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Lovely Hurling!

  • 05-08-2009 9:50am
    #1
    Saint_Mel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭


    My old club, Southern Gaels, were contesting the much sought after Westmeath Junior B Hurling Championship yesterday against Turin (from Mullingar, not Italy)
    so I strolled down to the pitch to have a go at snapping that.

    Been about 8 years since I swung a hurl in anger so I forgot just how fast the game is and missed a load of good shots.

    Having said that, if I didnt have the camera with me I would have been lining out on the full forward line according to the manager ... or worse ... umpire!

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Comments

  • #2
    MagicMarker
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    Some really good shots there, well done! They don't much look like juniors.


  • #3
    mervifwdc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭mervifwdc


    #2 is a cracking good shot!

    #4 is super, but could be brightened a good bit.

    #1 is good but of players backs....


    Nice work!
    Merv.


  • #4
    keps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,324 ✭✭✭keps


    I agree with Merv- the 2nd shot down is really good and would stand on its own as a fine sports shot.


  • #5
    keps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,324 ✭✭✭keps


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    Some really good shots there, well done! They don't much look like juniors.

    Juniors in GAA is a term referring to the 'quality' of the players as opposed to their age.


  • #6
    keps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,324 ✭✭✭keps


    One thing that struck me about the photos.... isn't it great to see The Prince of Wales sponsoring a GAA team:):)


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  • #7
    IIMII
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,366 ✭✭✭IIMII


    What type of lens were you using?
    keps wrote: »
    One thing that struck me about the photos.... isn't it great to see The Prince of Wales sponsoring a GAA team
    Her majesty's forests already supply us with a good quota of ash for the hurleys too


  • #8
    Saint_Mel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭Saint_Mel


    :) Cheers all for the comments. Actually I think the Intermediate team are out this evening so all going well I'll try to get down to that.

    All shots were taken using Canon 40D & Sigma 70-200 f2.8
    keps wrote: »
    One thing that struck me about the photos.... isn't it great to see The Prince of Wales sponsoring a GAA team:):)

    :) Great club man. Sure he won an U14 Feile with the Gaels. Good man to sell a few lottos aswell :D

    keps wrote: »
    Juniors in GAA is a term referring to the 'quality' of the players as opposed to their age.

    And its usually inversely proportional to the players waist size :D


  • #9
    OnLooker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 706 ✭✭✭OnLooker


    Good Stuff Mel. Hurling is quite quick to cover.

    Here's a few I took on Tuesday night:

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  • #10
    Saint_Mel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,598 ✭✭✭Saint_Mel


    Intermediates were out yesterday against Crookedwood, lost by a cricket score :o

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