I was able to watch the first half of the FBA Boys Varsity Soccer match versus Sarasota Christian School. I have to find out who won and edit this post later, but by the end of the first half I think FBA was up 3-0.
Even though FBA's squad is dramatically reduced this year due to "Beacons Football" defections, they still seemed to have some genuine talent on the field. I was told there are only a handful of 8th graders on the team, and the balance is 5th-7th grade. What I saw was good.
I managed to snap off a few pix, and since I don't know how many of their games I will be getting to this season, I hope I got a majority of the team. It's hard with substitutions, and not always being on the "action" side of the field.
Whenever I shoot sports I have a tug of war with myself. My intention is to try and get a feature shot of each player, but a "follow the action" drive seems to take over, and I always walk away wondering who I missed, and hoping I'll get them next time around.
Sometimes a very active player doesn't get the best shot because I may have been blocked by another player, or his back is to me, is too far away, or yes once in a while... out of focus. Ironically, this is most frequently the case on scoring plays. If I am ready for a close shot at one end, invariably the action shifts rapidly to the other end. I may shoot in vain, getting shots of players backs moving swiftly further and further away! Such are the travails.
If one waits patiently though, sometimes they are rewarded. If you look at the gallery of pix from this game on NaplesPix.com, you may just see such a reward.
Feel free to leave comments.
Mike
Even though FBA's squad is dramatically reduced this year due to "Beacons Football" defections, they still seemed to have some genuine talent on the field. I was told there are only a handful of 8th graders on the team, and the balance is 5th-7th grade. What I saw was good.
I managed to snap off a few pix, and since I don't know how many of their games I will be getting to this season, I hope I got a majority of the team. It's hard with substitutions, and not always being on the "action" side of the field.
Whenever I shoot sports I have a tug of war with myself. My intention is to try and get a feature shot of each player, but a "follow the action" drive seems to take over, and I always walk away wondering who I missed, and hoping I'll get them next time around.
Sometimes a very active player doesn't get the best shot because I may have been blocked by another player, or his back is to me, is too far away, or yes once in a while... out of focus. Ironically, this is most frequently the case on scoring plays. If I am ready for a close shot at one end, invariably the action shifts rapidly to the other end. I may shoot in vain, getting shots of players backs moving swiftly further and further away! Such are the travails.
If one waits patiently though, sometimes they are rewarded. If you look at the gallery of pix from this game on NaplesPix.com, you may just see such a reward.
Feel free to leave comments.
Mike
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