Something Big is Coming (Manchester Giants VS London Lions)

[tom]

Some shots from tonight's match, Manchester Giants VS London Lions, the first time that the Manchester Giants have played competitively since 2002

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MANCHESTER, UK - SEPTEMBER 21, 2012: Manchester Giants huddle in a pre-game shout during Manchester Giants' first competitive game in 10 years against the London Lions, September 21, 2012 at the Wright Robinson Sports Academy, Manchester

2)

#12 James Jones drives hard past London Lion's Adrien Sturt

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#6 Stefan Gill slips through the London Lion's defense

4)

#7 Devan Bailey makes the easy layup over #6 Nuno Pedroso of the London Lions

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#8 Duane James closes down hard on #12 James Jones of the Giants

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#12 James Jones blows by #11 Mike Martin

 

[tom]

7)

#15 Mike Bernard goes up strong against a collapsed zone


8)

#11 Calum Jones dribbles hard, beating #10 Perry Lawson

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#11 Calum Jones dribbles hard, beating #10 Perry Lawson

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#11 Calum Jones elevates hard against #10 Perry Lawson and #11 Mike Martin

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#22 Scores a baby hook over #11 Mike Martin

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#6 Stefan Gill shows his athleticism passing behind #11 Mike Martin

 

[tom]

13)

#14 David Aliu seals #20 Adrian Sturt and drives hard to the hole

14)

#22 Pulls down a strong rebound over #12 Laurent Irish

15)

#6 Stefan Gill demonstrates his blistering pace

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Coach Jeff Jones motivates his team

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Coach Jeff Jones looks anxious as the scores are neck on neck

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#12 James Jones prepares to shoot freethrows

 

[Tugster]

Have these had any pp ? They are really good the 1DS3 is working well with that 85mm lens

 

[tom]

they have been processed, pretty much just tweaked the exposure level in lightroom, as i shoot in manual mode so there are dark and bright spots depending where on the court they are, and applied a tone curve across them all Some of these were with the 70-200 F2.8 too, 15 and 18 are 70-200 @ F2.8 ISO3200.

I really am tempted to get a 5Dmk3 for sports, but would need to have a long demo of one really. I can't stretch to a 1DX at the moment

 

[Tugster]

I'm in the same position Tom, I have a couple of mkiv's but want to sell one and get either the mk3 or the 1dx...the 1dx would be nice but I'm not sure if it is necessary for what I shoot.

 

[tom]

im guessing you mean 1Dmk4 and want to get a 1DSmk3? slightly confusing post

 

[Tugster]

Hi Tom...sorry about the confusing post...I have tWo 1DMK4's and I'm looking to sell one and buy a 5DMK3 or the 1DX...I had the 1DS3 but i needed faster frame rate, hence the mk4's.

 

[Russ MCR]

Nice work Tom.

Just a late addition to thread....

Thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Can't wait til this Friday to do it again. Found the 3 biggest challenges were:

Trying to find a background that were as distraction-free as poss.
The zip of pace and fast exchanges of position meant it was a challenge to know what was going on
Staying comfortable enough to shoot without having to adjust

All good fun though. Going to try and do a bit of research of how top-level wire contributors do their thing in the meantime.

 

[KIPAX]

I like the last one russ.. saw you setting up the camera on the floor..thats a good angle.

one of mine in manchester evening news http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereve...1589562_james-jones-revels-in-a-family-affair

 

[Russ MCR]

Cheers Tony. Saw the MEN shot –*well played.

There tomorrow?

 

[KIPAX]

Cheers Tony. Saw the MEN shot –*well played.

There tomorrow?

Not unless the MEN ask me to go.. have alerted them to my availability so they will either use what they have for the next few games (cheaper to reuse pics for a few weeks) or ? ..... Am waiitng to hear from them.. The trouble wiht papers is that they only hand out weekend jobs on Thur/Fri

One of the countries top basketball photographers (and TP member) is going so I will look forward to seeing his work