POTW 2/14/2016

[stemked]

<p>Howdy all.<br>

Just a couple of images for the week. The first is a still I'm 'still' working on.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18187781-lg.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="951" /><br>

Miters. Pentax KSii. ISO 100. f8. Pentax 100 DAW.<br>

And one from outside.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18187780-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="512" /><br>

Eastern Bluebird, Carmel, IN . K3. 55-300.</p>

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[Javier Gutierre]

<p>Love that first one Douglas.. I love the creativity. Something that seems to be missing with this younger generation.</p>

[Javier Gutierre]

<p>Pentax ME SUPER, SMC 28F/2.8, ILFORD DELTA 400<br>

<img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CKGzmIakHb4/Vpsf2ubSzEI/AAAAAAAAEOU/xHt7i4BKP5k/s1600/Pentax%2BME%2BSuper%2BSMC%2B28%2BF2.8%2BIlford%2BHP5%2B400%2B%252831%2529.jpg" alt="" width="1545" height="1024" /></p>

[bob_marz]

<p>Nice crisp, clear, cold hike with my beautiful bride of 33 years on Valentine's Day. Nothing wrong with chocolates and flowers, just glad we have the same passions. Oh, yeah we did go out to dinner last night.</p><div></div>

[ukhov]

<p>-small sketch from archive </p><div></div>

[ukhov]

<p>-</p><div></div>

[ukhov]

<p>,</p><div></div>

[ukhov]

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

[hjoseph7]

<p>Great work Doug the sea-shells seem to be floating in space.</p>

[stemked]

<p>Thanks guys. That's what I've been working toward, floating without any reflections. A work in progress.</p>

[dorus]

<p>this pretty surinamese Banafowru, or Yellow Oriole<br>

locally considered a nuisance cause it eats the mango's<br>

.<br>

<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP7273003_zpsjudnbp2u.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="681" /><br>

<strong>50 shades of yellow 1</strong><br>

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<strong><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP0825_zpsezs7zjkh.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="681" /></strong><br>

<strong><strong>50 shades of yellow 2</strong></strong><br>

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<strong><strong><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP6337_zpsu7f1jp3c.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="681" /></strong></strong><br>

<strong><strong><strong><strong>50 shades of yellow 3</strong></strong></strong></strong><br>

<strong><strong><strong><strong>.</strong></strong></strong></strong></p>

[stemked]

<p>Dorus,</p>

<p>What lens are you shooting with?</p>

[dorus]

<p>That's the sigma 50-500mm I bought last autumn, a pleasantly versatile lens.<br />now I'm practising to become a bird-shooter (what's the fancy word again?)<br />Then, Douglas, will you tell me how you get your shells afloat ?</p>

[stemked]

<p>Sure. I used a piece of picture frame matted glass supported on two boxes about 5 inches/12 cm up. Below the glass I placed a piece of colored/coloured felt. I wrinkled it to give it some texture but kept the background out of focus. Then I placed the shells on the glass and shot it a few times like f8/11 using my 100mm DAW macro.</p>

<p>I'd love to head to South America. I might go there next year with a class (Peru), but we'll see.</p>

[stemked]

<p>Oh, and I forgot that I have a polarizer on the lens too.</p>

[dorus]

<p>Thanks Douglas, I'm gonna give that a try too (one of these days)</p>

[dldula]

<p><img src="/pentax-camera-forum/jabez" alt="" /></p>

[dorus]

<p>Darryl, your picture doesn't show</p>