PhilC

Bowled!

A typical T20 shot in the final overs of the innings and a not uncommon result! A Munich Cricket Club batsman swinging and missing, but perhaps it would have be...
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A typical T20 shot in the final overs of the innings and a not uncommon result! A Munich Cricket Club batsman swinging and missing, but perhaps it would have been slightly better to keep his eyes open while attempting the shot! A T20 league match that Munich lost by just 2 wickets.
(You don't know when this is going to happen and it usually only occurs a handful of times in a game, out of more than 200 deliveries of the ball in a 20 over match. When it does happen, you usually miss it or don't get the shot timed correctly! )
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Canon EOS 70D

settings

Aperture 56/10 ISO 320 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 300/1

upload_date

Aug, 2016

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Awards

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Behind The Lens

Location

In the Englischer Garten in Munich

Time

Mid-afternoon

Lighting

It was quite an overcast sort of day, but that helped to make the lighting very even and consistent.

Equipment

Canon 70D with 75-300mm lens, at the full zoom, 300mm setting. A monopod was also used from the boundary edge and I have found this makes an important difference for getting consistent cricket shots.

Inspiration

I do quite a bit of photography for the Munich Cricket Club and so I aim to get good shots of both the batsmen and the bowlers in action. I always try to make sure I manage to keep the ball in frame as well, however hard it has been hit, and that is sometimes quite a task. Managing to get a shot of a batsman being bowled with the bails still in the air is always a bit exceptional and that makes it a very special shot. This only happens a few times in a match at most, and so usually the chance is missed!

Editing

Minimal. A bit of cropping and very slight adjustment to the lighting.

In my camera bag

Canon 70D with 18-55mm and 75-300mm lenses. I also have a screw-on, wide angle macro lens which I use occasionally. For this type of shooting I also make sure I take along my monopod.

Feedback

Even though the players are not moving too much for a cricket shot like this when the batsman is hitting (or trying to hit) the ball, it is still necessary to take the shot at fast speed to be able to capture the fast-moving ball accurately in frame. So usually I increase the ISO to a bit above what is necessary for the light conditions so that I can then take shots at a minimum of 1/1000 or even faster.

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Bowled!

A typical T20 shot in the final overs of the innings and a not uncommon result! A Munich Cricket Club batsman swinging and missing, but perhaps it would have be... Read more

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