POW 2/21/2010

[steve_t.1]

<p>Well, let's get this started, shall we?</p>

<p>I wandered around downtown Minneapolis on Saturday morning. Here are two shots-<br>

<img src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/stevet_010/K20D7824editBWsmall.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>And a self-portrait while on the move.<br>

<img src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/stevet_010/K20D7822editBW.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>And from a few nights ago, I went looking for night shots of downtown and found this pattern carved into the snow. Unexplained patterns in the snow, light streaks in the sky... UFO's? 20-30 second exposure, pattern "painted" with a flashlight.<br>

<img src="http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p26/stevet_010/K20D7759editsmall.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[ian s. forsyth]

<p>Been busy this week working on some old photo taken back in 07 with the K10d<br>

Hungry Muskrat <br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/10696392-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="514" /><br>

Prairies in a different light<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/10691255-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="401" /><br>

Ripples in Jade a Female Ruddy Duck <br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/10700761-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="499" /></p>

[michael_elenko]

<p>Ian and Steve T.,<br>

Very cool shots.<br>

Ian, are you sure that those "northern lights" over the prairie isn''t Steve T triggering a chain of strobes with green filters and reflectors? I smell a conspiracy here!</p>

<p>ME</p>

[deaner66]

<p>I've been playing with my Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4. This is a great piece of glass. Maybe a little soft wide open, but a stop down and this thing is very sharp.</p><div></div>

[hagar]

<p>An auspicious start :-) Urban settings and UFOs, to muskrats and wildfowl.. Nice ones too :-) That's a pretty neat 'paint' job Steve T. <br />I have a bit of a mixed bag as well.. A portrait to start with</p><div></div>

[deaner66]

<p>This lens isn't a macro, but you can really get up close on things.</p>

<p>K10D, SMC Super Tak 50mm f/1.4</p><div></div>

[deaner66]

<p>This is extremely sharp at 100%.</p><div></div>

[hagar]

<p>Ooops, sorry Steve D.. those Clematis are really neat.<br>

My second shot is from a walk in the desert yesterday.. we've had quite a bit of rain, and there is a lot of green stuff around. No wildflowers yet, I expect we'll get a good crop of them this year.</p><div></div>

[hagar]

<p>And finally the Ocotillo and the barrel cactus watching the sun set.</p><div></div>

[michael_elenko]

<p>Just a matter of following the light this week.</p>

<p><strong>Dusk falls upon Center Pond </strong></p>

<p><img src="http://www.smugmug.com/photos/792729635_XcoRw-L.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>K20D, Sigma 50-500mm @ 58mm, f11 @ 1/350, ISO 800</p>

<p><strong>Luminance</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://www.smugmug.com/photos/793145556_MuwPq-L.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>K20D, Mamiya/Sekor 60mm macro M42, f 6.7@1/180, ISO 200</p>

<p><strong>Shinglemill creek ferns</strong></p>

<p><img src="http://www.smugmug.com/photos/793138517_JydZC-L.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>K20D, DA 21mm Ltd, f 6.7, ISO 400, exposure blended</p>

<p>ME</p>

[hagar]

<p>ME: Those ferns are always so pretty with the light behind them..</p>

[jgredline]

<p>Here are my three....Street shots with the K20D and SMC-A 28F/2.8<br>

<strong>Shot this during my lunch hour this past week. It formed in front of me as I was enjoying a Rocket double....</strong><br>

<img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Snap%20shots/pow.jpg" alt="" /><br>

-<br>

<strong>Found this guitarist at Hanckcock park in L.A. during my lunch Hour on Friday.</strong><br>

<img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Snap%20shots/pow2.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><strong>Shot this guy during my lunch hour earlier in the week</strong><br>

<img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Snap%20shots/pow1.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[michael_elenko]

<p>Javier, that last one is near perfect. The others are pretty close too. I love it when the show unfolds right in front of me, especially when a camera is at hand.</p>

<p>ME</p>

[bob-c]

<p>An interesting start to the weekly gallery. I think Javier's third shot is my favorite so far but it is always difficult to choose as they are all so well done. <br>

My first shot is of a young man who is a senior at my school. He is the goalie on our ice hockey team. ( I shot my first hockey game this weekend and will post some of the action shots later in the week.) I chose to post this picture of Corey because not he is not only a goalie but you should see his photography! He is in the advanced photography class at school and I have seen much of his work. He is really good. He is planning to major in film in college.</p><div></div>

[bob-c]

<p>The second shot was taken yesterday in Ambler, PA. The Frostbite 5 Mile was about to take place. My son Daniel, who has become a rather serious runner lately was running with a group that he has been helping out with for a few months now. They are called BACK ON OUR FEET. It is a group that helps homeless people get back on their feet through running. This shot is of the group that gathered yesterday to run in the race. About a third of them are living in homeless shelters. Here they are supporting each other before heading out to the starting line.</p><div></div>

[bob-c]

<p>OK, and one nature shot with a little help from Ps.</p><div></div>

[dorus]

<p>some truly astonishing work here this week !<br />I'm still PP'ng a mountain of holiday-stuff, don't have time to make pics. Worse : I haven't made a single photo is about 4 weeks ! This week I was doing a folder 'portraits'.<br />Different styles :<br /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/seriebuurjongen.jpg?t=1266753200" alt="" /><br>

<br /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/serieshivasvlinder.jpg?t=1266753365" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://static.zoom.nl/72729FB66E24510ECD1E8765C3F08E2B-op-school.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="447" /><a href="http://static.zoom.nl/72729FB66E24510ECD1E8765C3F08E2B-op-school.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/serieshivasvlinder.jpg?t=1266753365"></a></p>

[guy_gervais]

<p>Here's on I took in Largo, Florida last November.<br>

K10D with Vivitar Series 1 105, 2.5 Macro, ISO 200 + PP in PS CS4</p><div></div>

[shots worth sharing]

<p>Whoa! I love Haig's cigar portrait, Steve's Clematis and Robert's nature shot!</p>

<p>You won't be surprised that I'm still shooting birds but I've also been fascinated by the (slowly diminishing) ice on the shrubbery outside the kitchen window--especially as it catches the early morning light. It's not an easy subject though. I've had the best results from the Voightlander 180mm. </p><div></div>

[shots worth sharing]

<p>And</p><div></div>

[denise_savage]

<p>Nice work all, I have a few that are favourites - Steve T's 3rd, Ian's 2nd, Javier's 3rd, Ben's Kookaburra moon, the story that comes with the second one of Robert's (and the first for that matter) and the first one from Dorus. Like the ice ones too Dave. <br>

We had some local neighbourhood drama this afternoon and I took the girls down to have a squizz - along with a few others too. Have smelt of smoke ever since.</p><div></div>

[denise_savage]

<p>And secondly . . . </p><div></div>

[shots worth sharing]

<p>Thanks, Denise! I like the photos but what the heck is a "squizz"?!</p>

[Tony Evans]

<p>Been visiting my daughter in surgery at the U of A Hospital. Not been on campus for some time. Intrigued with all the new buildings including this glass one. Decided the refections were worth a shot.</p><div></div>

[Tony Evans]

<p>Dave,<br>

Forgot to mention (on Denise's behalf) a "squizz" is Antipodean slang for a "look".</p>