Wednesday 31 December 2014

Small compact - large sensor.

I took the Ricoh GR with me to Brighton so I could use an inconspicuous small camera for some night work rather than lug the large Nikon D3s around at night.

I tried to find appropriate items to rest the camera on so I could use long exposures on self timer.

The first image consists of two images merged to create one wide angle shot.

Stunning little camera!
































Tuesday 30 December 2014

Beauty

She and I have just returned from two days in Brighton, we had fantastic weather dry and sunny but cold.

I did a photo session with She, I grabbed a couple of images by the old boat then as the sun was setting I used it behind her to create a nice halo and allow the subtle colours of the setting sun to create a nice background - all images with the D3s and the superb 24-120 f4 lens.

Needless to say I am pleased with the results - She is also happy!
































Friday 26 December 2014

Boxing Day drag hunt

I went to the annual Boxing Day Hunt meet in the local park with my good friend Rob, it was a deceptively cold morning with flat lighting but we still managed to capture some images of the event.

A good turn out of riders and spectators as usual and Rob and I managed to grab some arrival shots then position ourselves on an old hay cart to get shots of the departure.

I used the Olympus EM1 with Pany 100-300mm for the arrival and general shots before the start and switched to the Nikon D3s with 24-120 for the images as they came past us as I wanted good fast AF.

The arrival and pre-start images (EM1)























D3s











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