U13 girls weekend soccer tournament

Mitchell

My daughter's U13 team had a tournament this weekend. The weather varied from rainy to hot and sunny over the four games. After discussions two weeks ago on another board, I decided to shoot these games on full manual after spot metering on the player's faces before the games. If the weather or lighting changed, I remetered. It worked out well, and my photos were very consistent.

Game 1 (cloudy and drizzling) ISO 800 at times to keep my SS up
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Game 2 (cloudier but no rain)
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Game 3 (Sunny and hot!)
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Game 4 - Championship Game (Cloudy, rainy and late! (quick hand me my D3))
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The game was decided by penalty kicks!
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We won by 1 goal. Swarming the keeper!
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Dancing around the keeper~
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Champions!
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Zanotti

That last one is a real winner! It feels like we are there.

Nice shots, tough conditions!

Z

jonh68

I lke the use of the wide angle/fisheye ? . Puts you right there

Mitchell

jonh68 wrote:

I lke the use of the wide angle/fisheye ? . Puts you right there

Glad you like the last shot. It was taken with the Nikkor 10.5mm fisheye. I brought this lens on a separate body with the hope of using it for this shot if they won.

gman33

Love them all Mitch...your daughter must have been very proud to get that trophy!!! Like the expression on #1...well done

PineapplePhoto

Loved the pics, love the sport

That last wide shot is a winner, i am sure they will want a copy!

Mitchell

I made a personal collage for each player after our victory in the Halloween Tournament this weekend. These printed really nicely at 8x10.

Here's a sample:

Phyxius

Nice job!!! I bet the girls are going to be thrilled! The collages look great too, well done dad!

ian408

Some nice shots. Great bokeh and a great team shot too!