[Leica] Six year old soccer

[rickfloyd at comcast.net (rickfloyd at comcast.net)]

Even this crusty old American has learned to love the sport of soccer.? I 
love shooting it as a sport.? It is very fast, dramatic and frustrating.? As 
your grand daughter grows out of bee-hive soccer into a more competitive 
arena, the photo opportunities go up dramatically - but, so does the 
equipment demands. 



Here are some of mine from a couple of years ago as my son started playing 
in college. 



http://www.me.com/gallery/#home 



I do have a theory about the location of action on the field - it's my duck 
theory.? Shooting soccer is like shooting ducks on the pond.? The closer you 
get, the more they move away from you.? Since I shoot everything with a 
70-200 f2.8 zoom and 1.3x crop camera, I can only cover about 1/4 of the 
pitch.? So, I just work really hard to get good shots in those areas. 



I think your shots are very exciting. 



Rick 






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> 
To: "Leica LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:21:51 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [Leica] Six year old soccer 

Nathan, 

Rugby is certainly a more photogenic sport than soccer. But my 6 year old 
grand daughter does not play rugby (yet). So what's a doting grandfather to 
do? 


http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Soccer/ 


Soccer is a sport of development and strategy that offers few dramatic 
picture opportunities. Certainly nothing like a close play at home base or a 
basketball layup. But my experience is skewed since I have played, coached, 
and watched the game since I was a young teen. But I do agree that it is a 
tough sport to photograph. The best action ALWAYS takes place at the other 
end of the field, 100 meters away. 


Larry Z 

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