Another first go at cricket.

[Redpaul]

I'm a massive cricket fan so I can't believe I've never tried shooting any of my local cricket clubs before.
These are from Lurgan v Cliftonville in the Ulster Bank League Section 1.
Lurgan won by 60 runs.
I didn't have many choices when it came to finding a decent background as the pitch is in the middle of a housing estate and the spectators park their cars around the boundary.
All taken with a 500D and Sigma 120-400

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/5797152902_0611ab85bf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5797152902/)
Lurgan v Cliftonville-37 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5797152902/) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr

2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/5796577685_54e4017b3d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5796577685/)
Lurgan v Cliftonville-3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5796577685/) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr

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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5319/5797153262_8f4ea2beb8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5797153262/)
Lurgan v Cliftonville-38 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5797153262/) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/5797153802_dd840b81b9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5797153802/)
Lurgan v Cliftonville-39 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5797153802/) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr

5
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2227/5796585337_d68b158e36_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5796585337/)
Lurgan v Cliftonville-20 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5796585337/) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3290/5796594775_20bbcb8f9c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5796594775/)
Lurgan v Cliftonville-36 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/5796594775/) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr

Paul

[Tokkelossi]

Great work and well done. I just hate that wall and bloody drainpipe. Got to be no4 hasnt it :)

[Tugster]

:plusone:

I think I would have just concentrated on the other end. Good captures though.

Do you pre focus on the wickets ?

[Redpaul]

:plusone:

I think I would have just concentrated on the other end. Good captures though.

Do you pre focus on the wickets ?

The other end was even worse mate. A rather ugly clubhouse and the car park.

I was using the same settings I would use for football. AI Servo and back button focusing so I could swing the camera round on the monopod and get a few catches. I focused on the batsman.

Paul