A day at the cricket

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A day at the cricket

Postby ozimax on Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:27 pm

I sneaked the 100-400 into today's one day game at Blacktown. I couldn't find anywhere where it says that the lens was prohibited. (I know the major sporting grounds prohibit focal lengths above 200mm for non accredited photos.)

As I am still learning how to use the 7D/100-400 combo, I thought this would give me some practice at sports photography. Here's some results:

Ed Cowan scampering through for two runs and a well earned century
ImageCowan1 by Ozimax, on Flickr

Celebrating the ton
ImageCowan2 by Ozimax, on Flickr

Out the very next ball
ImageCowan3 by Ozimax, on Flickr

Moses Enriques on the march
ImageMoses1 by Ozimax, on Flickr

Hitting out
ImageMOses3 by Ozimax, on Flickr

Mitchell Starc from the boundary
ImageStarc1 by Ozimax, on Flickr

Starc bowling under lights
ImageStarc2 by Ozimax, on Flickr
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Re: A day at the cricket

Postby ozimax on Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:41 pm

Here is the Starc shot with a bit of noise reduction added
ImageStarc1a by Ozimax, on Flickr
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Re: A day at the cricket

Postby zafra52 on Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:55 am

Excellent action shots. I guess you had to use either a monopod or a tripod.
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Re: A day at the cricket

Postby ozimax on Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:31 am

zafra52 wrote:Excellent action shots. I guess you had to use either a monopod or a tripod.


Nah. All handheld. I don't think they'd let me in with a tripod/monopod.
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Re: A day at the cricket

Postby zafra52 on Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:50 am

I got a version of that lens. I haven't used it for years but I used it on a tripod. It's quite heavy.
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Re: A day at the cricket

Postby ozimax on Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:42 pm

zafra52 wrote:I got a version of that lens. I haven't used it for years but I used it on a tripod. It's quite heavy.


Yep Mkii version is heavy too but not unmanageably so. Outstanding lens.
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