GM Holden Footy (Part 3)... my last post on this event!

I was worried that it would rain on the day, thankfully the weather held up & the sun was beaming! Admittedly, I am not much of a sport photography person - so when I was asked to cover the event, I sort of made it my first real attempt in taking photos of people in sport. Fair to say, there were moments where I stood at one side of the ground waiting for some "action" to happen only to see it on the other side. After a bit of "to and fro" I finally decided to stand in the middle of the ground not sure if it was the right thing to do ... but for me its a somewhat a logical thing to do... yes, I'll probably not be close to the real action... but this was somewhat compensated by the zoom len I brought with me (I am thinking... if only I have the 2x adaptor).


After about 2 hours in the sun running (rather messing) around with my heavy gear... my most important lesson for sports photography ... I'll bring a monopod next time. no wonder those pro sports photographer always have a monopod attached (I had sore arms... towards the end of the event, I almost ran out of motivation to lift my camera). This is seriously the most important gear for sports photos... that way your eyes can see through the viewfinder throughout the entire game - capturing every moment that counts.


Having said that... I still have questions re whether I should use the "one shot" mode or switch to "al servo"... I find that one shot is better at focusing - but provided I am fast enough.


In all, I think it was a fun day... I learnt some practical tip from just being on the ground.