The Bull surveys his field

I was lucky enough (thanks Alan) to get along to Croke Park on Saturday, 22nd December to see Ireland take on Argentina in a friendly international (although there was, and is always an edge to matches against the Puma’s due to the recent history between the two teams). Here are some photo’s from the match…

I must admit that the match was a little underwhelming after the excitement of the Munster – All Blacks match on the previous Tuesday. It was an ill tempered match, due to the recent history between the two teams, Argentina suffered the loss of two of their most influential players before kickoff. After 60 minutes of a slug fest, Ireland opened up a lead in the last quarter to win 17-6. Here are some more shots from the match:

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And finally, here is a panorama created from 14 shots. I originally tried this in Photoshop CS3 but found too many “merge” artifacts. I then tried Microsoft Research ICE (Image Composite Editor) and it did a fantastic job on it. This is the small size, the full size on is 56 Megapixels!

You can also check them out on Flickr here.

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Author: jbourke

2 Responses to “Ireland V Argentina @ Croke Park”

1. Conor says:

   November 29, 2008 at 6:39 pm

   Some great shots from a otherwise lack luster match (was there also)
   btw took your advise and bought thr 450D you recommended
2. Jonathan Bourke says:

   December 1, 2008 at 3:48 pm

   Thanks for the comment. I agree with you about the match. I got to both of the Croke park internationals, but would have given a substansial portion of the right hand side of my body for the Thomand Park match. Enjoy the 450, but be warnned, it is the start of an addiction.

   Jonathan