Ireland V Argentina

Balfey1972

Went to the game last night an decided to bring along the camera. Was in Row F. Great stadium and got a few snaps. Hard to get alot of good ones with heads bouncing in front of you. First time with soccer photos as my normal code is hurling of football.

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2. O'Shea sells Messi the dummy.


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5. Little and Large


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Sleepy

Second shot is a cracker.

Jim

Woa @ Messi and Dunne shot. It looks photoshop'd!

tipperaryjim

Love the first shot - Heinze moaning as usual!

Super colour in the shot too - nicely complimented by McShane's "Ginger complexion"

What kind of camera/lense did you use?

Trev M

These are excellent - I didnt realise average punter was allowed bring in DSLR?

Anyway I think these are super , #2 is classic you should send the to O Shea:D

Balfey1972

Trev M wrote: »

These are excellent - I didnt realise average punter was allowed bring in DSLR?

Anyway I think these are super , #2 is classic you should send the to O Shea:D

Jim wrote: »

Woa @ Messi and Dunne shot. It looks photoshop'd!

tipperaryjim wrote: »

Love the first shot - Heinze moaning as usual!

Super colour in the shot too - nicely complimented by McShane's "Ginger complexion"

What kind of camera/lense did you use?

Trev M - Chanced my arm. 40D and my 300mm. I am sure the lads here in there at the sidelines will tell you.

Jim - No photoshop, just picassa for some cropping and the odd straighten.
True to his nick name - Honey Monster

Tipperary Jim - he never stopped for the night. 40D and F4 300mm prime

Thanks for the comments guys. Anyone know's John O'Shea's email, I'll send it on!!

Trev M

Ya could post it on the official united forum:D

PS - Id watermark them

Banji

Nice photos

Dilynnio

Fantastic photos.Well done!

What is the stadium like?

Much of an atmosphere?

PaulieC

This from outside the stadium



also posted in random thread

Mr.Mond

Well done guys, really great shots...

Thecageyone

Great shots, esp # 2. try Johnoshea@gmail.com :P [more than likely not his]

Re: Bringing dslr into stadiums - Before my dad got too crocked to go, I was going to the Kilkenny - Cork game with him, I asked him about Croker and cameras. he inquired and was told I'd be grand so long as I didn't interfere with anyone around me.

never got the chance anyhow, and I've only a plain zoom so probably wouldn't have gotten anything great. But cam in your bag going in and don't annoy anyone and you should be fine no?

eeyore2502

Great shots, and fair play to you for bringing the camera, I would be very nervous of trying especially having to return to the car to put it away and then I would be worried IF the car got broken into

Balfey1972

Dilynnio wrote: »

Fantastic photos.Well done!

What is the stadium like?

Much of an atmosphere?

Stadium is fantastic. Atmosphere was typical of a friendly. I would imagine that an international cut and trust rugby or soccer match would be electric.

So use to going to Croke Park so the pitch looked tiny. But you have great views from all areas of the stadium.

Balfey1972

cambo_gueno wrote: »

This from outside the stadium



also posted in random thread

Great shot Cambo.

Mr.Mond

A few observations from last night...
I was in the East stand (8 from the top). My impression of the stadium (not the match) was very good generally. The view from high up was still impressive (though if unsteady on your feet, be careful with the steep steps and while walking along rows, peoples heads on row below are literally at your shins).
I bought a 'gourmet burger' and a coke. The burger (€6.50) wasn't great (certainly not gourmet!) and bottle top from coke bottle was retained by seller, so you had to be careful of spilling your drink etc.
Best thing is the roof overhang which stops pretty much all wind, I actually had to take my jacket off. Also, sound quality in the high area is amazing (not necessarily good), I could talk to my nephew at normal level, but I think people were intimidated by there own voices not being drowned out, weird. Atmosphere was ok, nothing to right home about. There were 45,200 at the match although I heard it was sold out. So a fair few didn't turn up, explains the blocks of empty seats around (probably corporately bought, shame)..
Also, I never saw so many Stewart's in my life at the end of a match, I thought it was the Dutch army invading...

Dez

AnimalRights

Very good shots if you were in the stands!

and €6.50 for a burger! They'd be turning in their graves in Dalymount!

Balfey1972

Mr.Mond wrote: »

A few observations from last night...
I was in the East stand (8 from the top). My impression of the stadium (not the match) was very good generally. The view from high up was still impressive (though if unsteady on your feet, be careful with the steep steps and while walking along rows, peoples heads on row below are literally at your shins).
I bought a 'gourmet burger' and a coke. The burger (€6.50) wasn't great (certainly not gourmet!) and bottle top from coke bottle was retained by seller, so you had to be careful of spilling your drink etc.
Best thing is the roof overhang which stops pretty much all wind, I actually had to take my jacket off. Also, sound quality in the high area is amazing (not necessarily good), I could talk to my nephew at normal level, but I think people were intimidated by there own voices not being drowned out, weird. Atmosphere was ok, nothing to right home about. There were 45,200 at the match although I heard it was sold out. So a fair few didn't turn up, explains the blocks of empty seats around (probably corporately bought, shame)..
Also, I never saw so many Stewart's in my life at the end of a match, I thought it was the Dutch army invading...

Dez

The bottle thing is ridiculous. No Cap's allowed. The reason being health and safety if they are thrown from the upper tier. A bottle thrown without a cap would still do as much damage. I have seen this happen in croker on two seperate occasions.

At one stage my camera bag was floating in several coke spillages from behind. Plenty of empty seats. Alot of the premium seats were empty.
Didn't have the fortune to sample the gourmet delights. My sister was with me also and she was at the Utd. match and said food was not great.

Maybe that's why there was so many empty seats, they were for the Stewards!!! It seemed to be overkill on the numbers.

Thecageyone

Jaysis, and I thought paying €4.50 for a hot dog at the Iron Maiden gig was extravagant

Balfey1972

Thecageyone wrote: »

Jaysis, and I thought paying €4.50 for a hot dog at the Iron Maiden gig was extravagant

Ahh Cagey, was yours a 'Gourmet' Hot Dog?

XxMCRxBabyxX

Balfey1972 wrote: »

The bottle thing is ridiculous. No Cap's allowed. The reason being health and safety if they are thrown from the upper tier. A bottle thrown without a cap would still do as much damage. I have seen this happen in croker on two seperate occasions.

As someone who works in the stadium, the whole idea of the bottlecaps rule is because a bottle with liquid in it will hurt more and hit harder than a bottle who's liquid has flown out of it by the time it hits someone!

That damn rule has destroyed my hands though and made an awful lot of people hate me!

AnimalRights

Maybe we should remove the petrol cap lids from cars.....not so many deaths then from lighter payloads, I mean some drivers are just so obese!

:rolleyes:

Sightaridis

Odd how they retain bottle caps when you buy a drink in the stadium, yet you could walk in with hundreds of bottles in your bag, completely unchecked. In fact, one of my drinks was still largely solid after I had it in the freezer before the game, that could have done some damage!

Nice pictures OP.

Mr.Mond

AnimalRights wrote: »

Very good shots if you were in the stands!

and €6.50 for a burger! They'd be turning in their graves in Dalymount!

Those cool shots weren't mine!

These are some I took with my iphone, not great but gives an idea of the view..

Thecageyone

Balfey1972 wrote: »

Ahh Cagey, was yours a 'Gourmet' Hot Dog?

It could have been an actual dog in a bun I was so well oiled at the time

thefizz

Dunne's feet are behind Messi but his upper body looks on front

Mr.Mond

thefizz wrote: »

Dunne's feet are behind Messi but his upper body looks on front

it's called zoom, he's using a 300mm lens..