Fiji V Samoa

Some quick edits from the stands of a recent rugby game between Fiji (white) and Samoa.
ISO was varying 800-1600.
I set it on auto with a limit of 3200.
These are quick jpeg edits using Google Picasa.

Was pleased with the K-5 and Pentax FA100-300.
The FA isn't a fast lens, but I was able to get some decent photos and the K-5 improved its autofocus over my K10.

Pentax K-30

A fine-looking camera now in more choice of colours and finishes:

http://www.pentax.jp/japan/products/k-30/color/index.html

http://www.pentaximaging.com/dslr/K-30_Black

Shamisen

There's a festival held in Koenji, Tokyo every year on the last weekend of August.
It's called Koenji Awaodori.
This phot was taken 2011 and of a "shamisen" player.
Usually, the festival starts at 6pm and finishes at 9pm.
However, because of the nuclear incident, much of Tokyo was left short of electricity.
The organisers rescheduled it to the afternoon and it was held from 3 - 6 pm.

Rain Stops Play

First day out with the K-5 and I got caught in ahuge storm.
Managed to rifle off about 50-odd photos beforetaking shelter as the rain became torrential.

The park, Kishikawa Korakuen, is one of my favourites.
It's lovely throughout the seasons, but summer is too hot to be walking around.
There are a lot of maples in a ravine with koi, so Autumn is especially nice.
There are frequent sighting of heron and egret, and kingishers, if lucky.
I make a habit to go there as often as possible.
Think I might have been there about 20 times over 10 years.


A few quick edits:

New K-5

Picked up my new Pentax K-5 on 27 May 2012.

There is a bit of background to this:
Early last year I had made plans to buy A K-5 and Pentax 35mm Limited.
Then, on 11th March, Japan suffered the awful earthquake and tsunami.
As if this wasn't bad enough, the nuclear situation in Fukushima really prolonged the nightmarish situation...and still does.

I decided to leave Tokyo and Japan on 18th March and head back to England.
I had spent all of my savings on a flight and kissed the camera and lens goodbye.

I returned to Japan in August 2011.
It was not until April 2012 that I had finally got enough money behind me, after paying off the taxman from 2011debt, that I could see the light and hand over the cash for the K-5.

I bought it from Yodobashi Camera in Kichiojoji, Tokyo.
76,400 yen for the body.
The 35mm Limited will have to wait.