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Postby opelnick on Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:41 pm

Took a couple of shots while i was playing cricket. I was quite happy with these two.

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Postby Oz_Beachside on Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:54 pm

WOW!!!

Impressive timing with the second, you must be happy with that capture?

bails and all!!!
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Postby opelnick on Sat Nov 25, 2006 10:56 pm

Yeah im very happy with it. The batsman wasnt. It was his second ball :P
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Postby Lukaszek on Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:04 pm

Nice!! You freeze the ball perfectly!!!

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Postby shakey on Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:25 am

On the second shot I'm really supprised that the bails came off before the ball got there. I think we need the third umpire in for this shot.... :) :) :) and maybe the other one :) :) :)

In both shots, the ball, the seam and the shadow on the ball look identical to me..

Perhaps I'm wrong..but so was GWB about WMD.. :P
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Postby Reschsmooth on Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:34 am

Great shots. I have been trying to take good shots of my team with mixed results.

The 2nd is best, although, with the first, someone should tell point that he should be walking in with the bowler. :lol:

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Postby surenj on Sun Nov 26, 2006 12:38 am

the second shot reflects what Australia is doing to england right now... well shot.. :)
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Postby shakey on Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:00 am

surenj wrote:the second shot reflects what Australia is doing to england right now... well shot.. :)


I hope not... the usual situation in cricket is that the bails don't come off before the ball hits the wicket or the wicketkeeper attempts a stumping.
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Postby jammy2 on Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:06 am

wow...excellent timing with the second shot, very nicely composed and executed :)
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Postby shakey on Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:20 am

jammy2 wrote:wow...excellent timing with the second shot, very nicely composed and executed :)


Hmmm..so how do you explain the bails coming off before the ball hitting the wicket...?

I can't work it out.... :) :) :)
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Postby Reschsmooth on Sun Nov 26, 2006 1:26 am

shakey wrote:
jammy2 wrote:wow...excellent timing with the second shot, very nicely composed and executed :)


Hmmm..so how do you explain the bails coming off before the ball hitting the wicket...?

I can't work it out.... :) :) :)


My guess would be spin bowler - the ball may not have enough speed to go through the stumps, but just bounces off, hence the very upward trajectory of the bails.

If that is right, poor choice of shot. If I am wrong, well, go Australia :lol:

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Postby opelnick on Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:07 am

Reschsmooth wrote:
shakey wrote:
jammy2 wrote:wow...excellent timing with the second shot, very nicely composed and executed :)


Hmmm..so how do you explain the bails coming off before the ball hitting the wicket...?

I can't work it out.... :) :) :)


My guess would be spin bowler - the ball may not have enough speed to go through the stumps, but just bounces off, hence the very upward trajectory of the bails.

If that is right, poor choice of shot. If I am wrong, well, go Australia :lol:

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Thats pretty much my explation. The stumps were in the ground quite tightly. Definately no photoshops here guys. :lol:
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Postby Mitchell on Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:20 am

2nd is spectacular!

I agree it has to be a spinner - he has managed to get well down the track - although not in text book forward defensive position! :lol:
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Postby Reschsmooth on Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:29 am

Mitchell wrote:although not in text book forward defensive position! :lol:


Haven't you seen the text book "How not to bat" (written by an Englishman, methinks).
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Postby opelnick on Sun Nov 26, 2006 11:43 am

Yes definately not a text book shot. :lol:

Here is another one i thought wasnt too bad.

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Postby ozimax on Sun Nov 26, 2006 4:21 pm

In the first, the left elbow needs to be a tad higher, in the second, the batsman played the wrong line I think, use the feet and get down the pitch son... :wink:

Nice clear shots.
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Postby Willigan on Mon Nov 27, 2006 1:33 pm

Wow!! Great shots Nick. I was going to post a photo I took last weekend with bails in a similar position to the 2nd, but these make mine look very ordinary indeed :(


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Postby Killakoala on Mon Nov 27, 2006 9:58 pm

Sweet. It's that time of year again :)

The second shot is fantastic. Your timing is brilliant, but the batsman's is shocking. :)

It's hard to get good images of cricket even with a 500mm lens, so i reckon you have done really well to get them.
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