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On cricket, maths, tripods and nature - part 4 of 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

by Mike McNamee Published 01/12/2009

You do not have to leave your creative streak in the changing rooms.

Shooting from 'head-on' solves the issue of the ball disappearing out of frame but brings with it the likelihood that the batsman may cover your view of the stumps (at the far end) or the wicket keeper (at the near end). An advantage of the 'sideon' viewpoint (if available) is that it prevents this obscuring of your view and also allows you to shoot deliveries from both ends of the ground.

However, you are now vulnerable to outfielders moving into your field of view; they invariably stand in one location, slightly away from the batting strip, and then move forward as the bowler starts his run-up; this is what normally causes them to get in your way just at the last moment!

Matches can run quite late, offering the long shadows of these slip fielders and warm light.

Shooting from 'head-on' solves the issue of the ball disappearing out of frame but brings with it the likelihood that the batsman may cover your view of the stumps (at the far end) or the wicket keeper (at the near end). An advantage of the 'sideon' viewpoint (if available) is that it prevents this obscuring of your view and also allows you to shoot deliveries from both ends of the ground. However, you are now vulnerable to outfielders moving into your field of view; they invariably stand in one location, slightly away from the batting strip, and then move forward as the bowler starts his run-up; this is what normally causes them to get in your way just at the last moment!

For all these matters, a knowledge of the game (I am sure our American readers are almost totally lost by now!) is really useful and a knowledge of the habits of both batsmen and bowlers also comes in very useful. If you know for example that a particular bowler always bowls over the wicket you can change your position slightly as soon as the captain tosses him the ball (for those unfamiliar with cricket photography, such changes rarely involve moving more than a couple of yards).

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