A few days back I was asked if I would like to attend a soccer game where a couple of former co-workers would be playing. I thought it was kind of odd that they'd be playing soccer at 9:00PM on a Sunday night, but once I got around that thought bubble, I figured it might not only be fun, but it could be a good opportunity to take a few photographs. Over the past couple of years, I've taken photographs at baseball, hockey and football games. I've actually taken some soccer photographs in the past, but that was several years ago during a Sports Photography course I took. I probably should have gone over my notes a little bit before leaving because I was a 
little rusty on the rules and the flow of the game. I was a little bit over focused on trying to get photographs of my two friends. As a result, I ended up missing several cool plays off of corner kicks and throw-ins. Something I'll have to keep in mind should I end up down at the pitch once again. The game was between the Longueuil Belettes and a team from Greenfield Park. Two teams who play in the U-21 Feminin Inter-Ville Rive-Sud league. As I mentioned, the teams took pitch a little after 9:00PM at Centre Multi-Sport in the shadow of the Colisée Jean-Beliveau. The conditions were a little difficult. There were several lights pointed at the field, 
but I didn't want to go over ISO 1600 in an attempt to limit the amount of noise that would appear in my photographs. Low light conditions and fast moving athletes don't mix very well. I still managed to grab some pretty interesting and action packed shots, mostly by trying to position myself as close to the action as possible and trying to shoot mostly while the ladies were directly under the lights. A sense of anticipation and some good luck factored into these shots as well. The first photograph was taken at f/4, 1/20sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm. The second photograph was taken at f/4, 1/125sec, ISO 1600 at 142mm and the third photograph was taken at f/4, 1/100sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm. Here are several more photographs that I took during the game.
little rusty on the rules and the flow of the game. I was a little bit over focused on trying to get photographs of my two friends. As a result, I ended up missing several cool plays off of corner kicks and throw-ins. Something I'll have to keep in mind should I end up down at the pitch once again. The game was between the Longueuil Belettes and a team from Greenfield Park. Two teams who play in the U-21 Feminin Inter-Ville Rive-Sud league. As I mentioned, the teams took pitch a little after 9:00PM at Centre Multi-Sport in the shadow of the Colisée Jean-Beliveau. The conditions were a little difficult. There were several lights pointed at the field, 
but I didn't want to go over ISO 1600 in an attempt to limit the amount of noise that would appear in my photographs. Low light conditions and fast moving athletes don't mix very well. I still managed to grab some pretty interesting and action packed shots, mostly by trying to position myself as close to the action as possible and trying to shoot mostly while the ladies were directly under the lights. A sense of anticipation and some good luck factored into these shots as well. The first photograph was taken at f/4, 1/20sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm. The second photograph was taken at f/4, 1/125sec, ISO 1600 at 142mm and the third photograph was taken at f/4, 1/100sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm. Here are several more photographs that I took during the game.
f/4, 1/125sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/4, 1/400sec, ISO 1600 at 123mm
f4, 1/100sec, ISO 1600 at 88mm
f/4, 1/160sec, ISO 1600 at 80mm
f/3.2, 1/250sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f3.2, 1/200sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/3.2, 1/125sec, ISO 1600 at 168mm
f3.2, 1/125sec, ISO 1600 at 168mm
f/3.2, 1/160sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/400sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/400sec, ISO 1600 at 135mm
f/2.8, 1/320sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/500sec, ISO 1600 at 85mm
f/2.8, 1/400sec, ISO 1600 at 200mm
You may have noticed a few recurring faces in these photographs. As I mentioned, I was there to photograph a couple friends, hello Grace & Sarah. Sadly, the Photographer Curse did the ladies in. I seem to bring bad luck to the athletes I go to photograph. I can now add soccer to the list of sports I've been invited to photograph, only to see the people who invited me find themselves on the wrong side of the scoreboard. Hopefully, this won't keep me from getting invited back again.
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