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The ball appears suspended in mid air as Sarah Kippax has a split second to get in position, decide when to strike the ball and its return direction to gain the advantage over her opponent, all in the blink of an eye.

British Open Squash Championships Manchester 2011 Quarter Final.


Thanks as always for looking


LesF

Title:in a blink of a eye
Username:LesF LesF
Uploaded:23 Aug 2011 - 4:58 PM
Camera:Canon EOS 5D MkII
Lens:EF50mm f/1.2L USM
Recording media:JPEG (digital)
Tags:British Open Championships 2011, General, Manchester, Photo journalism, Portraits / people, Professional Squash, Sarah Kippax, Sports / action, Squash
Votes:44

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Richsr
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23 Aug 2011 - 5:04 PM
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Excellent work again Les, not easy to get the ball in these, but you have captured it so well with the antcipation of the player, gives agreat shot..
Regards Richard

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Ade_Osman
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23 Aug 2011 - 5:10 PM
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That must have been a tough exposure.....

Ade

Cormy
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23 Aug 2011 - 5:13 PM
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Great stuff Les.
Cheers
Alan

pmorgan
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23 Aug 2011 - 5:16 PM
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Cracking stuff Les!

Rgds
Paul

mdiniz
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23 Aug 2011 - 5:17 PM
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Great capture, well done.

phil99
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23 Aug 2011 - 5:26 PM
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Superb Les....Phil

Last Modified By phil99 at 23 Aug 2011 - 5:27 PM
dathersmith
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23 Aug 2011 - 6:02 PM
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These are all excellent Les, obviously not an easy subject but you've captured the action superbly.

Darren.

chase
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23 Aug 2011 - 7:03 PM
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Well captured Las,just a the right time.
Perhaps just a touch of a blue/cyan cast going on for me but I guess this was difficult to grab,well done.

jaktis
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23 Aug 2011 - 8:03 PM
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A great concentraion and superb of you to get the ball so sharp

Peter

derekhansen
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23 Aug 2011 - 8:22 PM
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Perfect concentration. Perfectly captured and framed Les
Derek

AlleyCatz
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23 Aug 2011 - 11:32 PM
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Excellent capture Les.....

ATB Smile

~Alley~

Sezz
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24 Aug 2011 - 10:03 AM
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RC for you - superb work Les!

Sarah *

LesF
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24 Aug 2011 - 10:23 AM
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Cheers everyone for your support on this and the others from this sporting series


LesF

GillyB
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24 Aug 2011 - 11:15 AM
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Quote: all in the blink of an eye.

..or the click of a shutter!

Well done Les this is quality photography Smile

gill

dawnmichelle
24 Aug 2011 - 2:39 PM
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perfect timing and capture

TrevBatWCC
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24 Aug 2011 - 3:35 PM
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Excellent timing Les Wink
Trev Smile

Eviscera
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24 Aug 2011 - 6:52 PM
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Matrix moment !

Mynett
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24 Aug 2011 - 7:25 PM
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gosh................Smile

Goggz
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27 Aug 2011 - 3:02 PM
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Yo da man!!

OK, maybe not a Jedi, Les, but damn close Wink

Cheers, Goggz

LesF
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28 Aug 2011 - 7:10 PM
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Cheers Pete for your UA.


Lesf

VivienO
28 Aug 2011 - 11:41 PM
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Great action shot
Vivien

Nick_w
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30 Aug 2011 - 9:29 AM
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Another great one Les - those images from that day are some of your best stuff, in such difficult conditions.

TOByLERONE
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5 Oct 2011 - 1:23 PM
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1st class Les, real quality.

Al.

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