POTW 9/12/2010

<p>A sunny sunday morning invites me for a stroll in the Wildpark visiting wolf and bear and wild horses again later and having my first coffee I start to prepare a second colorful Pentax photo children newsletter for 3 years old Lea. After all the saturated colorpics from Zurich I will send her today I notice how much I like muted or faded colors.</p>

<div></div>

<p>Harvest comes</p><div></div>

<p>Made by Cosina for different brands, the PENTAX-FA MACRO 100mm F3.5 must be the prime with the most plastic, noisiest hunting AF and cheapest build quality I got bundled with a used K10D body but still it can deliver nice results</p><div></div>

<p>Muted colors - Swiss Artist H.R.Giger (Alien) on the photo behind the door in the middle</p><div></div>

<p>I like the tones in the last one Markus, and thanks for kicking off this week.</p>

<p>Speaking of which, yesterday the youth soccer season commenced throughout Washington state. Both my kids had matches and the schedule this day at least was coordinated enough for me to photograph both.</p>

<p>My daughter's United White U-13 team had an easy 15-0 (her team tried to go light, using their left feet only to kick in the second half) victory over a visiting opponent from Tacoma.</p>

<p>My son's Ospreys U-11 team (in green) traveled to Tacoma for their first ever road match off Island. They too were victorious, 8-0. I haven't sorted through any of the 1200 shots, but this sequence was memorable. I'm proud of the kid who kicked the ball: he immediately went to the aid of the keeper. Fortunately the young goalkeeper was OK, though he did need to leave the match.</p>

<p>The shots look better left-to-right wide, but for here they are separate.</p>

<p>I apologize for showing non-Pentax images.</p>

<p><strong>Ouch!</strong><br>

<img src="http://www.smugmug.com/photos/1004165797_4KHsU-L.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://www.smugmug.com/photos/1004165835_vWdeb-L.jpg" alt="" /><br>

Canon 7D, 100-400mm L, f 6.3 @ 1/1250, ISO 400</p>

 

<p>From Yesterday. Went on a small walk in down town L.A.<br>

<a href="http://s404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Snap%20shots%202/?action=view&current=broadwaywalk29.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Snap%20shots%202/broadwaywalk29.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br>

This fellows name is coocooroo....Obviously a nick name. I am going to surprise him with a print. Hopefully I will be able to find him again.</p>

<p><strong>As I approached this corner and see these folks.....</strong><br>

<a href="http://s404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Snap%20shots%202/?action=view&current=broadwaywalk12.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Snap%20shots%202/broadwaywalk12.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p>

<p><strong>I knew I had to get their picture 8-)</strong><br>

<a href="http://s404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Snap%20shots%202/?action=view&current=broadwaywalk13.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Snap%20shots%202/broadwaywalk13.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><strong><br /></strong></p>

<p>This from Today.<br /> Saying good bye to an old friend. I will surely miss him...I should not have been trying to walk in the tide pools as my knee gave way and there went my cam. Good thing, Daniel had the K20D or that one would have drowned as well. (yes, I ate it too, but I am good!) Like I told Daniel. It is only ''stuff''<br>

But like any one of us would have done, I took pictures of the ordeal 8-)<br /> <a href="http://s404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/lense%20test/?action=view&current=thrasherisgone1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/lense%20test/thrasherisgone1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /> <a href="http://s404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Snap%20shots%202/?action=view&current=Goodbyeoldfaithfulfriend3.jpg">More pics here... </a></p>

<p>OMG, Javier--what a nightmarish photo!</p>

<p>I've been having serious connectivity issues so I'll attempt only one. </p>

<p>I wonder sometimes whether my habit of taking the camera with me on my various errands is just silly but then I run across an opportunity like this. Totally candid: K20D & Sigma 70-200mm @ 200mm [1/200s, f5.6, ISO=400]<br>

<img src="http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/photos/1004291649_EiLcs-XL.jpg" alt="" /> </p>

<p>Very few pics on this sunday from me.First is Dry Swamp -light saturation </p><div></div>

<p>Old wall on the old mill</p><div></div>

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

<p>Light Study-"Cucumber in the grass"</p><div></div>

<p>That's pretty tough Javier to see an old friend die....<br />I am ever so glad that my K10D is back to normal. It's not the best around, neither are my lenses, but you do get attached to the gear.<br />.<br /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/thehedge.jpg" alt="" /><br />the hedge of tonemapping<br />.<br /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/risingtide.jpg" alt="" /><br />the edge of rising tide (water on a garden-table<br />.<br /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/op2gedachten.jpg" alt="" /><br />and something about being in two minds......</p>

<p>Since the fall high school sport's season has begun, I have shot nothing else. So far this week I shot two varsity soccer games, a water polo match. and a cross country meet. Here are two from Friday's x country meet. The first with the K20D and the second with the Canon 50D. Like ME, I apologize for posting with a non-pentax but I am really happy with the results I am getting by using both cameras. It is a combination that is working out well for me. </p><div></div>

<p>Emerging from the woods...</p><div></div>

<p>@Javier, I love you attitude with "It is only stuff." It is much easier to say than done. But it is an altitude that was shared with Michael E. on camera gear be just a tool that I should not place the most emphasis on in photography. Your picture and the misery reminds me of the lesson learned. If I had the same misery yesterday, I would have asked my son to picture NOT only the camera but on his daddy's face like a crying baby. I love the first shot on the friendly vendor. </p>

<p>@Markus, I love the 3rd and 4th shots on the uniqueness of the tone</p>

<p>@Dorus, I love the second shot the most. I love all but the 2nd one stands out due to the mystery it strikes me with first thought not knowing what it is. You have no idea how I always admire at your work and I just don't have the time to comment -- I am the lazy guy who just post and seldom offer comments.</p>

<p>@Yury, I like the lighting on the 3rd shot and I will like a closer view on the rock with high contrast from the difficult lighting. And I love the 1st shot the most.</p>

<p>@Robert C., I always love your work and I like the 2nd shot. I have tried the Canon 70-200mm f/4.0 and that is a beautiful white lens that is sharp and quite small and lightweight. And you have the faster one, it must be heavy, can you still hand hold the whole setup.</p>

<p>@Dave, that is a wonderful capture and a warm and kind moment to remember.</p>

<p>@Michael E., please show more with the Canon shots and I will encourage every members to show both Pentax and non-Pentax shots as a dual system. The more I think about it, the more it makes sense in Pentax ownership especially for those who start out on Pentax only.</p>

<p><strong>#1 Sunset with a 200mm</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4964864074_38c7eba6e6_z.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="640" /><br>

k20D and <a href="http://www.techtheman.com/2009/11/tamron-200mm-f35-adaptall-2-04a.html">Tamron 200mm f/3.5 adaptall 04B</a></p>

<p><strong>#2 A Beautiful Model in Suzi's Shop </strong><br>

<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/4981811784_0625ff4346_z.jpg" alt="" width="425" height="640" /><br>

K20D and my Pentax FA 43mm f/1.9 limited -- I am in love with the lens</p>

<p>My family went to Capitola for Art and Wine Festival and I ran into a unique boutique shop with a great model in the front door <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/4981204075_5d41ff197a_m.jpg" alt="" width="159" height="240" /></p>

<p><strong>#3 Bird On Shoulder</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/4981284877_539f3e3d1f_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="640" /><br /> Pentax K20D and Pentax FA 43mm f/1.9 limited, a big crop to see the detail.</p>

<p>Thanks to everyone who have given me feedbacks on 43mm limited. This lens is tack sharp when I use it and with extraordinary color that appear to match up well with the 77mm limited. I do hope that it fringes less than the 77mm limited. The above is a big crop from the original while visiting Capitola. I wonder if the bird is a "Love Bird" that I once learn from a PetSmart shop staff that Love Birds are easier to care for in ownership as a pair will entertain each other and easier to take care as compared to other social birds. The original picture here for reference <img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4126/4981284631_01e8b49849_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="159" /></p>

<p>Markus, Howard, thank you for the assistance with regard to last week. Much appreciated. High contrast BW did look better. This week I received a SMC M 400, and am trying to learn how to use it. I have been wandering the river, hoping to find the herons I have heard live there and came upon a dragonfly sunning itself.</p><div></div>

<p>The only other lens I brought was my DA21, which I have been neglecting. It is a marvelous lens, and but I haven't used it much since I picked up a 24mm close focusing manual lens. My mistake. </p><div></div>

<p><strong>#4 Portrait with Beca</strong></p>

<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hin_man/sets/72157624811941281/show/"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/4981095889_f77f17d64c_z.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="640" /></a><br>

Pentax K20D and Tamron 200mm f/3.5 adaptall-2 04B</p>

<p>I always enjoy running into dog's owner and I always ask for permission to take their dog's pictures. I love dogs and cats and I can't think of a pet that I don't like. But I am sure I will find one. As for Beca's case, it is unique lap dog as she is a lovely female lap for 11 years and she is mellow, kind but very active like a 1 year old. As soon as I learned about the age, I offered my amateur service for free as I would love the dog owner to have more portraits with Beca. And I shot a series with Beca and the photos are on its ways to the owner. They loved the preview of Beca's photos as some of them show a different smile and gesture of Beca. More in this <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hin_man/sets/72157624811941281/show/">flickr slide-show with Beca.</a> I should have changed lens to the 43mm and had extra for the owner and dog portraits but my family was waiting for me. </p>

<p>I'm happy with the performance of my new/old Tamron 24mm adaptall, works great with my Pentax K100D,my 2 from a shoot last week in TN.</p><div></div>