Sunday, 22 April 2012

Manchester University Football cup final

Reaching the end of the footy season at Uni and the cup final for the Sports League was certainly an enjoyable occassion.













































A slideshow from this game can be found here

Saturday, 14 April 2012

The international language of sport

Amazing where the web brings up your photos. In this case an article about Government cut backs in France and the impact this will have on sports within one community. The photo of footy is from NW Counties League game .

A link to the full article is here

Wednesday, 4 April 2012

Rochdale Town v Norton United

God it was cold - under floods so all the usual caveats about lights - only stopped to half time as I had to go elsewhere afterwards so restricted in number of shots available.














































A slideshow from this game can be found here

Saturday, 31 March 2012

Chadderton v Northwhich Villa

North West Counties League, and my first visit to Chaddy for a while - eye op, finishing off the PhD and dates of home games have all conspired to make it several weeks since I was last there - however I hope to be at more games as we near the end of the season.














































A slideshow from this game can be found here

Monday, 26 March 2012

Boundary Park v Vasa FC, Cup 2011-12

Think this might be the first time I've shot Boundary this year, but I'd hope to try and get a few more games in prior to the end of the season.



































A slideshow from this game can be found here

Monday, 12 March 2012

Rochdale Town v AFC Darwen

North West Counties League - and the first real full game use of the Sigma 70-200 2.8 for the whole game. Coupled with the D7000 it provides an awesome combination.
















































A slideshow from this game can be found here

Sunday, 26 February 2012

Rochdale Town v Eccleshall

First game in a while. I’ve recently undergone eye surgery so haven’t been out and about for a few weeks – but what a great change it’s made. I can actually see really clearly now – and having put off photography for a while there’s quite a bit stacking up so several entries soon. Nice to be back.
































 

















Saturday, 28 January 2012

Chadderton v AFC Darwen

So they have re-scheduled my eye surgery which meant I could get to Chaddy today for the first time in a while. Brilliant sunshine for much of the day but cold by the end of the match. Should be able to do more of Chaddy over next few months.



















































A slideshow from this game can be found here

Saturday, 21 January 2012

Rochdale Town v Daisy Hill

This could be the last set of photos for a short while since I'm having eye surgery next week. Once the eye has healed though I look forward to getting out there for some more photography. Enjoy, and see you soon.
















































A slideshow from this game can be found here

Saturday, 7 January 2012

Rochdale Town v Holker Old Boys

North West Counties League and first game of the year. It was also the first attempt with my new lens - a Sigma 70-200 f 2.8. I thought I'd also really push the ISO since the D7000 is supposed to be really good in this kind of situation. Have to say I'm really pleased. The floodlights at this level are somewhat challenging, giving large dark areas across a pitch, but the camera and lens functioned better than I could possibly imagine. I was able to hanhold at 1/250 with a constant 2.8 which has resulted in many more shots than I can usually manage from a late match.