months.<br>

Just can't beleive this! And only $51.</p><div></div>

<p>On a recent hike I found one spot where large butterflies were enjoying the remaining thistle.</p><div></div>

<p>Unlike the black ones, these were quite tolerant of my getting close.</p><div></div>

<p>Garry Ian that's an impressive 2nd shot, looks like it took some effort. Javier, the first shot is great! I literally "Laughed Out Loud" at it.<br>

I took this one at a wedding, it was taken during the couple's first dance (they are in the background). I didn't shoot RAW but thankfully I had switched the WB to incandescent, but still a little too much color cast I think...<br>

<a title="First Dance. by Shaloot, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4122/4904175665_4b08bed97b.jpg" alt="First Dance." width="357" height="500" /></a></p>