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Ive done a bit of motorsport, a bit of ice hockey, you know what's next - cricket!

My office has a team, and Ive volunteered to go to some of their matches and get them some nice shots. I think I will enjoy it too.

So, anyone any tips for shooting the ultimate lazy sport? (j/k :p)

All the matches will be in the evening, starting around 6pm.

So, anyone?

Thanks :thumbs:
 
Practice taking photos of paint drying to get you mentally adjusted to the pace . You will need at least a 32Mb card for the action shots and tie the camera to a snail for the panning shots


Ps. Cricket is fun to play if you've got the right equipment :beer:
 
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Just to watch your metering - cricket whites blow out easily. And expect to miss nearly all the critical moments :)
 
watch out for the whites if it's sunny, experiment with angles and press the button much earlier than you think to make sure you get the ball in the shot!
 
Lazy sport! Right. My son bowls at 60mph. get your shutter ready Joe!!
 
f/8 minimum and pre-focus on the stumps - you should be OK so long as your side bat first!!
 
cos if you pre-focus on the stumps from the boundary you need to allow for about 3 foot of movement.
 
Joe T said:
Ah ok. But wont that mean I end up with quite a slow shutter speed and thus a blurred ball?

Thanks
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Lol - not if your team bats first. Our season kicks off on the 24th May - should get decent sunshine on a clear evening until 7.30ish. Mind, last season i only had a crappy 100-300 and a 350d so hopefully this season may be better photo wise (averages have nose-dived since i was 30!)
 
Jonnyreb said:
cos if you pre-focus on the stumps from the boundary you need to allow for about 3 foot of movement.
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Yup , need a good DOF to accomodate the swing of the bat / batsman stepping forward.
 
Oh - just a thought - if your team bowl first, remember the body (limbs, particularly the arm) accelerates about twice as fast as the ball, so some shots may look very strange with the ball 'following' the action.
 
Wherever you go every 6 balls it will be the wrong place :)
 
NOT BEHIND THE BOWLERS ARM!:D

Most bowlers will approach the stumps from the bowlers end from the left hand side, so keep to the right if they do, about 3 metres from directly behind should be safe.

Get the bowler from the same angle the other end and you should get the batsmen in the shot too. If you stand side on, its incredibly difficult to time your exposure and get the focal point right.
 
Try a bit of both side on and head on for both batsman and bowler

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And if you think cricket is a lazy sport, try doing 270 squats and 150 15 yard sprints and you'll find out what energy a wicket keeper uses in a 45 over game. And that's only the half of it if they then have to go out and bat. No wonder my knees are knackered!
 
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