POTW: August 30th, 2013

[Sanford]

<p>Russo & Steele Auction Preview</p><div></div>

[Sanford]

<p>RM Auction Preview</p><div></div>

[johnfarrar]

<p>Guttation.</p><div></div>

[johnfarrar]

<p>Fungus. This bolete grows on the roots of Wales' smallest tree (just visible under the fruiting body) and towers over it on some mountain heath.</p><div></div>

[Rick Bortnick]

<p>John - Your Bolete has my attention as does its host(?).<br>

Had the day to myself Saturday, so I went to the Wheels of Time. Haven't had a chance to go through all the images, but here's a couple. I also learned a valuable lesson - If you have a star filter and use it for a picture, don't forget to take it off or all your pictures will have stars (Egads!).</p><div></div>

[Rick Bortnick]

<p>B&W detail that started the starry session.</p><div></div>

[bob_dein]

<p>I think the star looks pretty good!</p>

<p>Max, the Sax<br>

<img src="http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee183/bobdein/29-08-13Max_zps2b4eb7fa.jpg" alt="" width="750" height="750" /><br>

Olympus OM-D Zuiko 45mm f1.8<br>

http://deinfaces.com/</p>

[ukhov]

<p>Day at the park in three pics</p><div></div>

[ukhov]

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[ukhov]

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

[Rick Bortnick]

<p>Thanks Bob. Great effect .... just not on every picture :)</p>

[johnfarrar]

<p>Rick - thanks; I assume from various of your posts you're a biologist. This bolete (?edulis) and a whole suite of other fungi are symbiotic on the roots of Salix herbacea - a stunning and most improbable community where the fungi are up to 15 cm high and the tree about 2 cm high! The fungi appear just as the Salix leaves begin to senesce.</p>

[Rick Bortnick]

John - Yes I am & thanks for the info.

[Greg M]

<p>E-M5 and Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8..</p>

<p><img src="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/Panasonic-12-35mm-f28/i-N99Ls6q/0/X2/P8318461-X2.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br /></p>

<p><img src="http://gmchappell.smugmug.com/Other/Panasonic-12-35mm-f28/i-8DWWR9R/0/X2/P8318456-X2.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[harlequin]

<p>I have had multiple opportunities to shoot fireworks this summer. Except for the 4th of July. I have developed a "style" of shooting that seems fairly effective. I have also had great fun playing with the fireworks to create new images, mostly line drawings. Last year I created a series of Aisian art drawings fro fireworks, this year line drawings. These will be a couple of my shot and one drawing. In the first shot you will see the fireworks hanging behind a bridge to create a silhouetted moment of the croudw watching the show.</p><div></div>

[harlequin]

<p>In this barrage of color you see the full range of fireworks and their explosive power.</p><div></div>

[harlequin]

<p>Do you see the owl? Created from a fireworks shot.</p><div></div>