Lightmancer
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- Location
- Sunny Frimley
- Name
- Bill Palmer
Here's something for those who think of cricket as slow and boring...
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 15 Ansari par Lightmancer, on ipernity
I went to the Surrey vs Derbyshire match on Sunday at my local ground, Guildford. It was a perfect day, sunny and clear with just a little wispy cloud overhead. Now I know that this is an international audience and that some of you may be unfamiliar with the game of cricket, particularly if you are across the pond - but if you think of baseball played with more skill and with two bases instead of four, you will be heading in the right direction.
Cricket is often thought of as a slow and deliberate game and the test matches in particular are spread over five days, but in the one day form - 50 overs per side - it is quick, brutal and action packed. The Guildford ground is relatively small and we had seats in the second row on the boundary so it paid to keep your wits about you when the batsmen opened up.
I took two lenses with me, the Samyang 300mm and the 50-230. The Samyang was just too damn fiddly to maintain focus, so all the shots you see here are with the 50-230; this lens never ceases to surprise me. It is cheap as chips but punches well above it's weight in terms of image quality. Many of these shots were taken on single-shot, some on the CH setting, but focus was on the wicket in pretty well every instance. That white thing you see in a number of the shots is the ball, by the way...
Enjoy!
Top edge:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 3 Davies par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Sangakara on the way to his century:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 6 Sangakara par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Bottom edge:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 7 Davies par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Get down on it:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 11 Davies par Lightmancer, on ipernity
A bit of bowling action...
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 12 Curran par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Taming the spinners:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 13 Ansari par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Aggression:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 17 Ansari par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Not out:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 18 Curran par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 15 Ansari par Lightmancer, on ipernity
I went to the Surrey vs Derbyshire match on Sunday at my local ground, Guildford. It was a perfect day, sunny and clear with just a little wispy cloud overhead. Now I know that this is an international audience and that some of you may be unfamiliar with the game of cricket, particularly if you are across the pond - but if you think of baseball played with more skill and with two bases instead of four, you will be heading in the right direction.
Cricket is often thought of as a slow and deliberate game and the test matches in particular are spread over five days, but in the one day form - 50 overs per side - it is quick, brutal and action packed. The Guildford ground is relatively small and we had seats in the second row on the boundary so it paid to keep your wits about you when the batsmen opened up.
I took two lenses with me, the Samyang 300mm and the 50-230. The Samyang was just too damn fiddly to maintain focus, so all the shots you see here are with the 50-230; this lens never ceases to surprise me. It is cheap as chips but punches well above it's weight in terms of image quality. Many of these shots were taken on single-shot, some on the CH setting, but focus was on the wicket in pretty well every instance. That white thing you see in a number of the shots is the ball, by the way...
Enjoy!
Top edge:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 3 Davies par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Sangakara on the way to his century:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 6 Sangakara par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Bottom edge:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 7 Davies par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Get down on it:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 11 Davies par Lightmancer, on ipernity
A bit of bowling action...
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 12 Curran par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Taming the spinners:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 13 Ansari par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Aggression:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 17 Ansari par Lightmancer, on ipernity
Not out:
Surrey CC vs Derbyshire CC Royal London One Day Cup 18 Curran par Lightmancer, on ipernity