Football From The Weekend...

City-Exile · 03-06-2008 9:01pm #1

Just some shots from the enthrawling game at the Brandywell in Derry, where Cork City FC came from 2-0 down, to win 2-3, with only two minutes of normal time remaining.
It was an incredible night.

Dodgykeeper · 03-06-2008 9:11pm

Left one pub at 2-0 quite happy by the time i got to the next it was 2-3 was not happy!

The look on Deery's face is priceless in the last pic!

Paulw · 03-06-2008 10:37pm

Some very good photos there. Great result for Cork, and a brilliant 3rd goal.

Nice weather helped too, I'm sure.

Overdraft · 03-06-2008 11:15pm

City-Exile wrote: »

This one's a complete gem, captures the story of the match - the ecstasy and the disbelief! So many sports photographs don't capture any
element of the story at all, they're just bog standard images that could be from any day, any game. This one would look more than at home on the front page of any quality broadsheet sports supplement. I was going to cite The Guardian as an example, but maybe they wouldn't be big in to Derry v Cork.

Congratulations, a brilliant capture.

AnimalRights · 03-06-2008 11:42pm

I watched this match in Madigan's in O' Connell street.
Excellent sport photos as usual.

oshead · 03-06-2008 11:58pm

Excellent shots Peadar. I really like #3. Two very contrasting emotions...

OnLooker · 04-06-2008 8:18am

Great shots as always.

Borderfox · 04-06-2008 9:34am

Number three is fantastic and tells a great story.

soccerc · 04-06-2008 10:25am

Good captures Peadar.

Not from the weekend but last Thursday night, Ireland V Colombia, in Craven Cottage

City-Exile · 04-06-2008 5:52pm

A few of you who know me will realise how difficult it was for me to concentrate, when we had just stolen the game, at the death. A few years ago, I'd have forgotten to take pictures.

AnimalRights · 04-06-2008 5:54pm

So you're a culchie living in Dublin?

YogiBear · 04-06-2008 6:13pm

Great score! Some nice shots there city!

Paulw · 04-06-2008 8:59pm

AnimalRights wrote: »

So you're a culchie living in Dublin?

A culchie? It's worse than that, he's from Cork.

YogiBear · 04-06-2008 9:44pm

Paulw wrote: »

A culchie? It's worse than that, he's from Cork.

:mad: Oi!!! :mad:

City-Exile · 04-06-2008 9:49pm

This board is dominated by culchies!
Take the non-Dubs out & you're not left with much!

Thanks for the comments, lads.

fermoyboy · 15-06-2008 7:54pm

City-Exile wrote: »

A few of you who know me will realise how difficult it was for me to concentrate, when we had just stolen the game, at the death. A few years ago, I'd have forgotten to take pictures.

You almost did forget to take pictures because you got so excited by the goal ha ha

City-Exile · 15-06-2008 9:35pm

Did you print off some of your shots?

soccerc · 15-06-2008 9:39pm

City-Exile wrote: »

Did you print off some of your shots?

Is Fermoyboy who I think it is?

City-Exile · 15-06-2008 10:01pm

thimblefull wrote: »

Is Fermoyboy who I think it is?

There's only one Fermoyboy!

soccerc · 15-06-2008 10:11pm

City-Exile wrote: »

There's only one Fermoyboy!

Indeed ..but too many Cawkies:pac:

fermoyboy · 15-06-2008 10:37pm

thimblefull wrote: »

Indeed ..but too many Cawkies:pac:

There's never too many!!!

City-Exile wrote: »

Did you print off some of your shots?

I'm off work for the next few days so gonna print off a few.

kjt · 16-06-2008 11:13am

Great shots Peadar!

jackdaw · 16-06-2008 12:05pm

City-Exile wrote: »

This board is dominated by culchies!
Take the non-Dubs out & you're not left with much!

Thanks for the comments, lads.

Very nice shots !! are these from the 300mm f2.8 prime ?

a beast of a lens !!!

what do you think of getting a 2x extender for my 70-200 f2.8 L IS ?

it will be 400mm but f5,6 ? still not a bad aperture at 400mm ??

City-Exile · 16-06-2008 8:58pm

What do you intend to shoot & where?
You wouldn't get away with F/5.6 under floodlights.
Paulw was planning to go nuts with his extenders this weekend.
He'll know more.

Paulw · 17-06-2008 7:40pm

City-Exile wrote: »

Paulw was planning to go nuts with his extenders this weekend.
He'll know more.

I spent yesterday shooting wildlife. I was using 300mm f/2.8. I then used it in combination with my extenders.

I have both the Canon 1.4x TC and the 2x TC.

Using the 2x TC, making the lens 600mm f/5.6 made it slow. Slow to focus, slow to track focus, and the images were still not brilliant. It would be fine for still subjects, but certainly not good for fast movement.

Using the 1.4x TC, making it 420 f/4 was good. Speed was fine, focus was fine, and the images were good. It even got to a stage where I actually forgot I still had the 1.4x TC still on the lens.

It really depends what you are going to photograph. I would certainly consider using the 1.4x TC for sport and such, but wouldn't use the 2x TC.

Just my view.

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