POTW 10/13/2013

[stemked]

<p>My computer (the one with the SD slot) is on the brink so I can't share my images today. Just wanted to get this started.</p>

<p>Doug</p>

[MattB.Net]

<p>Thanks for starting this Douglas!<br>

I went out a couple of nights this week. First with my son looking for meteors. We saw one really big one (no photo) that was his first shooting star which was exciting for him. <br>

I took this of some local petroglyphs which are estimated to be about 2000 years old with a draconid meteor overhead. <br>

K-5 & Rokinon 8mm f/4 fisheye<br>

<a title="IMGP7333-Edit by MattB.net, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/10150295336_d51302a92d_z.jpg" alt="IMGP7333-Edit" width="640" height="424" /></a><br>

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I went out again the next night, this time solo. The meteors didn't make an appearance so I took a bunch of photos of the moon and Venus and also this self portrait. <br>

K-5 & Rokinon 8mm f/4 fisheye<br>

<a title="IMGP7541-Edit by MattB.net, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3697/10164690233_35c23d4717_z.jpg" alt="IMGP7541-Edit" width="640" height="424" /></a><br>

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Finally one from yesterday while I was out on my bike. <br>

K-5 & DA 18-135 wr<br>

<a title="IMGP7546-Edit by MattB.net, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5550/10239318784_1d8e0860c2_z.jpg" alt="IMGP7546-Edit" width="640" height="424" /></a></p>

[hinman]

<p>@Matt, the 2nd shot is amazing. It is intriguing. Is that a flash in the tree? It looks like a beautiful star with two ring lights shining on MattB -- a super star among us in photo.net family. It is a blessing to have you sharing great photos with us. If you ask me, the shot is better than meteors shooting. </p>

[MattB.Net]

<p>Thank you Hin! I was happy with it too. I had a small backpacking lantern hanging in the tree for that one which did produce some very nice flare. It was this one: <a href="http://www.backcountry.com/black-diamond-orbit-lantern-bld0414">http://www.backcountry.com/black-diamond-orbit-lantern-bld0414</a> which has adjustable output making it very handy for night shooting since I can turn the output way down to match the low light of the night sky. That was a 20s exposure. </p>

[hinman]

<p>.<br /> .<br /> <strong>#1 Portrait in 2007 -- My Johnson Baby</strong></p>

<p><a title="Portrait in 2007 -- My Johnson Baby by hin_man, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2855/10190694565_9e542ddd30_b.jpg" alt="Portrait in 2007 -- My Johnson Baby" width="1024" height="819" /></a><br /> Pentax K100D and DA 50-200mm zoom<br /> 1/125 sec, f/5.0, 73mm, iso 200, 0 Ev</p>

<p>I re-edit some of my old pictures and this one comes from a series of picture that I took of my son in 2007 with my 1st Pentax camera with K100D. I really like the series of pictures and the precious moments stay in my vivid and fond memory of my younger boy having fun in drinking and self-playing with a bottle of spring water.<br>

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[guus_giesbergen]

<p>well Matt, your advertising has put the lantern out of stock :) <br>

Images are great, indeed. <br>

So is Hin man's philosopher !</p>

[hinman]

<p><br /><strong>#2 Sunset Walking Golden Gate Bridge</strong><br /> <br /><a title="Sunset Walking Golden Gate Bridge by hin_man, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8132/10237809693_f4db8bb605_b.jpg" alt="Sunset Walking Golden Gate Bridge" width="1024" height="576" /></a><br /><br />1/200 sec, f/4.5, 30mm, iso 100, 0 Ev<br /><br />This is a big crop from the original. My family walked about 1/3 of the Golden Gate Bridge and the sunset lighting is another God sent moment and a big treat for ending the day with warmth, hope, peace and joy.<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>

[guus_giesbergen]

<p>only one pic worth sharing :<br />the stem of a willow-leaf with a raindrop on the back of a canoo<br>

mirror mirror on the wall....<br /><br /><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/5113w_zpse88e4e21.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="661" /></p>

 

[anirbanbanerjee]

<p>An amazing self portrait, Matt!</p>

<p>I haven't been using my Minolta scanner much lately, so I scanned some old negatives today. Here is one of them.<br /> Tamron 90mm SP Di/Pentax MZ-S/Arista Premium 400</p>

<p>EDIT: embed link to a higher res image.</p>

<p><a title="Career Ladder by A n i r b a n, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3732/10247315294_1b9cef156a_c.jpg" alt="Career Ladder" width="800" height="535" /></a></p>

[ukhov]

<p>Very good wether for mid October in Atlanta ! <br>

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[ukhov]

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

[ukhov]

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

[ukhov]

<p>last pic</p><div></div>

[shots worth sharing]

<p>Nice Matt--the Milky Way over your shoulder is a nice touch. The stream is really nice too--wonderful light.<br>

That's a blue ribbon photo, Guus! </p>

<p>As usual it's a mixed bag for me:<br>

A snail with the FA*200/4 (it's hard to get that lens off the K-5 IIs)<br>

<img src="http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/Nature/Fauna/i-qt6QVT4/0/L/_IGP5201csm-L.jpg" alt="" /> <br>

A grab shot with the Sigma 70-200/2.8:<br>

<img src="http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/The-Fun-House/The-Fun-House/i-LftJJXm/0/XL/IMGP5411c%20%20sm-XL.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>And one of a great many Field Hockey shots with the Sigma 100-300/4:<br>

<img src="http://dadipentak.smugmug.com/photos/i-Vrs2MS7/0/XL/i-Vrs2MS7-XL.jpg" alt="" /></p>

 

[Member69643]

<p>Three from the K-50 from today...</p>

<p><img src="http://wolfeye.smugmug.com/Photography/PnetSh/i-B9xRfjt/0/O/Untitled-2.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="476" /></p>

<p><img src="http://wolfeye.smugmug.com/Photography/PnetSh/i-5bZXB6C/0/O/Untitled-3.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="553" /></p>

<p><img src="http://wolfeye.smugmug.com/Photography/PnetSh/i-XkkpjLP/0/O/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="466" /></p>

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[markus maurer]

<p>The AF 24mm Sigma wide II might not be the prettiest lens but its macro feature is great.<br>

"Marroni in Zurich" </p><div></div>

[markus maurer]

<p>need some extensions?</p><div></div>

[markus maurer]

<p>at lake Zurich</p><div></div>

[patrickwells]

<p>Nice shots so far..<br /> My theme this week is ducks. All these shots are with the K-30 and an older Quantaray 70-300 f4-5.6 lens<br>

Tere all taken last weekend at a man made lake next to our new hospital</p><div></div>

[patrickwells]

<p>next one</p><div></div>

[patrickwells]

<p>and last</p><div></div>

[snik75]

<p>I took out my Rikenon XR 300mm f/4.5 PK lens for a spin. Intended to try for water birds, but ended up in a garden shooting butterflies. Don't really think of it as a macro lens, with minimum focus distance of 2.5 feet, but the working distance is great for skittish insects. I haven't had results this good with it before.</p><div></div>

[snik75]

<p>As I have said many times, I love the colors from the 6 MP CCD sensor. These are with an *ist DS.</p><div></div>

[snik75]

<p>This one needed a little better separation of subject from background, but I just like the background so much I can't help but include it.</p><div></div>

[MattB.Net]

<p>Hey thanks for all the kind words on my night shots!<br />I had fun making them. The self portrait was an afterthought before I packed up and left and it's now my favorite from that session.<br>

Standout shots for me were:<br />Hin's Johnson baby. Such intensity!<br />guus - that water droplet is very cool. The image in the drop and reflection are great. <br />Dave - the construction worker, great lines.<br />Nice, nice little butterfly!</p>