That's right, last night I got hit by my first ball. After narrowly escaping being hit from the front thanks to my quick reflexes, it bounced off the boards behind me and hit me in the back. Luckily, by that point it had lost much of it's momentum and didn't hurt. But the fact that it came inches from hitting my camera, which would have then hit me in the face, did shake me up a bit. As I result, anytime the action got anywhere near me again, I was too busy making sure the ball wasn't coming my way to take any pictures!
That, combined with the fact that Salford played poorly and were defending more than they were on the offense (which meant they were all the way at the other end of the field where even a 300mm lens can't reach) meant I did not come away with many photos.
But here they are - this was an away game so that's why Salford are in black instead of red.
And now, I'm off to lounge in the rare English sunshine!
Good that you were able to dodge, but if you were really thinking on your toes, you would have thrown your camera in the line of fire. Then you could justify the 1D Mark III. :-)
ReplyDeleteAfter dodging, I did briefly consider the fact that my equipment IS insured and I could have gotten an upgrade for "free". But I doubt it would cover the 1D Mark III! I'll have to look into that and perhaps get hit by another ball, lol.
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