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<p><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP4268_zpst2k94zn0.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="701" /><br /> <strong>sense a connection</strong><br /> .<br /> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP3887_zps32pmv6ri.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br /> (as is) <strong>seeing is believing</strong><br /> <strong>.</strong><br /> <strong><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP4360001_zpsedojgkqn.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="751" /></strong><br /> <strong>careless</strong><br /> <strong>.</strong></p>

<p>I have no time to work on my Irish pictures, there's so much happening<br> first, about the continuing saga :<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP4121_tonemapped_zpsne53wky2.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="684" /><br> <strong>a true fairytale, modern style : </strong><br />15 years ago a man came up withe the idea to build a replica of a belgian castle in Almere, netherlands. Set on some 50 acres it was to be a smart congress-centre. This man had a friend at a local bank, so financing was quick & easy.<br />However, halfway building it was discovered that the loan wasn't covered. So the money stopped, our man went broke, and his friend got fired.<br />After the bankruptcy the place was bought by a real estate speculating firm. They didn't get along with the citycouncil, ans so this contemporary castle got haunted, was left unfinished like this for more than 10 years.<br />This week it was bought by a theme-park- crew, they plan to build an entertainment park called Witchworld. Big style.<br />Now that may seem a boost to local economy blah-blah, but I live here just around the corner. I fear for my peaceful living. It is certainly finished for the deer, bevers, kingfishers and the lot. A big parking lot instead <em >frown-emoticon</em><br />So tonight I took my last pictures and bid it farewell....<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP4807_zps1uxwyayk.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="685" /><br> <strong>while she was waiting on her date....</strong><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP4794%20b001_zpscmvwde5l.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> <strong>another fairy-tale, really :)</strong><br> .</p>

<p>True, there's 77's on the pentaxforums.com, but they are shipped usa or north america only. Something I don't understand.<br> Nowadays I don't even bother looking at the marketplace-section, it's annoying.</p>

<p>2ehand 77mm is what I am looking for. Anyone, by chance ?</p>

<p>Yes Javier I enjoy your street-photography :)<br /> I'm still processing pictures from my trip to Ireland (and will be for a while at this rate)<br /> .<br /> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP4285_zps8hsod4dd.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br /> <strong>my daughter's front-garden-view</strong><br /> .<br /> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP3588_zpshujt3dsd.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br /> <strong>megalithic standing stone</strong><br /> .<br /> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP3634001_zpsnerxludx.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="681" /><br /> <strong>droplet suspended by a spider's thread</strong><br /> .</p>

<p>very beautiful images, Douglas !</p>

<p>I'm still unpacking from my trip to Ireland, hardly had time to look at my photo's yet, but here is some.<br />I was staying near a village called Ballingeary, where I lived for nearly 10 years. This countryside is my delight, and all week I didn't travel outside a 5 km radius.<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP3776_7_8_9_tonemapped_zpsshsgqili.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="679" /><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP3770_zpsq432tjjh.jpg" alt="" /><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP3757_58_59_60_tonemapped_zpsdtxrpwym.jpg" alt="" /><br> .</p>

<p>Just recovering from another 5 hour walk. I'm out here in the sticks of irish mountainside, which is lovely, but sort of medieval.<br> Then my sd-card is acting funny, so I won't touch a thing till I get home<br> got tons of wonderful (to me) landscapes, that I'll hope to share next week.</p>

<p>It was a great week, with lovely weather. And still is, for that matter.<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP3057_zpsvaz4wl04.jpg" alt="" /><br> <strong>I swear there was a kingfisher there, just a split-second ago</strong><br> <strong>.</strong><br> <strong><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP1914_zpsdgvwhaab.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /></strong><br> <strong>little did I know.....</strong><br> <strong>.</strong><br> <strong><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP2075_zpsw5a34yrt.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /></strong><br> <strong>pumpkin-vine going places</strong><br> <strong>.</strong></p>

<p>something went wrong Harry (no image)<br> And ''Hawks and other Raptors'' being still on my bucket list..... I am very curious</p>

<p>It's been a hectic week again (the story of my life), working six days and, not in the least, being a insatiable amateur photographer.<br />So, I'm as always enjoying all these nice photographic surprises. here's my share.<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_bloodmoon%20descending_zpsvyyp3skj.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> <strong>bloodmoon checking out</strong><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP1719_tonemapped001_zps0ppbgra0.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="679" /><br> <strong>building bridges</strong> (and move them after)<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_dag%20en%20nacht_zpsyor5vsxg.jpg" alt="" width="830" height="1024" /><br> <strong>day & night </strong>(passing these desperate flowers to and fro my work)<br> .</p>

<p>Now that my wife has a proper camera (K3ii) she comes along my photographic walkabouts and we share even more quality time, it's great<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_el%20gadjo%20copy_zpsb3t3aicb.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="681" /><br> <strong>El Gadjo</strong> , an 8mm picture taken by Anjana<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP2083_zpsrmtuvfxq.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="674" /><br> <strong>outbound</strong> (yes, you might be confused by what you see)<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP1735_tonemapped_zps2nx0xdg0.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="679" /><br> "<strong>this must be Holland</strong>" I wasn't convinced myself, but this picture was liked a lot on the pentaxians page on facebook<br> .</p>

<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>

<p>Very happy with these <strong>kingfishers</strong> on my first outing with the Sigma 50-500mm<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP1356_zps5ycrdmnf.jpg" alt="" width="1023" height="1024" /><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP1407_zps5xqthcuu.jpg" alt="" width="794" height="1024" /><br> .<br> <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> .</p>

<p>So I bought my wife a K3-II , and now I'm telling myself I'm still happy with this K5 of mine. Here's proof to that : <br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP1211_zpsm2hs3bin.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> <strong>it's a world of sprouts !</strong><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_File074_tonemapped%20B_zpsobqy8gjf.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="679" /><br> <strong>videoshooting a rap-song</strong><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP1009b_zps3mljnn7p.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="613" /><br> <strong>hoverfly</strong> (accidently shot at F2.8)<br> .</p>

<p><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP0947002_zpsvnl6e3cf.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> The times are a'changing : my wife enjoying a make-up by our daughter while video-chatting with her sister that lives 7000 km across the ocean :)<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP0512_tonemapped%202_zpstbcs21f4.jpg" alt="" width="679" height="1024" /><br> under the bridge (of the local motorway)<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP0599_zpskgaceaw0.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="565" /><br> my sister's toilet has all the gear, though I'm not sure whether I may actually use any of these ;)<br> .</p>

<p>love that spiderweb !<br> <br /> .<br /> .<br /> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP0338_zpsn06pxbfg.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br /> nothing spectacular about the above pic, but of immense sentimental value :<br /> my two youngest kids on their first day going <strong>back to school </strong>after the holidays.<br /> .<br /> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/IMGP0299_zpsy6jsczyj.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="647" /><br /> <strong>the grebe</strong> is a wonderful bird, here pictured at 500mm<br /> .<br /> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP0412_zps08oxc7yk.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br /> <strong>kleine Mauwtje</strong>, is my cat<br /> .</p>

<p>my respect to you Douglas. Besides shooting nice pictures, I very much appreciate your initiative in kicking off this potw every week.<br />Meanwhile here in my dutch life this are getting back to normal. That's saying too much work and not enough time for serious photography. Still I get my chances and find my pleasure :)<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP0239_zpsib3i3vij.jpg" alt="" width="685" height="1024" /><br> <strong>soaked heron in the pouring rain</strong> (shot with my new 500mm bigma) <br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP0157_zpsmsqxuynn.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> <strong>on the roof</strong><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP9109_zps1ddrorgs.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> <strong>grazing pike</strong><br> .</p>

<p><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP0007_zpszynpjvbb.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> <strong>enjoying the finished pergola</strong><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP9890_zpssgkiwgnm.jpg" alt="" width="678" height="1024" /><br> <strong>early one morning</strong> (across from the pergola)<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP9716001_zpsldwn2twx.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> <strong>oh happy day.... !</strong><br> <strong>.</strong></p>

<p>I cannot get beyond my garden, these days :) <br />.<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP9170001_zpspaddcrxh.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="953" /><br> while testing focus I suddenly realised what I was photographing.....<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP9010_zpseergs9bs.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> cursed by many a gardener, yet I think it's very sweet<br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP9035_zpsx105ppod.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> dare to be different ;)</p>

<p>thanks for sharing, guys. I always like contributing to our little niche here.<br> I finished renovating my old (ie former) house, and sold it straight away :)<br />these are some of my goodbye's<br />.<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP7782001_zpss2hfvuvs.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP7792_zps9bhthyhk.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="713" /><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP7788_zps49tieqaz.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="674" /><br> .</p>

<p>that's not dust, that's a thingy. Should be easy to remove through dry cleaning</p>

<p>I've changed lenses under all circumstances, even during a sandstorm once, and it doesn't worry me a bit.<br> Several spots I have, one normally visible, the others only when exaggerating images in post processing.<br />try dry cleaning first (check youtube), Ive done that 3 times in 8 years of K10, and not yet in 3 years of K5.<br> it's like the frontscreen of a car, too much cleaning makes you oversensitive :)</p>

<p>been inspired by a great summer that ranges allover the scale,<br> and so much to do !<br> .<img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_icecreamcue2_zpsxqbifhzu.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="565" /><br> <strong>the ice-cream-cue</strong><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP7402_zpsgrpdlgzh.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> <strong>trigger into another dimension</strong><br> .<br> <img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss151/dorus/sized_IMGP8091b_zpsgjjakr5i.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="678" /><br> <strong>sun-set-shipping</strong><br> .</p>

<p>pics then ?<br> I'm alway interested in scetchy makeovers</p>