Sigma 120 - 400

second shot is very very good

Awesome, thanks guys, that's much better!!

Thanks Stefan,
I have the raw file, the white balancce was set to auto, I did try other setting but it didn't seem to make any difference so I played safe and set it to auto. I have LR3 and PSE8.
I will need you to explain in simple terms about setting the white as I'm not sure how to do it.

Thanks,
Steve

I tried various settings in camera and PP but I can't get rid of this awful yellowness, can anyone advise?
I had to push the ISO up to 2200 on the K-7 with the DA*16-50 to get a fast enough shutter to prevent blur. And as they were moving targets I couldn't go very wide or I would lose any depth.
Anyway enough excuses can the experts tell me where I'm going wrong?




Thanks,
Steve

Mmm, I think I know where you are coming from on that one.

By the time he's 20 I reckon the lad will be able to play like him too! He's very talented.

Thanks for the positive replies. And Emre I do like macro photography it's such a buzz when you get a good shot as it can be very tricky and the little bugs don't tend to "pose" for very long.

A lot of effort gone into those costumes, you wouldn't want to meet any of them in a dark alley though!

A colleagues birthday party. He's an old rocker who plays bass. Anyone that wanted to could join them on stage for an impromptu evening of music. It was a great night with a fantastic atmosphere.

1. Kev



2. kev's 13 (yes 13!) year old son, very good on both guitar and later the drums



3. This young lady has a tremendous voice and captivated the audience



4. Another work colleague who was asked up to join in and played I Feel Fine



5. The Jack Black lookalike did a lot of the singing



6. Attempted "arty" shot.



A thoroughly good night.
All shots taken with the DA*16-50 and the Pentax AF-360 FGZ TTL Flash gratefully borrowed.