Today's small red balls...

[gmen]

Here are a few of today's cricketing offerings. Sorry it's not baseball *lol*

Sending one down...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/cd011.JPG

Hoisting one for six...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/cd002.JPG

Howzat!!??

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/cd001.JPG

Keeping the scoreboard ticking over...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/cd009.JPG

You're out sonny Jim!!

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/cd005.JPG

Trying out the reverse sweep...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/cd008.JPG

Pulling funny faces won't help!

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/cd004.JPG

It's a long way back to the pavilion...

http://www.tgsphoto.co.uk/forum_images/cd006.JPG

[djonto]

I must admit, I'm not a cricket lover, but they are all terrific shots. The facial expression by the wicket keeper on the seventh one is superb.

[skade]

You always manage to get the most amazing facial expressions!! Neat shots!

[Moppie]

Fantastic stuff!

How can anyone ever think Cricket is boring.

[blinking8s]

cricket photos! YES!!! awesome shots, exciting to see some of this content here

baseball sucks ;)

*goes to photograph a baseball game in shame*

hehe...

[gmen]

cricket photos! YES!!! awesome shots, exciting to see some of this content here

baseball sucks ;)

*goes to photograph a baseball game in shame*

hehe...
*lol* Ok... I'll admit it! I'd love to shoot some baseball *lol*

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

Haha the 7th is hilarious! Great work as usual gmen. :-)

[Zeke]

Please post more!!!

[gmen]

Please post more!!!
Thanks Zeke! I will be shooting several matches this forthcoming weekend, so I'll post another selection then...

--- Gavin

[Matatazela]

Brilliant! Those expressions! I love cricket, except that the Aussies are so good at it! LOL!!!

[drisley]

Yup, excellent expressions!
It's hard to believe how shallow the DOF is at F7.1 at 600mm.
I took some cricket shots last fall, and it's a b*tch trying not to blow the highlights since they are all wearing white! :cool:

[mgbeach]

AHHHH the killer robots from Krikkit! Good shots of a sport I know nothing about.

[Merlin Driver]

Great shots, was it a one day test or 3? I watched it in New Zealand and played a little while I was there. A good sport and great people.


Take care,

Lynn

[DwightMcCann]

Great shots, but, I, too, have absolutely no clue what the heck is going on in that game! And everyone dresses so nicely. :-) Anybody got a link to the Readers' Digest Condensed Version Rules of Cricket?

[gmen]

Great shots, but, I, too, have absolutely no clue what the heck is going on in that game! And everyone dresses so nicely. :-) Anybody got a link to the Readers' Digest Condensed Version Rules of Cricket?
Ahh... try this for size Dwight... http://borzoiblog.com/archives/006933.html

[DwightMcCann]

Damn, now I'm not sure if this isn't just another version of baseball, which I despise! Are you in after you're out or out after you're out? Is there only one round of in and out? And how does one get out, assuming they are in, so they can be in and out? Hmmm, perhaps I need a slightly more verbose explanation than I thought. :-) Oh, and how come they dress so nicely?

[gmen]

Damn, now I'm not sure if this isn't just another version of baseball, which I despise! Are you in after you're out or out after you're out? Is there only one round of in and out? And how does one get out, assuming they are in, so they can be in and out? Hmmm, perhaps I need a slightly more verbose explanation than I thought. :-) Oh, and how come they dress so nicely?
Here's some more info: http://www.cricketweb.net/resources/history.php

In the 18th century, cricketers would often wear top hats... I also believe it was legal to catch the ball in your top hat rather than in your hands!! Bizarre...

[gmen]

Yup, excellent expressions!
It's hard to believe how shallow the DOF is at F7.1 at 600mm.
I took some cricket shots last fall, and it's a b*tch trying not to blow the highlights since they are all wearing white! :cool:
Yep... the DOF is still pretty tight... and, of course, I'm stopping down by 2/3 of a stop just to make sure I get the batsman, stumps and wicketkeeper in reasonable focus... and avoiding blowing the highlights on the whites is a nightmare - I agree!

[DwightMcCann]

Drat! I read that history but it still didn't explain the object of the game. I guess I need something more. Two teams. One team "in" has a batter. The bowler throws the red ball and the batter hits it. How do the wickets come into play. Does the batter run when he hits similar to baseball? Is it only the batter who can be put out? How many players on a team? And they dress so nicely.

[DwightMcCann]

I went back and read the Laws, but it's still a bit of a mystery to me. I'll have to go to a match, if there are any near Santa Barbara and chat up some knowledgeable spectators.

[Moppie]

Drat! I read that history but it still didn't explain the object of the game.


The object is to give the oposition a jolly good thrashing so we can all enjoy our gin and tonic with some crumpet in the tea house afterwards. :cool:


Cricket is as much a part of English culture as it as a sport, thus its objectivity is debatable.

[DwightMcCann]

So, the bowler throws the ball at the batsman. He hits it somewhere and runs? Like baseball? I can't figure out the object or how one scores. What are the wickets for? At least they dress nicely, eh?

[gmen]

Try this one Dwight: http://www.angielski.co.uk/cricket_rules.htm - I was about to type the rules up myself but this explains it fairly well.

For more detail, try this: http://www.icc-cricket.com/db/ABOUT_CRICKET/EXPLANATION/CRICKET_EXPLAINED_FOR_NOVICES.html

[DwightMcCann]

The first one was perfect! Thank you, Gmen. I am ready to play ... from outside the pitch with a camera in hand! What a game ... the batsman can simply decide he's done and the next guy's got two minutes to finish his gin and tonic (my drink) and shuffle up to the crease. I am absolutely, positively going to attend the next local match I hear of ... sounds an order of magnitude more interesting than baseball. :-)

I just went back and reviewed the images and the commentary and now it all makes perfect sense! :lol: A lifelong dream come true.:rolleyes:

[Tog]

Shear brilliance !

[PhotosGuy]

Sorry it's not baseball *lol* I was expecting snooker! :D Excellent shots! (as usual!)