Munster V Ulster C & C(14 pics)

Ricky91t

Hello all,
You might of been reading my other thread well here are my pics
I was told the lighting at the game was better than most pitches.So the camera performed fairly well,i know some are noisy etc but overall im happy with them
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No.12 was just before that player got shouldered off the pitch while he had no ball i missed it as someone jumped in front of me....The two picture 13 and 4 where a result of that tackle.:)
Ill have a full Set on my flickr later as im going to a g.a.a game today.
Let me know of anything wrong or what can be changed

Thanks in advanced

kensutz

Not bad, especially from where you were seated and the lens you had.

Ricky91t

kensutz wrote: »

Not bad, especially from where you were seated and the lens you had.

Thanks yeah it was kind of annoying where i was seated but i was happy all the same.Did you by any chance get the shoulder which Lifeimi Mafi got just after pic 12?

kensutz

I have the before and after shots of it.

City-Exile

You did fairly well, all things considered.

Ricky91t

kensutz wrote: »

I have the before and after shots of it.

Same I kepft following the ball it was only when i saw one of the ulster players sprinting down the pitch i took my eye off the viewfinder and saw the commotion

Thanks City-Exile

bren2002

Good shots, #7 in particular. Sports photography is very difficult, at least it is for me!

Ricky91t

bren2002 wrote: »

Good shots, #7 in particular. Sports photography is very difficult, at least it is for me!

Thanks
yeah that pic stood out to me the second i took it

phog

Some good photos there, 1 (Wallace's ankle tap) and 9 (Mushy on a charge) are the two that stand out for me - well done.

Paulw

I really like 5,7,11,13. Some nice shots there.

Yeah, sports photography isn't easy, it takes practice and skill. All you can do is keep trying.

Keep up the good work.

Ricky91t

phog wrote: »

Some good photos there, 1 (Wallace's ankle tap) and 9 (Mushy on a charge) are the two that stand out for me - well done.

Cheers and thanks for pointing out it was Paul Wallace
not really up to date on the Ulster Names:o

Ricky91t

Paulw wrote: »

I really like 5,7,11,13. Some nice shots there.

Yeah, sports photography isn't easy, it takes practice and skill. All you can do is keep trying.

Keep up the good work.

Thanks paul,
Sports photography can be vey hard when you start out,but it gradually gets easier!you start to get to know speed of the players and how they'll move

I will keep trying

Borderfox

Well done Richard, not easy to do even when you are pitchside

Fr. Jessip

2,4 and 13 are very good!

phog

ricky91t wrote: »

Cheers and thanks for pointing out it was Paul Wallace
not really up to date on the Ulster Names:o

Actually it's Paddy Wallace, I think he played at 12 last night but also plays 10 for Ulster and Ireland (sometimes).

Ricky91t

Thanks Fr.Jessop and boderfox
And phog thanks for letting me know i had one as paul wallace and one as paddy :rolleyes: But its all sorted now

Ricky91t

Put a few more on flickr a while ago..
will try and get the last done tomorrow
Then i can have a look at todays and yesterdays G.a.a Matches:D

AnimalRights

#13 is excellent, good pics overall.

Ricky91t

If any one knows any of the players names,will you post them here or on my flickr photos...
Thanks:D

corkandproud

What gear did you use?

phog

#1 Kieran Lewis (M) and Paddy Wallace (U)
#2 Paul O'Connell (M) - can't really see the Ulster player but would be one of the forwards.
#3 Doug Howlett (M) chased by Bryn Cunningham (U)
#4 No8 is Stephen Ferris (U) I'd guess holding Donncha O'Callaghan (M) the guy with the jersey over his head is posibly Tom Court ( he was sin binned for the bad tackle on Mafi)
#5 Mick O'Driscoll (M) in the air the lifters are possibly Marcus Horan and Tony Buckley (M), the Ulster guys are Justin Harrison and Justin Fitspatrick ( I think)
#6 Ronan O'Gara (M) kicking and Howlett out of focus
#7 Doug Howlett (M)
#8 ROG (M)
#9 Tony Bickley (M) followed by Lifeimi Mafi (M)- not sure of the Ulster player but I think it may be Mark Bartholomeusz
#10 Peter Stringer (M) passing the ball, James Coughlan (M) behind him and Paddy Wallace for Ulster
#11 Paddy Wallace (U) tackled by Paul O'Connell (M)
#12 The guy pointing to his face is Justin Harrison (U), Isaac Boss (U) is wedged between him and No.17 (Bryan Young) (U). Paul O'Connell is in there (jersy being pulled) Alan Quinlan (M) (Quinny on his scrum cap) is at Harrison's left side and Donnacha Ryan (black scrum cap) is in front of POC, not sure of the reaminder of the players, James Coughlan is possibly there.
#13 - Paul O'Connell

This link has match details including the line ups for both teams so if you have other pics with the jersey numbers available you might be able to get the players names.

Oriel

From these online examples, the quality of most of the images are terrible due to the noise. What camera were you using?

1. Good, but with motion blur.
2. Too tight a crop.
3. Good, bad noise though.
4. Strange.
5. Good, but tigher crop would have worked better.
6. Too tight a crop and foreground is distracting.
7. Part-subject (ball) is too close to the border. What f-number are you using here?
8. Grand (noise aside)
9. Grand.
10. See 7.
11. Crop too tight.
12. Crop too tight/crop too loose, take your pick.
13. Accident?

Anybody disagree?

Paulw

The noise in those images is perfectly acceptable, especially if they were to be printed.

With floodlit games like that, noise is unavoidable.

Dodgykeeper

No 7 is is very good, the rest are also good!

Ricky91t

corkandproud wrote: »

What gear did you use?

I used a canon eos 20D and a 90-300mm canon lense

Ricky91t

RCNPhotos wrote: »

Actually Shakey I think you'l find that if you look at oriels flickr he is one of the greatest photographers to come out this country in the past number of years...and no this is not sarcasm..............I SWEAR!

But back Rickys shots, and we really seem to have gone off the point here as usual, my two cents is I think they look good. Noise doesn't look bad at all from what I can see, and considering the lighting wasn't going to be that good. What ISO did you use Ricky? I think the exposures came out well.

Thanks all havent commented here last two days as broadband was down!
I was shooting as iso 1600 which as you can see is not the best on a 20D...

@ Oriel:I could'nt help but have noise it was either that or i come home with 200 odd photos that are all blury or under exposed so im pleased with the results


One last thing im putting a few more pics up Found some good ones(imo)so i might post a few soon

@Phog :Thanks for that,you're a great help

@ Paul:Yup i was pleased with the noise is some of the pictures but most of them have a good bit of noise

@ Dodgykeeper: Thanks for that

Ricky91t

Few more there the rest are on my flickr

Thanks for all the nice comments people

kensutz

I'd post up a few of mine for comparison only for the club said I can't publish any photos because they want them for website and programme use.

Paulw

kensutz wrote: »

I'd post up a few of mine for comparison only for the club said I can't publish any photos because they want them for website and programme use.

That must be a nice one. Exclusive rights to use your photo. A few hundred euro for that. That'll pay for a new lens or body.

Ricky91t

kensutz wrote: »

I'd post up a few of mine for comparison only for the club said I can't publish any photos because they want them for website and programme use.

Saw them on flickr waay better than mine!I really like them

kensutz

Paulw wrote: »

That must be a nice one. Exclusive rights to use your photo. A few hundred euro for that. That'll pay for a new lens or body.

The 1D MKIII is currently being saved for. Had the privilege of using one for a few minutes last night at the U19's International and will be using it tomorrow night and I instantly wanted it.

Paulw

Even the 1D MkIII will be common here in no time. :eek:

I know 2 other boards members with them.

It is a brilliant camera and a joy to use. Full of functions and features. Well worth saving for.

Now that the rugby season is near an end, I'll just move over and start doing LOI football. Might even throw in a few GAA games while I'm at it too.

kensutz

Can get it for about €2500-€2600. The funds are saved just a matter of getting it out of the bank or transfer to Albert.

Paulw

Brilliant price indeed, especially with the way the exchange rates are.

I can't see myself spending that much on camera gear this year, thankfully, unless I get rich or something. Then I might get a 500mm f/4 lens. Otherwise, I'll just have to manage with what I already have.