bob_marz Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Well, it is 12 AM here on the east coast. Happy Mother's Day. Another from the archives. <strong>Evening on St Mary Lake, Glacier National Park</strong> / <em>Pentax K10D / 16-45mm lens / ISO 100 </em><a href="http://s407.photobucket.com/albums/pp153/marzrw/POW%205-8-11/?action=view¤t=StMaryLake.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp153/marzrw/POW%205-8-11/StMaryLake.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a> Click for larger</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Thanks for the great start Bob. One more from my animal portrait series first.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Season change</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Again, I took so many photos this week with different lenses and subjects and it's hard to choose one for the powt but in favor of one of the oldest lenses I own I show you this animal portrait from the wildpark</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian s. forsyth Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>It’s been a busy busy week for me with the camera<br> Common Snipe<br> <a href="../photo/13084332&size=lg"><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/13084332-md.jpg" alt="" width="679" height="476" /></a><br> K5, 300 2.8 2x conv</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htarragon Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>I was able to get some May flowers in between bouts of wind and rain that threatened to remove the petals and blossoms. Fortunately, it did knock down the pollen count that almost incapacitated me during a model shoot, the previous week.<br> First - Chair Geometry</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htarragon Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Second - Flower 1</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htarragon Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Third - Flower 2</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htarragon Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Last - Flower 3</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukhov Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Good macro work,Howard!Flowers of May?<br> Have 3 pics to contribute this week with my DA*300.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukhov Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Heron</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukhov Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Ducks</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snik75 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Yury, very interesting subjects, but it seems the highlights are clipping? The heron (plus reflection) in particular seems to have potential. Bob, another great scene to get us started, incredible blues.</p> <p>Three different looks at neighborhood flowers, with three different lenses:</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snik75 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Same flowers, different approach:</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snik75 Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>And last, wide open for bokeh:</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshombert Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>A couple of shots from experimenting with my new K-5 (yee haw)</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshombert Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>Second one. I found this in a small tree in my woods, obviously blown down from a larger one.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB.Net Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 <p>We finally got some warm weather. It's been beautiful for several days now. Winter just <em>might</em> be gone...<br /> Snow up high is going fast and water levels are rising.<br /> K-x, da15<br /> <a title="IMGP9531.jpg by MattB.net, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3429/5691919499_639dc32df4_z.jpg" alt="IMGP9531.jpg" width="425" height="640" /></a><br /> .<br /> Trails are nice at my altitude. Dry but not too dry (yet).<br /> K-x, da15<br /> <a title="IMGP9521.jpg by MattB.net, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3563/5691919195_bf169546f1_z.jpg" alt="IMGP9521.jpg" width="425" height="640" /></a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvon_bourque2 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 <p>My brother and I were visiting the <a href="http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=638">Anza Borrego Desert State Park</a> about a month ago. We were there mostly to take pictures of the <a href="http://research.calacademy.org/redirect?url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/botany/wildflow/index.html">California wild flowers</a>. However, a strange bird met us near the entrance of the park. My brother had his <strong><em>Pentax K-x</em></strong> with the <strong><em>50-200mm kit lens</em></strong>. I had my <strong><em>Pentax K-5</em></strong> and the <strong><em>K-7</em></strong> as a backup. I had dropped the<strong><em> K-5</em></strong> a few days before but all seemed to be okay, until I tried to shoot the road runner. The camera would not get in focus, even in manual mode. There was too much back focusing. Lucky for me, I had the <strong><em>K-7</em></strong> and exchanged the camera quickly. I was only able to take about 10 shots before I heard Beep! Beep! and it was gone.<br /><br />The truth of the matter is that I wasn't able to capture that wild bird as much as I would have liked to. As for the <strong><em>K-5</em></strong>, <strong>Pentax</strong> fixed it, but I don't recommend dropping it from eye level to a concrete floor.<br /><br />So I credit my brother Roland for most of the images below. I shot No. 1, the rest are his images. I used the<a href="http://www.pentaxforums.com/userreviews/Tokina-400mm-F5.6-SD-for-Pentax.html"> Tokina 400mm lens</a> and I wish the <strong><em>K-5</em></strong> would have been used with my now "new"<strong><em> Pentax DA* 300mm</em></strong>". What can one do...like they say, the best camera is the one you have with you.</p> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1GHZIsbtkC0/Tcdz5SbR0II/AAAAAAAAG3Y/qiHhaYlJvyI/s1600/124992_f520.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1GHZIsbtkC0/Tcdz5SbR0II/AAAAAAAAG3Y/qiHhaYlJvyI/s400/124992_f520.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="387" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Admit it, we all would have like for Wile Coyote to get him at some point.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3evbqbvO5U/TcdvSgH67gI/AAAAAAAAG3M/ydW5IAOe3hk/s1600/IMGP9556.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3evbqbvO5U/TcdvSgH67gI/AAAAAAAAG3M/ydW5IAOe3hk/s1600/IMGP9556.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z3evbqbvO5U/TcdvSgH67gI/AAAAAAAAG3M/ydW5IAOe3hk/s400/IMGP9556.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="282" /></a></p> <p><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BHzgrmVJgpU/TcdvOmwDh4I/AAAAAAAAG3I/NJj6PO0g1uk/s1600/IMGP9553.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BHzgrmVJgpU/TcdvOmwDh4I/AAAAAAAAG3I/NJj6PO0g1uk/s400/IMGP9553.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="251" /></a></p> <p><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WKT89U6D8pU/TcdvCSuV7mI/AAAAAAAAG3A/hKP4SAMQnuQ/s1600/IMGP9286.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WKT89U6D8pU/TcdvCSuV7mI/AAAAAAAAG3A/hKP4SAMQnuQ/s400/IMGP9286.jpg" border="0" alt="" width="400" height="275" /></a><br /><br />P.S. Maybe an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acme_Corporation">"Acme Corporation</a>" camera and lens would have been better for taking pictures of the road runner...according to Wile Coyote.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htarragon Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 <p>What's the cartoon caption?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roseberry guitars Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 <p>Wile Coyote did get the Roadrunner in one episode. He did fairly often but this time it was serious. He had the "runner' in the stew pot, was preparing the accompaniments for dinner, then started to remember all the "Fun" they had together...and then let him go.</p> <p>The Roadrunner 'toons were central to my relationship with my father as a child. We always spent Sunday morning watching them together. That episode is a particular favorite of mine as, I can still hear my father swearing at the TV rebuking the Coyote for letting the 'runner go using words it's better a child not hear.</p> <p>"Uh, Dad...it's just a cartoon, it's not real!!???"</p> <p>Interesting stuff this week gang. It's nice to see flowers and birds popping up again as spring inspries the photographer in us all.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattB.Net Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 <p>You need some Acme jet powered roller skates to get close to the bird...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htarragon Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 <p>Markus - In your "Friends" picture your cat is quite respectful of your dog's personal space - you can almost draw a perfect circle around the dog using the path the cat is taking. Not a bad idea for humans, either. Of course, cat's and dogs constantly cross human boundaries. It's why we love them.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markus maurer Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 <p>"In the wild" the cat dominates the dog Howard but they are big friends, thanks for the comment :-)</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_marz Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 <p>That picture is priceless!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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