The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

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p.1 #1 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

Well yesterday marked the opening of the local Aussie Rules competition. The first thing I learnt was that its not just the players who get a bit rusty over the summer. After doing maiinly surfing for the last few months it took me quite a while to adjust and try and keep up with the play. Anyway here are a few shots from the two games I saw on Saturday.

Sorry about the watermarks, these are straight from my website rather than uploaded especially for FM like I normally do.

C & C always welcome

1) This guy didn't look rusty

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2) Unfortunately for some, the season only last 6 minutes

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3) A High Mark

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4) Another mark

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5) Not sure why I watermarked this one - I doubt the player will want to buy it

6) This is gunna hurt tomorrow !

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7) Determination

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8) Old war horses

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9) AFL is probably the only sport where officials (umpires) are required to have ball skills. This quick sequence I put together shows a centre bounce by an ump. (If you don't think it requires much skill, go outside and try it, then I will tell you the story about the guy I saw who broke his nose trying this at a backyard BBQ

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Edited on Mar 30, 2008 at 10:27 AM

Mar 30, 2008 at 10:25 AM

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p.1 #2 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

aussie_dave

I am not a sports photographer but I thoroughly enjoyed this sequence; captions and all.

Greg.

Mar 30, 2008 at 11:21 AM

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p.1 #3 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

5) Not sure why I watermarked this one - I doubt the player will want to buy it

All of his friends will!!!

Mar 30, 2008 at 10:01 PM

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p.1 #4 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

Great job
are you a Newy person or a Bay person?

Mar 30, 2008 at 10:05 PM

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p.1 #5 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

Andrew,

Well, I work in Newcastle (in an office unfortunately, not as a photographer), but I actually live down at Lake Macquarie.

Mar 31, 2008 at 03:01 AM

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p.1 #6 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

cool, I am on the Central Coast but work in Newy at The Herald.

Mar 31, 2008 at 03:08 AM

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p.1 #7 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

which lens did you use for this game?

Mar 31, 2008 at 03:09 AM

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p.1 #8 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

Caption for #5 "Seizure"

Mar 31, 2008 at 03:48 AM

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p.1 #9 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

Andrew,

These were all taken using the 400 5.6 L. I have found this great for surfing and can get some really nice sharp Footy pics, but I would love to have a fast zoom. The fixed length is a bit of a restriction

Mar 31, 2008 at 05:04 AM

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p.1 #10 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

No 3 and 4 really good. Marks are good to capture. Good use of depth of field to minimise what in general are pretty messy backgrounds.

Personally I love seeing players eyes in sports shots too, so, in this regard maybe something to look at next time. Just my opinion.

Must be nice to be outside again taking footy photos in the sun.

Thanks for sharing

Edited by kiwifamily on Mar 30, 2008 at 07:07 PM GMT

Edited on Mar 31, 2008 at 05:07 AM

Mar 31, 2008 at 05:06 AM

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p.1 #11 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

No 3 and 4 really good. Marks are good to capture. Good use of depth of field to minimise what in general are pretty messy backgrounds.

Personally I love seeing players eyes in sports shots too, so, in this regard maybe something to look at next time. Just my opinion.

M<ust be nice to be outside again taking footy photos in the sun.

Thansk for sharing

Mar 31, 2008 at 05:06 AM

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p.1 #12 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

I like the first shot the best, great work all round.
With the high mark shots, i think they could do with the ground in the shot to give reference to the height some of those guys can get. I'm guessing the backgrounds could then become a problem.

Cheers
Allan

Mar 31, 2008 at 08:14 AM

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p.1 #13 · The Big Men Fly ! (Aussie Rules Football)

andrew81 wrote:
cool, I am on the Central Coast but work in Newy at The Herald.

Hey hey, glad to see another coastie on here!!

Good photos aussie Dave anyway - great to see some Aussie influence on here, instead of all those Lacrosse shots ;-)

Mar 31, 2008 at 11:44 AM


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