Bristol City vs. Royal Antwerp (1st Aug 2008)

[Bristol Pete]

A few from tonight. Last pre-season match for City before they embark on another quest for the promised land.

Serious rain throughout the game, but overall not too bad. City hammered the Belgian team 4-0 with new £2.5 million boy Nicky Maynard getting three goals on his debut...

Antwerp brought about 2000 fans over and they made a serious noise. Was funny to see the young Europeans with oddball mustaches in Hackett jackets and burberry hats 'wanting it' English thug stylee.........I mean Belgium, famous for beer, chocolate and that bloke who made movies worse than Steven Segal.

[scharf_10]

Excellent as always. I like number 2 a lot, just because it's a little different.

[bowenjones]

Class shots yet again Pete, especially the rain pics. Trundle is going to seriously damage his tongue one day

[Bristol Pete]

Originally Posted by bowenjones

Class shots yet again Pete, especially the rain pics. Trundle is going to seriously damage his tongue one day

Thanks - funny, but almost every image I have of Trundle has him poking his tongue out. Yes, it may come off one day......

There is a lad at Bristol Rugby called Lee Robinson and he too cannot help but do the same, which is perhaps a tad more worrying given the nature of the game......

[bowenjones]

Who's the guy with the bald head in shot 6? He looks a bit like Shaun Edwards but I know him from somewhere.

[Bristol Pete]

Originally Posted by bowenjones

Who's the guy with the bald head in shot 6? He looks a bit like Shaun Edwards but I know him from somewhere.

Steve Brooker. Ex Port Vale front man. Signed for City in 2004/05 season but has had some knee issues. Was on loan with Cheltenham last season and spent a bit of time doing bird due to street fighting in Bristol's city centre.

[Biscuit761]

Love 2 & 3, the rain effect is great, where you using flash to pick it out or just reflecting off the grounds lights.

I assume 300mm f2.8 ?

Bill

[mjw123]

WOW - You must be doing this for a living....they are pro standard.

What kit are you using ? - the lens must be worth the same as a small sports car

Great to see you are a Nikon man - no surprise really with those vibrant colours and pin sharp results

[Holowlegs]

Hello there


Another great set, but the one that stands out for me is #1.

Nicely done Pete


Cheers Holo

[mjw123]

Originally Posted by Holowlegs

Hello there


Another great set, but the one that stands out for me is #1.

Nicely done Pete


Cheers Holo

Think 2 & 3 are brilliant, Num 1 for me was the only shot I think I could have achieved, so didn't rate it that highly.

[Bristol Pete]

Originally Posted by Biscuit761

Love 2 & 3, the rain effect is great, where you using flash to pick it out or just reflecting off the grounds lights.

I assume 300mm f2.8 ?

Bill

Bill, no flash what so ever. Just ISO management based on shutter speed of about 1/500th.

[Zone]

Some great shots as usual Pete

Mod Comment though Just keep an eye on your file sizes mate as they're creeping up

[Paulie-W]

Really like #2 & #3. Shows just how bad it must be to play in rain like that.

[Radiohead]

Excellent set - the rain ones are superb.

[Gordon @ Convergent AV]

Class