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December 13th, 1933
Behind the vet. A good viewpoint for “ soccer ” matches. 1/250W sec. exposure.
DURING the bright winter afternoons, a fascinating branch of outdoor photography, in town and country alike, for the enthusiastic amateur, is the recording of incidents connected with the more popular types of winter sports and pastimes.
The use of a camera at a football match, either association or rugby, can greatly add to the interest and enjoy¬ ment obtainable by the pho¬ tographer, than by simply attending on account of a passive interest in the
“ home side.” J/k
It is in the making of pictures connected with these
ALFRED F. EVE.
least amount of quick movement, selected accordingly.
The fastest possible plates or films — of which there are many fine varieties now on the market — -should be used for this work. The fast panchromatic kind are also advocated in view of the rapid yellowing of the light on winter afternoons.
" Saved.'" 1/350 th sec. exposure, at 15 yards.
games that rapid instan¬ taneous photography comes into its own, as these events usually contain plenty of very fast action crowded into the space of a second, demanding exacting and skilful use of the camera for successful results.
The ideal type of appara¬ tus for this work is un¬ questionably that of the focal-plane or Press pattern, fitted with a large-aperture lens, allowing of rapid shut¬ ter speeds in conjunction with the greatest amount of exposure to the plate pos¬ sible ; but the user of the cheaper type of cameras fitted with a shutter giving exposures up to about i/iooth part of a second, can, under favourable con¬ ditions, get quite good results, provided the limita¬ tions of his apparatus are considered, and subjects farther away, or with the
“ Heads to the hall" 1/350 th sec. exposure.
Having decided on the match on which to test your capabilities, permission to ap¬ proach nearer to the field of play than the ordinary spec¬ tator should first be obtained , especially if the game is a professional or first-class ama¬ teur one.
At local junior events, how¬ ever, the amateur is usually free to choose the position he desires, without any fear of “ barracking ” from dis¬ gruntled members of the crov\d, and for this reason it is advisable to confine his acti¬ vities to these games until greater confidence and ability have been achieved.
At “ soccer ” or hockey matches, one of the best posi¬ tions from the picture point of view is either to right or left of the goal-mouth and at a distance of twelve to fifteen yards away, clear of the line, and with the light falling as full on to the players as possible.
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