PAW 2008, Week 42

Up north ;-) we have a beautiful orchid park, called "Utopia". And Utopia it is.

A group of three...
Pentax SMCP FA 31/1.8 Limited at f/4.0.

Water lily
Pentax SMCP FA 31/1.8 AL Limited at f/4.5

I should mention that both photos were processed in Adobe Ligthroom 2.1 using trick of a negative clarity. It gives rather dreamy look to the picture.

PAW 2008, Week 41

Yellow mushroom
Pentax SMCP FA 31/1.8 AL Limited at f/3.5

PAW 2008, Week 40

I used to take a camera to my work. Since September however I changed jobs and now I am working for the new company. The offices are in rather opportunity rich (photographically speaking) area of Tel Aviv. Here is one of the first shots I've taken since I am thinking about restarting the Camera-at-Work project.

Speeding...
Pentax SMCP FA 31/1.8 AL Limited at f/4.0

PAW 2008, Week 39

Adobe Lightroom 2.0 added gradient filter function. I applied it here on the sky which looked rather washed out on the original shot.

Efteling park from above
Pentax SMCP FA 43/1.9 Limited at f/5.6

PAW 2008, Week 38

We also spent one day in Germany, in town of Monschau. As you can see, sometimes straight lines are impossible by design.

Straight, but not vertical #1
Pentax SMCP FA 77/1.8 Limited at f/4.0.

Straight but not vertical #2
Pentax SMCP FA 77/1.8 Limited at f/3.5.

PAW 2008, Week 37

Liege is most fascinating city. The industry is amazing. I couldn't stop wondering how people could live their whole lives in this place. It is so, well, industrialized.

Convergence
Pentax SMCP DA 16-45/4 ED AL, 16 mm, at f/8.0

Where clouds are born
Pentax SMCP DA 21/3.2 AL Limited at f/8.0.

PAW 2008, Week 36

Here comes my geekiness. This shot was taken at ISO 1250 (ISO 1600 being maximal with this camera) with exposure of 1/5 sec. Thanks to Pentax Shake Reduction technology and PRIME image processor, it is good enough to exceed all of my expectations with regard to sharpness and noise.

Napoleon IIIrd's wedding carriage
Pentax SMCP DA 21/3.2 AL Limited at f/4.

PAW 2008, Week 35

Our friend took us to this very unique photo shop. I think this guy has virtually any piece of gear within limits of reason. The rumor has it that he uses a special kind of clamp during sleep so as to keep the form of his mustache.

Photo shop owner
Pentax SMCP FA 77/1.8 Limited at f/2.8.

PAW 2008, Week 34

Cadillac
Pentax SMCP FA 77/1.8 Limited at f/6.3

PAW 2008, Week 33

Poetry of leaves and branches
Pentax SMCP DA 21/3.2 AL Limited at f/3.5

PAW 2008, Week 32

This summer Brussels was full of all kinds of photo-exhibitions. So here is an etude from one of them.

Chairs
SMCP DA 21/3.2 AL Limited at f/3.2

PAW 2008, Week 31

This year we traveled to Belgium and Holland. So, few PAWs from the trip follow.

Here is our Belgian friend from PDML shooting me, while I am shooting my daughter (and incidentally him as well) while she is shooting me while my wife is watching this process curiously. Naturally, all this is being done with Pentax cameras and lenses.

Triple duel (part I)
Pentax SMCP DA 21/3.2 AL Limited at f/5.0

Triple Duel (part II)
Pentax SMCP FA 43/1.9 at f/1.9

Triple Duel (part III)
Pentax Optio W30

Naturally, all images are posted with the permission of respective photographers.