A Day at the Races

A Day at the Races

It was dry this morning so I wrapped up and went down to 3 Sister's Race Track to get some action pictures with the K10D

I may have mentioned before that the K10D is now a decade old and I had been having issues with the focus when I bought it. Having tried it on a few static scenes I thought it would be interesting to see how this old camera dealt with moving objects.

One of the first lenses I bought for my K-r was the Pentax DA 50-200 WR. I had since upped the game with the 55-300 so the 50-200 needed some exercise too (lenses don't like being left unused).

I set the exposure compensation 1 point over normal and shot in RAW+ so that I could compare the Pentax jpg images against what I might go for later in post processing. It was a close run thing but I have a little more latitude in RAW so shan't be giving it up.

For simplicity sake I might leave it in RAW+, the file sizes are not too big by today's standards.

Shortly after arriving, these Superlights went on track. I took a couple of pictures of these but I was there for the bikes.

The camera was doing well at the lens's zoom limit so then I tried panning. Thankfully the K10D has a flip switch to turn off the stabilisation system, which will ruin a panned shot.

I won't bore you with more of the same but suffice to say I was happy with the K10D once again. Great camera at a great price.

I will just include this unexpected overflight by a swan that caught me off guard. Had I been quick thinking I would have used the flash but instead I have gone for an arty look, which I quite like.

Thanks for looking and send me an email if you need a photographer in the North West of England.

Ste

Audacity Imaging

Also check out my latest pictures on my Flickr Album https://flickr.com/photos/steboardman/

The Start

The Start

My father taught me the art of photography when I was the tender age of 9 years old. Back then it was with a Rollie twin lens reflex. You know the type of camera I mean, two lenses on the front and you look down into the viewfinder?

Not my image but you get the idea.

Back then it was always black and white pictures because it was a simpler process in his darkroom, and that was as close as you got to Photoshop back in the 70's.

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These days things have changed enormously. I use Pentax cameras. My first DSLR was the the Pentax K-r, which I bought whilst my Photography was a hobby and my day job took priority. The pictures were of such high quality that I have kept that first digital and consider it a backup camera.

An example from the K-r

My main camera is the K-5II which I chose for it's Weather Resistant body, higher dynamic range and ergonomic layout. It also increased file sizes but remained realistic. It also meant that I was able to swap and change lenses with the K-r

The K-5II is an excellent camera for low light situations

I have also recently bought a secondhand K10D camera, circa 2006. This was because. back then, Pentax were employing a CCD sensor instead of the CMOS sensor used in more modern cameras. I'm afraid this was out of a photographers curiosity and I am enjoying the slightly different colours it produces. An experiment, on my part, more than anything but another lovely camera that may end up playing backup.

Well that's enough from me on this first page.

If you need a photographer in the North West of England I would love to hear from you. Email me from the link and I'll get back to you. I'll post again on more specific topics and thanks for looking

Ste.
Audacity Imaging

Also check out my latest pictures on my Flickr Album https://flickr.com/photos/steboardman/