Cricket

Barbados test match 2009 - the party stand. Not really a cricket shot, I know, but they all seemed to be having fun. Especially Dangermouse.
The first time I took my camera to cricket was at Trent Bridge. this would have been better with players on the pitch of course, but you can't have everything.
There's something about a test match that lends itself to B&W, I always feel. Perhaps because because it's such a timeless game.

The ball's just gone past Ravi Bopara's nose here, and doesn't he look surprised. Managed to keep the ball in shot too - this timing lark isn't easy.
I have to be honest, it's a bit of a nothing shot full size. But it did look as though Bopara was checking out a girl on the boundary, so I cropped it with malice aforethought. Sorry Ravi.
Nearly nearly nearly got the ball breaking the stumps. But didn't.
This is one of those where pretty much everything is wrong: it's been heavily cropped, tweaked like billy-o, it's noisy, it's soft and because the red ball is against a red background, only a mono conversion makes it vaguely visible (in the loop of the e). But for all that I still love it as an impression of really hostile bowling. On a dog of a wicket I might add - there weren't many of these.