Soccer - Joy and Defeat

[chook]

I kinda like this shot, as I think it shows both sides of a goal. Joy and #1 and the frustration of letting up a goal. True / False? Is all the netting and bars distracting? Shot with Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS so I could have lowered the apeture a stop. I'd like to be able to see the scorers face. Thanks for any feedback.

Camera Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 1/5000 sec
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 275 mm
ISO Speed 400


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[lerabu]

The emotion of sport quite nicely captured!

[Jim Bryant]

Nice shot.........sure tells the story.

[Jensers]

First off - I dont think the net and bars are distracting - makes it feel like a cage and adds something to it. Also - I really like the image.

That being said - as a soccer guy the girl with the net confuses me because the ball is just hitting the net, the GK just hit the ground - I get all that. Is the girl grabbing the net because she saw the keeper coming and she is actually trying to not get hit, or use the net to keep from falling? I dont see how she could have known the goal was scored, turn and grab the net and be well into the process of shaking it in frustration all in the blink of an eye?

[Sterling]

That being said - as a soccer guy the girl with the net confuses me because the ball is just hitting the net...

Maybe she was doing that all along and is the reason they were scored upon. Or maybe she's crazy.

[wamplers]

Originally Posted by Jensers

I dont see how she could have known the goal was scored, turn and grab the net and be well into the process of shaking it in frustration all in the blink of an eye?

Well, the score is from when it crosses the line, not when it hits the net. The scorer is already celebrating, so it's conceivable (to me) that the defensive player could be already upset and reacting.

[chook]

Or what was she doing behind the goalie and in the goal in the first place. I'm with Sterling thats probably why they scored.

[Jensers]

Ahhhh... Her fault! That is possible and could make sense.
I was thinking perhaps she was on the post on a set piece of some kind. Whatever the case - it looks like she is also the captain.
I dont think the player celebrating is the goal scorer based on the way the ball is hitting the net and how the players are standing.
I am guessing this is a corner - the captain was on the post, the ball perhaps came loose or was sent back across goal and put in from somewhere at the far post to the captain. She saw it early and could do nothing to stop it and perhaps realized the keeper was not in a position to save it.
But that is hard to say because the one thing that would not make sense is how the keeper is falling and where.
This is perhaps just drivel - I apologize. The image is great.

[chook]

good call / analysis. Dead on. I think it was a corner. Thanks.

[danbaileyphoto]

Great shot! I definitely tells both sides of the story, and no, I don't think that you need to lose the netting background, that's what gives the shot a sense of place and actually illustrates the story of your photograph.

Shots like this are hard to make and the only method is to keep shooting, keep shooting, keep shooting and keep shooting. Keep your camera trained on the subject and keep shooting. Eventually, you'll get an outstanding image with all the elements that you want in the scene.