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Heartfelt thanks to Coach Dave, who did a heck of a job with a rather motley crew.

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November 15th, 2008 | Tags: soccer | Category: Photos, sport | Leave a comment

Team photo.  Let me know if you want a full-sized file.

November 15th, 2008 | Tags: soccer | Category: Photos, sport | Leave a comment

K,  in blue,  gets on the ball and prevents it from going out.  K turns it, and considers passing to L, but then the green player moves in, and L rushes to assist.

It does not end well for any of them.

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November 15th, 2008 | Tags: soccer | Category: Photos, sport | Leave a comment

Sometimes the light, and the past-prime leaves, arrange themselves so that all you need to do is push the button.

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November 11th, 2008 | Tags: soccer | Category: Photos, sport | Leave a comment

This is some serious football.

It’s also an attempt to frame a subject, and provide depth, by making the out-of-focus players in the background look at the subject, which is the only thing in focus.

October 19th, 2008 | Tags: soccer | Category: Photos, sport | Leave a comment

54,000 screaming football fans are all very well…  But this was some mighty fine ice cream.

October 12th, 2008 | Tags: football, ice cream | Category: Photos, sport | Leave a comment

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October 4th, 2008 | Tags: autumn, soccer | Category: Photos, sport | Leave a comment

It turns out that a telephoto lens has two huge advantages for portraiture (never mind the stupid sports photography):

1. Heavy bokeh. People who are five feet behind the subject are grossly out of focus.

2. Your victims don’t notice you, because you’re 75m away, and so they act normal.

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September 23rd, 2008 | Tags: soccer | Category: Photos, sport | Leave a comment