K-5 for sports-photography

Thesorus · 09-12-2012, 03:50 AM

Some bike race at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (Grands Prix Cyclistes | Québec et Montréal - Accueil)

Damn they go by fast!!! lucky they had to come around 17 times.

All with k5+ 18-55 kit lens.

Raptor68 · 09-12-2012, 01:42 PM

A few more pictures from the last weekend ( this time U16 ).

kenafein · 09-12-2012, 01:56 PM

Originally posted by Thesorus

Some bike race at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (Grands Prix Cyclistes | Québec et Montréal - Accueil)

Damn they go by fast!!! lucky they had to come around 17 times.

All with k5+ 18-55 kit lens.

A nice showing from the kit lens. I like the panning shot.

lukulele · 09-12-2012, 03:07 PM

This young rugby/soccer player making her first extra point. She won the game with 11 seconds left by kicking a 31 yd. field goal beating an arch enemy for the first time in decades.

Last edited by lukulele; 12-29-2013 at 08:11 PM.

**dadipentak** · 09-12-2012, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by lukulele

She won the game with 11 seconds left by kicking a 31 yd. field goal beating an arch enemy for the first time in decades.

Awesome (but there seems to be a WB problem.)

lukulele · 09-13-2012, 02:32 AM

Originally posted by dadipentak

Awesome (but there seems to be a WB problem.)

Yes, so true. The pink/purple sunset reflecting on the clay in the background, neon pink cleats, jersey color and no stadium lighting on yet just didn't mix and 2005 iphoto only made it worse. I left it based on true shoe and jersey colors. Maybe B&W would save it? Thanks. I'll try again this weekend.

jppp · 09-13-2012, 03:32 AM

Quote:

This young rugby/soccer player making her first extra point. She won the game with 11 seconds left by kicking a 31 yd. field goal beating an arch enemy for the first time in decades.

I don't want to be a nitpicker, but that seems to be what we call American football. The one that's mostly played by carrying the shuttle-shaped object by hands

Please do not get offended. Our national game is based on your baseball and we're the best in the world in it. That's maybe because nobody else plays our version.

Joking aside, a nice shot!

Quote:

Awesome (but there seems to be a WB problem.)

Try shooting RAW. It gives you the whole range also for WB adjustments.

lukulele · 09-13-2012, 04:35 PM - **1 Like**

It is indeed American football. I really didn't make it clear but she is primarily a rugby and soccer player. The football team recruited her because her kicking skills from both sports surpassed the guys. Thanks for the tip on RAW.

dosdan · 09-13-2012, 09:32 PM

Originally posted by jppp

I was extremely upset with myself after the last couple of matches because of so many unsharp and completely out-of-focus shots, which would have been awesome to have. Quite simply the best ones were completely unusable.

Ah, that means you've probably got some good material for the "If Only" thread:

https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/15521...ml#post1612699

jppp · 09-13-2012, 10:23 PM

Originally posted by dosdan

Ah, that means you've probably got some good material for the "If Only" thread:

Oh yes! I didn't know about this thread! I'll have to contribute to it from now on.

**felixkh** · 09-14-2012, 01:57 AM

Originally posted by lukulele

It is indeed American football. I really didn't make it clear but she is primarily a rugby and soccer player. The football team recruited her because her kicking skills from both sports surpassed the guys. Thanks for the tip on RAW.

Must be some kick for the team to pick her for her skills.

GvilleRick · 09-15-2012, 02:00 PM

A few more shots of an American football game.

RonHendriks1966 · 09-16-2012, 01:24 PM - **1 Like**

This afternoon I went to the first match in the new fieldhockey competition. It was between last years champion HC Den Bosch en one of the lower teams MOP. Half way true I thought that I could make a small serie of one of the important players forr both the club and our national team that just won Olympic Gold in Londen.

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

**Ex Finn.** · 09-16-2012, 02:26 PM

Nice shots RonHendriks1966, the B/W works well with them.

**jva59** · 09-16-2012, 02:43 PM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

Nice shots RonHendriks1966, the B/W works well with them.

I agree, and that reminds me that I wanted to express admiration for the first shot (also BW) in the sequence you posted on 8 Sept.

09-12-2012, 03:50 AM	#946
Thesorus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreal (Canada) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 200	Some cycling... Some bike race at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (Grands Prix Cyclistes \| Québec et Montréal - Accueil) Damn they go by fast!!! lucky they had to come around 17 times. All with k5+ 18-55 kit lens.

09-12-2012, 01:42 PM	#947
Raptor68 New Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bremerhaven, Germany Posts: 5	Youth soccer U16 A few more pictures from the last weekend ( this time U16 ).

09-16-2012, 01:24 PM - 1 Like	#958
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675 Original Poster	Field Hockey: Maartje Goderie This afternoon I went to the first match in the new fieldhockey competition. It was between last years champion HC Den Bosch en one of the lower teams MOP. Half way true I thought that I could make a small serie of one of the important players forr both the club and our national team that just won Olympic Gold in Londen. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

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09-12-2012, 01:56 PM	#948
kenafein Veteran Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern California Photos: Albums Posts: 4,082	Originally posted by Thesorus Some bike race at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (Grands Prix Cyclistes \| Québec et Montréal - Accueil) Damn they go by fast!!! lucky they had to come around 17 times. All with k5+ 18-55 kit lens. A nice showing from the kit lens. I like the panning shot.

09-12-2012, 03:07 PM	#949
lukulele Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Blue Ridge Escarpment, North Carolina, US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,850	This young rugby/soccer player making her first extra point. She won the game with 11 seconds left by kicking a 31 yd. field goal beating an arch enemy for the first time in decades. Last edited by lukulele; 12-29-2013 at 08:11 PM.

09-12-2012, 05:08 PM	#950
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by lukulele She won the game with 11 seconds left by kicking a 31 yd. field goal beating an arch enemy for the first time in decades. Awesome (but there seems to be a WB problem.)

09-13-2012, 02:32 AM	#951
lukulele Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Blue Ridge Escarpment, North Carolina, US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,850	Originally posted by dadipentak Awesome (but there seems to be a WB problem.) Yes, so true. The pink/purple sunset reflecting on the clay in the background, neon pink cleats, jersey color and no stadium lighting on yet just didn't mix and 2005 iphoto only made it worse. I left it based on true shoe and jersey colors. Maybe B&W would save it? Thanks. I'll try again this weekend.

09-13-2012, 03:32 AM	#952
jppp Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SW Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 143	Quote: This young rugby/soccer player making her first extra point. She won the game with 11 seconds left by kicking a 31 yd. field goal beating an arch enemy for the first time in decades. I don't want to be a nitpicker, but that seems to be what we call American football. The one that's mostly played by carrying the shuttle-shaped object by hands Please do not get offended. Our national game is based on your baseball and we're the best in the world in it. That's maybe because nobody else plays our version. Joking aside, a nice shot! Quote: Awesome (but there seems to be a WB problem.) Try shooting RAW. It gives you the whole range also for WB adjustments.

09-13-2012, 04:35 PM - 1 Like	#953
lukulele Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Blue Ridge Escarpment, North Carolina, US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,850	It is indeed American football. I really didn't make it clear but she is primarily a rugby and soccer player. The football team recruited her because her kicking skills from both sports surpassed the guys. Thanks for the tip on RAW.

09-13-2012, 09:32 PM	#954
dosdan Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,741	Originally posted by jppp I was extremely upset with myself after the last couple of matches because of so many unsharp and completely out-of-focus shots, which would have been awesome to have. Quite simply the best ones were completely unusable. Ah, that means you've probably got some good material for the "If Only" thread: https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/mini-challenges-games-photo-stories/15521...ml#post1612699

09-13-2012, 10:23 PM	#955
jppp Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SW Finland Photos: Gallery Posts: 143	Originally posted by dosdan Ah, that means you've probably got some good material for the "If Only" thread: Oh yes! I didn't know about this thread! I'll have to contribute to it from now on.

09-14-2012, 01:57 AM	#956
felixkh Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,201	Originally posted by lukulele It is indeed American football. I really didn't make it clear but she is primarily a rugby and soccer player. The football team recruited her because her kicking skills from both sports surpassed the guys. Thanks for the tip on RAW. Must be some kick for the team to pick her for her skills.

09-15-2012, 02:00 PM	#957
GvilleRick Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,690	A few more shots of an American football game.

09-16-2012, 02:26 PM	#959
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	Nice shots RonHendriks1966, the B/W works well with them.

09-16-2012, 02:43 PM	#960
jva59 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,409	Originally posted by Ex Finn. Nice shots RonHendriks1966, the B/W works well with them. I agree, and that reminds me that I wanted to express admiration for the first shot (also BW) in the sequence you posted on 8 Sept.