Disappointing day - CSCC at Oulton 20th Sept

David Stallard · 24 Sep 2014

Anyone else ever get those really disappointing days where it's damp / dark and grey and nothing you do seems to bring the work to life? I had one of those last Saturday at Oulton Park, bad enough to consider wiping the card entirely - unfortunately it's not something I can do so I had to spend the day trying to make them work.

Anyway - here are a few of the okay'ish ones. Usual set up of 1Dmk4 70-200 2.8mkii / 1.4 mkiii extender.

#1 1/50, f/8, iso 100, 280mm the classic Oulton background

#2 1/500, f/4, iso 160, 280mm Yeah I meant to slide off in front of a group of trainee marshals, to help them obviously ;-)

#3 1/500, f/4, iso 160, 170mm what do you mean 'product placement'?

#4 1/100, f/5, iso 100, 160mm young Lucy showing the lads how it's done

#5 1/500, f/4.5, iso 800, 165mm jelly babies and a swig of Mr Muscle will knock anyone out for lunch

#6 1/500, f/4.5, iso 640, 140mm Sometimes a good smile is all it takes to make the world a better place!

Thanks for looking and the rest if your interested are

.DAVID.

vulcan2912 · 24 Sep 2014

It certainly was a dull day, especially in the afternoon. A dull day at the raectrack is always better than a bright day at work though. Some nice variety in the pics.

Cheers
Gary

Paul Allen2 · 24 Sep 2014

I think you are being hard on yourself.. number 4 is a great shot. If the light is dull..then you can only make the best of the conditions on the day.

Alistair Wells · 24 Sep 2014

Great set! I was there on the same day and I have to agree. It was one of those days, wet, wild and windy. Oh and me wiping my card didn't help either ;-)

D_M_J · 27 Sep 2014

I think we've all had those days! You've still got a nice little set out of it though, No1 is a fine shot, but I'm partial to a bit of paddock/atmosphere, so its the last two that stand out for me.

Cheers,
David

David Stallard · 28 Sep 2014

Thanks guys, it's good to know it wasn't just me.

.DAVID.

GAZA62 · 2 Oct 2014

As above don't be hard on yourself nothing worse than bad light but you still did fine 3+4 for me David

PBP27 · 2 Oct 2014

#1 is great for a shutter speed of 1/50th and I like the pov in #4, as there is a great sense of speed.

Toggerman · 2 Oct 2014

Sometimes I prefer the dull days, it means you don't have to worry about the position of the sun and maybe get to other parts of the track you wouldn't normally shoot at.

I think you've got a great set there and am pleased you didn't just scrub the cards. I particularly like number 4.