30 September
Camera
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON Z f
Lens
35mm f/2
CameraNIKON CORPORATION NIKON Z fLens35mm f/235mmf/8
Intent
Behind the frame
- What I was trying to do:
- Pull one out of the fire. This was taken on September 29th. I'd been sitting on a black and white photo for a while (and had actually submitted it) but was heading into London one final time before the deadline and I was basically on the hunt for interesting moments.
- What worked:
- A bunch of things came together here. I have no idea who these people were but the guy in the Madrid shirt was taking on any challengers at a very small game of football within the confines of that circle. He didn't know the person he was playing against but he'd just scored a goal and the fact he's framed by the reaction of his opponent's friends (you can just about see his opponent's feet by the goal) made me smile. I was using a 35mm manual focus lens so I just set it to the hyperfocal distance at f/8 stood on the side of the game where the light was coming from. It was cloudy enough that nobody was casting a shadow but there was just enough light to make the subject's face pop when he turned to face his friend who is out of frame to the right.
- What I'd do differently:
- I've cropped in quite heavily here. Originally it was a 3x2 with a satisfyingly clear background but the lads playing the game are the stars so focus on them is important. Maybe shot in portrait to begin with, but who knows?
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