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Junior Cricket

Postby kiwi on Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:50 pm

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Re: Junior Cricket

Postby aim54x on Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:02 pm

Some great captures here. I love the emotions in the first 4, they really show the determination that these young players have. Can I say that the bowler in #5 has his arm at an almost impossible angle...I wince at it

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Re: Junior Cricket

Postby chrisk on Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:19 am

love the facial expressions and the subject isolation is great. cant believe the crazy good sharpness, bokeh and colour...is that the 300/2.8 ?
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Re: Junior Cricket

Postby Wink on Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:05 am

I like the last one the best because of the water coming off the ball. It just adds a little something extra.
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Re: Junior Cricket

Postby Mr Darcy on Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:04 pm

kiwi wrote:1.
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:?: :?: :?:
That aside. These are great

#7 (Your numbering scheme) It is a shame the feet were chopped
#3 Maybe trim just a little off the bottom to get rid of some of the object near the stumps. Not too much mind. You want to keep the grass to anchor the bowler.
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Re: Junior Cricket

Postby kiwi on Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:29 pm

Thanks, the numbering's crazy as I usually post 8 pics to the other places I post

These are with the 400 2.8 and 1.7 TC Rooz :up:

Yeah, shame about the feet, but, it was full frame and maybe i should have cropped tighter
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Re: Junior Cricket

Postby chrisk on Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:19 pm

kiwi wrote:Thanks, the numbering's crazy as I usually post 8 pics to the other places I post

These are with the 400 2.8 and 1.7 TC Rooz :up:


very impressive quality considering its with a 1.7TC. wow.
with the 300/2.8 i get some "crazy bokeh" when i mount the TC, no evidence of that in these shots thats for sure.
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Re: Junior Cricket

Postby kiwi on Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:33 pm

thank rooz, believe it or not i almost sold the 1.7, i just could not get it sharp, and the bokeh was as you describe

when wide open it sux really, at f/5.6 seems its sweet spot - dont oversharpen though
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