POTW 09/13/2015

[hjoseph7]

<p>I mostly stayed urban this weekend, trying out a new lens.<br>

Picture #1</p><div></div>

[hjoseph7]

<p>Picture #2</p><div></div>

[hjoseph7]

<p>Picture #3</p><div></div>

[stemked]

<p>Hi All.</p>

<p>A repeat image here, but I have a reason. <br>

On and off for the last three years I've entered Indiana's primer nature photography without much success. (the competition is REALLY outstanding) <br /> Anyway you are only allowed to enter three images in this contest so I was delighted this year I received awards for two images, one for a Tui (the bird) from New Zealand and the other a Fleishmann's Glass frog from Costa Rica.</p>

<p>Small miracles DO happen!</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18086495-lg.jpg" alt="" width="644" height="900" /><br>

Tui, North Island, New Zealand. Pentax K3, Sigma 400mm f4.6 APO (Version 2).</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18025245-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="451" /><br>

Fleishman's Glass Frog, La Fortuna, Costa Rica. Pentax K3 100 DAW f2.8 macro</p>

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[bob_marz]

<p>Lavendar farm in Washington</p><div></div>

[bob_marz]

<p>Sunrise Port Townsend Ferry</p><div></div>

[bob_marz]

<p>#3</p>

[bob_marz]

<p>Mule Deer Family North Cascades National Park, Washington</p><div></div>

[michael_elenko]

<p>Congratulations, Doug. Those are excellent.<br>

Bob M, nice shots. Sequim?</p>

<p>ME</p>

[bob_marz]

<p>Close Michael. Washington Lavender Farm. Nice to hear from you.</p>

 

[duane_mills]

<p>It's been a while since I've posted to POTW. Here are 4 from our vacation to Toronto. We took the kids to Fan Expo (Canada's Comic Con).</p><div></div>

[duane_mills]

<p>Someone in costume...</p><div></div>

[duane_mills]

<p>The kids goofing around in Union Station...</p><div></div>

[duane_mills]

<p>Last but not least...</p><div></div>

[Tim_Lookingbill]

<p>Shot this sleeping lizard last night on my back porch...</p><div></div>

[dorus]

<p>Very happy with these <strong>kingfishers</strong> on my first outing with the Sigma 50-500mm<br>

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<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP1356_zps5ycrdmnf.jpg" alt="" width="1023" height="1024" /><br>

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<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP1407_zps5xqthcuu.jpg" alt="" width="794" height="1024" /><br>

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<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP1534_zpspkgdnfe4.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" />.<br>

However : the real challenge is to catch them while hunting, that's far more difficult, as the above picture demonstrates....<br>

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[hjoseph7]

<p>Congrats Doug !</p>

[stemked]

<p>Thanks Bob! Thanks Harry!</p>

<p>Love the lavender Bob, great perspective.</p>

<p>Fire Department right next to the Mexican restaurant, hmm. Sure it's not just an ad for how spicy the place is?<br>

Clearly the 50-500 out performs the 150-500 which I have, stunning photos, you really show what that lens can do. Our common Kingfisher here in the US is so flighty that I have very few decent photos of them. This wasn't from a blind, was it? </p>

<p>Tim-nice anole. When I lived in Houston around my school they were everywhere. Some girls in my class used to catch them, let them bite their ears and wear them like earnings (at least for a minute or two)</p>

<p>Duane-it does look like Star Wars is in full force (no pun intended). Already everywhere. They might just say December whatever that they have enough money from all the merchandise and aren't even going to play the flick!</p>

 

[ukhov]

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[anirbanbanerjee]

<p>Some great photos this week! Here is one from the south-west coast (Arabian Sea) of India. Tamron 28-75/2.8. With my old K-100D because the K-50 ran out of battery.</p>

<p><a title="Work" href=" data-flickr-embed="true"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5808/21328600016_e89139138a_b.jpg" alt="Work" width="1024" height="683" /></a></p>

[dorus]

<p>Anirban : your photo is not visible (being a former India-traveller I'm always keen on your images)<br>

Yes Douglas, the kingfisher photos were taken from a hut in a reservation called Oostvaarders plassen<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O99sS6K7RU <br>

it's somewhat cheating, but it does deliver nice pics :)</p>

[anirbanbanerjee]

<p>Dorus, sorry to hear that -- I see the pic ok... here is the Flickr <a href="

[stemked]

<p>Anirban,</p>

<p>The new link works fine. Great image!</p>

[snik75]

<p>So many interesting nature shots this week! And people pics too. I revisited the bee location with just my DA 20-40; useful close-up in a pinch! (No crop just levels - its not a macro lens but not bad).</p><div></div>

[MattB.Net]

<p>Yeah great stuff! I was traveling last week. <br>

Congratulations Douglas, that's a fine image.</p>