It’s been a good year for shooting soccer in Salt Lake. World Cup Qualifier, MLS All-Star game, MLS Playoffs, and now the icing on the cake, Real Salt Lake’s Championship win over Beckham, Donovan, and the LA Galaxy. Real Salt Lake forward Robbie Findley (10) collides with LA goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts. LA’s Sean Franklin and [...]
Davy Arnaud A couple frames from the Major League Soccer All-Star practice session. For all the worry I had about getting a good frame at this, there was a great moment when Wilman Conde suddenly leaned in and signed the front element of my lens. A total surprise, but it made a great frame. And [...]
Finally got a minute to edit my take from Major League Soccer’s All-Star match vs. Everton FC. Enjoy… Everton keeper Tim Howard, MLS forward Conor Casey MLS forward Conor Casey, Everton forward Jo Everton midfielder Maroune Fellaini takes the ball past a prone MLS midfielder Kyle Beckerman MLS keeper Zach Thornton MLS keeper Kasey Keller
I had this amazing idea for advancing the technology of sports photography. 1. A sensor is inserted into the ball. 2. A million times a second, a microprocessor in my camera calculates the distance from the “film plane” to the sensor and focuses accordingly. 2A. Thus, the ball is always in focus. The photo above [...]
Focus, lens choice, position. Sometimes it all works.
