The arrival of October means that we're getting into one of my favourite sporting times of the year. Football has begun, the baseball play-offs are about to begin and the puck is about to drop on another season of hockey. I made the short trip over to my old school to watch the Champlain Cavaliers take on the St. Jérôme Cheminots in RSEQ football action. Much like the summer concerts, I was able to get right on the sidelines for the game, getting me right next to the action. I grabbed a spot between the 40-yard line and one of the end zones, then waited for the action to come to me. With football being a somewhat violent sport, there are always a variety of bodies flying around, which can make
for some pretty dramatic photographs. When shooting, I try to focus on the quarterback at the beginning of the play, and if there isn't a sack, I try to quickly track what direction the ball is going so that I can maybe snap off a catch, interception or big hit. Part of the fun for me is that there is something happening every play. I may not get a clear shot all the time as the odd player, referee or goal post sometimes get in the way, but it's that much more fun when I look my screen afterwards and find that I managed to catch a great play. The first photograph was taken at f/5, 1/1000sec, ISO 400 at 200mm. The second photograph was taken at f/2.8, 1/2000sec, ISO 400 at 200mm and the third photograph was taken at f/5.6, 1/500sec, ISO 400 at 200mm. Here are some more photographs that I took during the game.
f/5.6, 1/400sec, ISO 400 at 160mm
f/5, 1/640sec, ISO 400 at 182mm
f/4, 1/1250sec, ISO 400 at 200mm
f/4, 1/1000sec, ISO 400 at 130mm
f/4, 1/1000sec, ISO 400 at 185mm
f/3.2, 1/1600sec, ISO 400 at 130mm
f/3.2, 1/1250sec, ISO 400 at 200mm
f/3.2, 1/1600sec, ISO 400 at 160mm
f/3.2, 1/1600sec, ISO 400 at 200mm
f/3.2, 1/1600sec, ISO 400 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/2500sec, ISO 800 at 200mm
f/3.2, 1/2000sec, ISO 800 at 200mm
f/3.2, 1/2000sec, ISO 800 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/6400sec, ISO 800 at 200mm
f/2.8, 1/6400sec, ISO 800 at 200mm
There is still one home game left on the schedule. Since Champlain is currently 4-1, there is also the chance of a home play-off game in the future. Hopefully I'll be heading back out to the gridiron another time before the season comes to an end.
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