England beat Wales 23-19 but skipper Lewis Moody gets carted off with an injured knee.
Aug 06, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: action, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Delon Armitage, England, Investec, James Haskell, Jonny Wilkinson, Manusamoa Tuilagi, Martin Johnson, Mauritz Botha, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, rugby, Rugby Union, SLIK images, sport, sports, try, Twickenham, Wales, win | Leave A Comment »
England succumb to the Barbarian hordes, losing 32-38, but having a good run out of some new players.
May 30, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: action, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Barbarians, England, flame haired, Leica M9, Martin Johnson, Paul Sackey, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, rugby, Rugby Union, SLIK images, Twickenham | Leave A Comment »
South Africa beat Fiji to take the win and your correspondent experiments with a Leica M9.
May 22, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union, Techniques | Tags: action, andrew tobin, andy tobin, England, Leica M9, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, rangefinder, rugby, rugby sevens, Rugby Union, SLIK images, sport, Surrey, Twickenham, Zeiss 2/50 Planar | 1 Comment »
Capturing a day at Twickenham for the England v Scotland match in 2 minutes
Mar 28, 2011 | Categories: Everything Else | Tags: 6 Nations, andrew tobin, clip, England, GF1, movie, Panasonic, photolapse, remote, rugby, scotland, six nations, SLIK images, time lapse, timelapse, timer, Twickenham, windows live movie maker | Leave A Comment »
Alex Corbisiero gets a starting place at prop in the England lineup against Scotland for the Calcutta Cup 6 Nations match on Sunday 13th March at Twickenham.
Mar 11, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: Alex Corbisiero, andrew tobin, andy tobin, announcement, Bagshot, Chris Ashton, Dave Alred, Elite Player Squad, England, Johnny Wilkinson, Martin Johnson, Matt Banahan, Pennyhill Park, photo, photographer, photos, pictures, players, rugby, SLIK images, snapper, sport, squad, Toby Flood, Tom Croft, training, union | Leave A Comment »
England trounce Italy 59-13 as Ashton gets 4 tries, and SLIK images tries to get “the other shot”.
Feb 12, 2011 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: Alex Corbisiero, Andrea Masi, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Ben Foden, Ben Youngs, camera, Carlo Antonio Del Fava, Chris Ashton, Dan Cole, dive, England, Fabio Semenzato, Italy, James Haskell, Johnny Wilkinson, Louis Deacon, Mark Cueto, Mike Tindall, Mirco Bergamasco, Nick Easter, photo, photographer, photography, photos, pics, pictures, pocket wizard, RBS, remote, rugby, Sergio Parisse, six nations, SLIK images, sport, sports, swallow, Tony Flood, try, Twickenham, union, wide angle, win | Leave A Comment »
A lightbulb moment occurs as I realise the extent of my slide into sameness.
Jan 22, 2011 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, blog, football, guildford, Matthew Ashton, photography, rugby, SLIK images, sport, Surrey | 1 Comment »
Canon’s new 70-200 f/2.8L IS Mark II goes into the kit bag with excellent results.
Jan 09, 2011 | Categories: Techniques | Tags: 2.8, 70-200, andrew tobin, andy tobin, canon, f/2.8, football, guildford, IS, mark 2, mark II, photographer, photography, photos, pictures, review, rugby, SLIK images, sport, sports, Surrey | Leave A Comment »
The England rugby team are using sophisticated new technology including iPads and GPS to keep track of players during games and analyse their performance afterwards.
Nov 26, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: analysis, analyze, Apple, coach, coaches, England, GPS, iPad, macbook, Martin Johnson, pitchside, post game, RFU, router, rugby, tech, technology, track, tracking, Twickenham, video, wifi, wireless | Leave A Comment »
England smash a much moustachio’d Australia 35-18 at Twickenham in a superb display of fast skillful rugby.
Nov 13, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, Australia, Ben Foden, Ben Youngs, celebration, Chris Ashton, Cook Cup, Dan Cole, Dean Mumm, Dylan Hartley, England, facial hair, Investec, Kurtley Beale, Lewis Moody, Mark Cueto, Martin Johnson, Mike Tindall, moustache, movember, mustache, photographs, photos, pictures, Quade Cooper, RFU, Rocky Elsom, rugby, Shontayne Hape, SLIK images, Toby Flood, Twickenham, union | Leave A Comment »
Taking a different approach to shooting the England v New Zealand game, with a 560mm focal length from the side of the pitch rather than the end.
Nov 07, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union, Techniques | Tags: 1.4x extender, 400mm 2.8, 560mm, All Blacks, andrew tobin, andy tobin, canon, England, fight, Jerome Kaino, Joe Rokocoko, Lewis Moody, New Zealand, photographer, photography, punch, Richie McCaw, right hook, rugby, scrap, SLIK images, Sonny Bill Williams, sports, Surrey, Toby Flood, Tom Croft, Twickenham | Leave A Comment »
England and New Zealand start their campaigns with comprehensive wins as the Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off in Guildford, UK.
Aug 21, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: andrew tobin, AT, Australia, Black Ferns, contact, danielle waterman, editorial, England, guildford, haka, Heather Fisher, IRB, Ireland, ladies, New Zealand, Nicole Beck, personal use, photographs, physical, pictures, rugby, SLIK images, sport, surrey sports park, Wales, Women, womens rugby world cup, WRFU, www.rwcwomens.com | Leave A Comment »
Steve Borthwick is out of the England Elite Player Squad as Moody takes over the captaincy and David Attwod and Tom Palmer move in.
Jul 01, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: 2nd row, andrew tobin, andy tobin, axed, captain, dropped, Elite Player Squad, England, Lewis Moody, lock, rugby, second row, SLIK images, Steve Borthwick | Leave A Comment »
Martin Johnson announces a return to the England squad for Charlie Hodgson and David Strettle, with Nick Easter captaining the side for the game against the Barbarians on May 30th at Twickenham.
May 26, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: Bagshot, Ben Foden (Northampton Saints), Dan Ward-Smith (London Wasps), Danny Care (Harlequins); Jon Golding (Newcastle Falcons), Dave Attwood (Gloucester Rugby), David Strettle (Harlequins); Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks), Elite Player Squad, England, EPS, James Haskell (Stade Francais), Joe Simpson (London Wasps), Joe Worsley (London Wasps), Lee Mears (Bath Rugby), Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks), Martin Johnson, Mathew Tait (Sale Sharks), Mike Tindall (Gloucester Rugby), Nick Easter (Harlequins), Olly Barkley (Bath Rugby), Paul Doran-Jones (Gloucester Rugby), Pennyhill Park, rugby, Rugby Union, Shontayne Hape (Bath Rugby), Steffon Armitage (London Irish), Steve Thompson (CA Brive), Surrey, Tim Payne (London Wasps), Tom Palmer (Stade Francais) | Leave A Comment »
Australia snatch the Emirates London Rugby Sevens 19-14 from South Africa after a thrilling 2 days of spectacle and battle at Twickenham in London.
May 23, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: 7s, Albert Valentin, andrew tobin, andy tobin, Argentina, Australia, canada, Emirates, England, Fiji, france, Kenya, london, New Zealand, rugby, Samoa, sevens, SLIK images, slikimages, Twickenham, USA, Victor Sudi Simiyu | Leave A Comment »
Steve Borthwick has been ruled out of the forthcoming tour to Australia and New Zealand follinw a knee injury sustained against Scotland in the 6-Nations.
May 05, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: andrew tobin, andy tobin, captain, captaincy rugby union, England, injury, Lewis Moody, rugby, saracens, SLIK images, slikimages, Steve Borthwick, tour australia | Leave A Comment »
Toby Flood remains on the bench as Martin Johnson relies on Johnny Wilkinson to take on the Irish on Saturday
Feb 23, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: Bagshot, Danny Care, England, Johnny Wilkinson, Martin Johnson, Matthew Tait, Pennyhill Park, RBS Six Nations, rugby, Surrey, Tim Payne, Toby Flood, training, union | Leave A Comment »
Micro-adjustment of focus, and the limits autofocus when shooting in a snow shower
Feb 10, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union, Techniques | Tags: 1DIV, adjustment, autofocus, Bagshot, Canon 1D Mark IV, Dan Cole, Danny Care, England, lens, Lewis Moody, micro, Nick Easter, Paul Hodgson, Pennyhill Park Hotel, Riki Flutey, rugby, snow, Toby Flood, training | 1 Comment »
Key players return to the England squad for the Six Nations
Feb 02, 2010 | Categories: Rugby Union | Tags: Bagshot, England, O2, Pennyhill Park, rugby, six nations, squad, team, training | Leave A Comment »
