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[roseberry guitars]

Great stuff gang! Here's a couple from my latest outings. Finally have ample sun here in the Pacific North West so have been taking advantage of it.<div></div>

[shots worth sharing]

I like the "hungry3" shot, Todd--they look like crocuses.

[markus maurer]

A photo near lake Zurich with the Tamron SP 70-210mm zoom on the K10D<div></div>

[roseberry guitars]

You don't have to catch any fish to have a good day fishing.<div></div>

[markus maurer]

Zurich main rail station seen with the Tamron SP 17mm on the K10D<div></div>

[markus maurer]

Summer impressions with the Tamron 90mm macro<div></div>

[markus maurer]

the last one for this week :-)<div></div>

[jgredline]

Wow, What an amazing set of images this week. Incredible. In fact, I think this is the most diverse I have seen this with quality to boot. I will see what I have this week. I did not get out much as i spent much of my week sick...

[jgredline]

Ok, I took these yesterday. I took my son out as I have been teaching him how to use the Pentax ME SUPER. More on

that Later. Anyway, we found this set of old railroad tracks and we where attracted to the graffiti art.

These where shot with the Sigma 10-20mm

 

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[bmichel]

Markus, outstanding dragonfly shot. Here is mine. I particularly liked the stream bottom colors and the iridescence of the flies. I think they chanced into a very interesting composition. They could have been sharper, though.

 

I particularly liked Robert's heron and Doug's dog (I felt like I could pet it). O Shiva's macro shots are fascinating.

 

You all set a high bar and I am humbled by your postings compared to many of my results, but I am improving with the help of the forum.<div></div>

[revolver]

Dave,

 

where did you take the shot of the deserted street, it looks familiar.

 

Todd, I love the birds waiting for their food. Excellent shot.

 

Makus,

 

I like the shot of the counsil room. I would love to see more, especially the paintings on the wall

[bmichel]

I had to go to manual focus for this one. AF did not pick up the stamen(?).<div></div>

[shots worth sharing]

Christopher: It's the corner of Franklin and Howard Streets here in Baltimore: it may never have been bustling on

a late Sunday afternoon (when this was taken) but it sure looked a lot better in my youth. Franklin St.is US 40,

btw, and I suspect there are similar scenes all the way to SF.

 

Marcus, I love your train shot and your tracks, too, Javier! Great stuff, Bruce!

[miserere_mei]

<p align=left>

Spain is playing Germany in the Euro Cup finals in an hour, so I have to get a lot done before I

head off to the

pub with my German friend to show him how Football (Soccer) is played :-) So please forgive me, as I will post

my pics from this week and leave. But I will be back to comment on many shots that I've liked later in the day.<br>

<br>

Mihai, photos posted should be taken during the week ending on the Sunday when the thread is begun, but if you

had a bad or busy week, it's OK to post older stuff. I think the idea of the thread was started so people could

have a little bit of an incentive to shoot. Actually, I don't think we have a problem with motivation, rather we

have a problem with guilt, where many of us feel that photography is taking time away from our jobs and/or

families and we put it to one side all too often. But enough with the armchair psychology! Here are my pics<br>

<br>

OH NO! MISERERE HAS FOUND THE COLOUR SWITCH IN PHOTOSHOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br>

<br>

Don't panic people, it's OK, and I'm OK. I promise I'll go back to B&W next week :-) Both pics were taken with

my new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, and I'm so happy I finally bought it, it's a great piece of glass.<br>

<br>

First up, an old car I pass on my way to/from work often, and which I have also photographed often (I think I

posted a shot once). I'm very attracted to this car (photographically), but I've never quite found what I was

looking for when I photographed it. After one of the big storms we had this week, I took this shot, and I'm quite

happy.

I think my problem was I was trying to show too much in the past, while the simple approach in this shot is

closer to what I actually wanted (but didn't know I did).

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src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/Miserere/SGfHenwUW4I/AAAAAAAAAh8/M3gQsKuKjW0/s800/IMGP8053-small.jpg"

/></a><br><b>Retired Chevy</b><br>

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You're probably all tired of my frickin leaves, but the problem is I've been chasing a leaf shot that's proven

elusive. Last week's leaf shot was close, but the top 1/3 of the leaf was outside the plane of focus, so I had to

keep trying. I'm happy to say that this shot is probably 98% what I wanted. It still has some flaws, but they're

not glaring. I've even left it in colour ;-)<br>

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Rained" /></a><br><b>Freshly Rained</b><br>

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<br>

By the way, I've realised that whenever I post a photo I go on this internal dialogue trip, trying to explain

where and how the photo came to be. If anyone wants me to shut up and simply post the damn pic, please say so! :-)

Seriously, I don't mean to bore anyone, and I won't take offence.<br>

<br>

See y'all after the match!

[garry_young1]

Wow, great shots all round!

 

Uh, Dave, the comma can be added or omitted - ask Haig!

 

Mis - the story is half the fun!

[frygge]

Great POW this week I must say.

 

Where to begin.. Hmm.

 

Well. Welcome to Mihai first of all. Those shots are great, I especially like the second one. And I love to see that

filters are still actually used. You'll learn that there are a few B&W enthusiasts here. Mis chose to go colour this

week, but he'll come back. He didn't do to bad with colour either I must say. Great shots infact. Congrats Mis, will

you see the world in B&W again??

 

All are great, but I really like Scott's fishing photo, great mood. And Markus was on fire this week.

 

Didn't do much digital this week, but I trailed lightroom for some older stuff (not very old, but not this week) and PP'd

two photos of the two women in my life. My mother and my girlfriend.

 

Cheers

 

Fredrik<div></div>

[frygge]

And the love of my life<div></div>

[frygge]

Both were taken with the k10d and 43mm Limited.

 

I apologize for the last picture. It was not taken with a Pentax, but with my Leica d-lux 3 PS. Rarely use it anymore, but when I unloaded the memory card I found this little shot. I really like it. Wish I brought my k10d and tele for this. Please forgive me.<div></div>

[johan_van_t_leven1]

This is the first picture I post. i hope the quality can get close to the high quality of the rest.<div></div>

[duane_mills]

Nice Heron Robert - your photo has a dream-like appearance. Dave - great DOF in the leaf image. Ian - your

first shot is amazing - I like the perspective of being on the outside looking in. Guy - 3rd time's a charm -

awesome dandelion. O Shiva - you have a knack for making all of us notice simple things we might otherwise be

blind to. Kudos. Doug - great capture on Brownie. Mihai - great shots - keep them coming. It's a toss up

between Todd and Andrew for cutest photo of the week - "The Whole Set" and "Frozen Fawn". Scott - a good bottle

of dark rum is a fisherman's best friend. Markus - the Zurich main rail station photo is an impressive image -

well done. Javier - the gritty real life graffiti art shots are terrific. Bruce - I've never seen bugs that

look like that - cool. Mis - your "Freshly Rained" shot TOTALLY ROCKS! Wow! That's my vote for photo of the

week! Fredrik - the "eyes" have it. Two outstanding captures. Kudos. Johan - beautiful photo - your first post

is excellent.

 

This week, there hasn't been much of an opportunity break out the K100D Super and be creative. That being the

case, I took my daughter out to ride her new "mountain bike" this morning and brought the Super along too. Today

was her first time riding without training wheels - I anticipated some interesting shots. There was potential for

capturing; determination, focus, effort, fear and possibly a spectacular crash or two. Fortunately there were no

crashes or fear and I was tremendously impressed with her can-do attitude and self confidence. Here are two

photos from this morning. Both were shot with the DA 50-200mm.<div></div>

[duane_mills]

Here's the second....<div></div>

[shots worth sharing]

"Focused" is a nice shot--but a tired pun ;~)

[snik75]

I didn't think immediately of a bad pun, and I like that one best, Duane. How old when training wheels come off?

 

Johan, that's a great first shot! Did you use a filter to darken the sky?

 

Mis, I think the story helps make the photo even better. And the leaf is truly spectacular, batter than your previous attempts, nice as they were.

 

I somehow found myself taking flower shots with my kit lens, and having accidentally left it on ISO800 after some inside shots. Still I like how this one turned out.<div></div>

[snik75]

I have been pleased using extension tubes with a 50mm f4 macro lens and an "el cheapo" tripod for some really close shots. I never could understand why my macro pictures turned out so bad - it's the camera shake! I even found a remote for $1, although I mostly just use the 2 sec lock up. Still having a tough time with the metering for long shots, but learning as I go.<div></div>

[alisa_stieg]

Oh my! What a wonderful group of shots! Missing Haig's work...ahem...

 

I have not shot a THING this past week. Summer school concluded on Friday (THANK GOD!) and I've been working on a Blurb book. Did you know they are having a Photo book contest and the grand prize is $25,000.00? My daughter has such a great eye and loves photography, so I've encouraged her to enter the contest and have been helping her out with that.

 

At any rate, I'll comment on the photos that have caught my eye this week, even though they are all excellent;

 

Dave, your cardinal is lovely...my 300mm shots NEVER are that clear and crisp unless I'm shooting Macro. I'm jealous!

 

Doug, the lighting on Brownie is fabulous!

 

Mihai, I knew your shots would not disappoint...they're great! Exposure and composition...just great!

 

Todd, I think the baby birds shot is a great capture!

 

Andrew, the showdown picture REALLY got my attention...who won?

 

Scott, the fishing picture really conveys the idea of RELAXATION! LOVE it!

 

Markus, I REALLY like that butterfly picture! Great color! Bokeh on that lens is VERY nice!

 

Mis, you shot in COLOR! Holy Cow! And I agree with Garry, your stories are so very entertaining, it would be very disappointing indeed if you left that info out! I REALLY like your leaves. You posted a b/w (or maybe infrared?) of a leaves picture a few weeks ago that I'm in LOVE with, but I really like this one too! Especially the water droplets! So fresh looking!

 

Fredrik, I hope you've taken the time to frame and hang your pictures! The one of your mother is so priceless, and I'm sure I don't need to tell you how beautiful your girlfriend is, but the black and white images really make the facial features in both these lovely ladies really POP! FRAME THEM! (*smile!*)

 

Johan, WOW!!! I just love your picture! Looks like your exposure was perfect! Can you give us more info about the picture, please?

 

And Nick, I am SO JEALOUS of that Daisy picture! between Hin's teleconverters (or whatever they are) and your extension tubes, I have got to get SOMETHING to replicate this type of photograph! I love the color and detail of everything! The only thing missing is some water droplets! LOL! I know...I really need to "get over it"...I just think water drops add that "sparkle"...

 

Good job everyone!

 

Lisa