Sunday league footy [Archive]

pxl8

22-10-2006, 17:48

I popped along to the local park where a couple of local teams were playing...

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Man down!
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Time for a quick smoke...
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Ambulance arrives for the wounded, suspected broken leg.
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Back to the game
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The pitch, you might have noticed, is anything but flat

RobertP

22-10-2006, 19:59

Nice set :)

Thought I was seeing noise in some shots but I think it is rain!

Interesting how you can see the difference to shots with big lenses where the subject is well isolated by the large aperture and focal length. The background being too clear is probably the only negative point in these.

minimeeze

22-10-2006, 20:20

Do you have a bum fetish? :lol:
Some good shots - love the one of the bloke having a fag....class!

digitalfailure

22-10-2006, 20:40

http://photo.pxl8.co.uk/albums/22-10/IMG_9779.JPG

does my bum look big in this?.........is blue my colour?

23-10-2006, 09:45

I really like these. I'm not the biggest fan of the game, but these shots really caprure the passion and enthusiasm at base level away from the silly money and prima donna tantrums.

A longer lens would have been nice to isolate the action, but these are great all the same.

pxl8

23-10-2006, 10:30

Thanks folks. I'll be happy to try a 400 f/4 IS if someone wants to donate one :)

Actually at this location I doubt it would be much use, the pitch is about 1/4 size and the 70-200 was too long some of the time :(

I'll have to go back this weekend and see if I can find a better place to shoot from with the 1.4x bolted on. It was my first attempt at shooting football and quite a learning experience.

No bum fetish, but the coach leaning over like that was a shot I couldn't pass up on!