Football: 1st Attempt

[pavman]

I took my 1st load of images at a local football match today here's an example:

Canon 40D Lens EF 70-200 F2.8L IS USM
Used Shutter priority TV 1/750 AV 4.5 ISO 400 Focal length 135mm

Impact


After impact:


C & C welcome thanks

[bsmith]

Looks like it smarted a bit " ouch", well caught pavman split second timing, great colours and interesting shots.

[jinky]

Love the face "melting" on impact in the first one - as Bob says great timing and colour

[Cutter]

Great shot the pictures say it all .

[pavman]

Thanks for you comments folks Sunday Park football not easy to photograph as trying to predict where the ball will go next was not easy.
I will take a small stool with me next time as I shot standing up or low crouching at times hand holding the camera/lens also think getting lower down will get better angle as I note when I took images of headers
here is an example, if I was lower down with a bit of foreground it show how high the guys jumped to head the ball


Loads to work to be done to get the right action shots! Cheers Peter

[jinky]

I know what you mean about the stool. In the Great Run season I cover the road races in my region and learned after the first two that a stool, monopod and flask of tea or coffee were more important than my camera gear - especially in the rain of Manchester!