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Rugby?

2008.04.17
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Who me? Shoot rugby? What's that?

Well, I've never seen rugby before in my life, but for a friend I went and shot a U19 team. OMG! This is the most amazing sport. Full of non-stop action. It's fast, brutal & wild. What's not to love?

Even though we had sun it posed for a problem I detest. Shadows.

As I'm slowly making through my 900 shots this one stuck out to me.

Thanks for looking
21 Comments
dkelly this one really shows the emotion and action , great catch !
dkelly · 2008-04-17: 22:36
joycephotography Great shot.
joycephotography · 2008-04-17: 22:43
urmysunshine awesome shot- I love it!~ R
urmysunshine · 2008-04-17: 22:43
turndaround This is great. I've always wanted to see a rugby game. Maybe one day.. Thanks for the post!! =)
turndaround · 2008-04-17: 22:43
ambersunsets Your actions shots are always so impressive...such emotion here!
Very well done!
ambersunsets · 2008-04-17: 23:27
MHJphotos Please, pardon this comment, but I saw a bumper sticker once that read:

It takes leather balls to play rugby!

I suppose the same could be said for baseball, football, basketball ... but alas, this is a RUGBY post! I hope you're not offended!

This is great shot! I can imagine the guy with the ball sticking his hand down is about ready to break a wrist! Did anyone get their ear bit off?! =)

Ever use a flash outdoors?
MHJphotos · 2008-04-18: 00:08
etodd80 Well I see why this one stuck out to you! Awesome freeze! I love this one!
etodd80 · 2008-04-18: 00:24
majikmonkee Wow! I believe it's brutal, I can tell just by the one picture! I've heard that before on TV too, but it's different seeing it captured like this (never actually watched a game, there are no local rugby teams around here!)
majikmonkee · 2008-04-18: 07:16
mattandbranson WOW!!! Good grief that is one intense shot! Hope you will be posting more from this event! =)
mattandbranson · 2008-04-18: 10:12
tbranscum Great action shot!
tbranscum · 2008-04-18: 10:20
aknor What a catch - that is rugby in one frame! It is an exciting game, isn't it!!
aknor · 2008-04-18: 11:55
SheriJ Great capture you can see how brutal the game is!! I bet it didn't feel too good when he hit the ground!!
SheriJ · 2008-04-18: 13:17
jezterr nice shot. got the suspended air feeling just right.
jezterr · 2008-04-18: 13:45
Beagles3 Such action!
Beagles3 · 2008-04-18: 15:04
ncshutterbug What a fantastic shot! It's amazing.

I like Mat's bumper sticker quote. I saw a different one once that said, "Be kind to animals. Hug a rugby player."
ncshutterbug · 2008-04-18: 16:46
emmetan wow this is a great shot.... great timing
emmetan · 2008-04-19: 00:52
GnatBytes Great action shot!!
GnatBytes · 2008-04-19: 07:16
eljapa And again you are making a shot thats on my wanted list. I want to get into sportsphotography aswell, just for fun. Sure beats taking a picture of a flower.
Compliments!
eljapa · 2008-04-22: 13:27
basisimages One in 900 is good going! National Geographic is one in 8000! Nice capture.
basisimages · 2008-04-23: 08:23
bamommy Great action shots!
bamommy · 2008-04-23: 09:35
Queen911 Great!!! Great action shot.
Queen911 · 2008-04-28: 22:17
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