Soccer!

[Nill Toulme]

First tournament of "spring" (well, sort of) ... a rainy cold weekend in Savannah ... and a nice change of pace from basketball (although there wasn't a whole lot more light!):

http://www.toulme.net/sports/aysa/iafc_u15/012504/1d-58744_std.jpg

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1D, 300 f/2.8L IS with 1.4x, mostly ISO 1600.

Two complete games with slideshow at

http://www.toulme.net/sports/aysa/iafc_u15/012504/index.htm

Nill
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www.toulme.net

[dbevis]

Great action, great facial expressions!

Were you hanging from a ceiling fan in the restaurant? That's a very clever composition.
Based on the other shots, there's little doubt they burned off all the calories from those waffles.

[Nill Toulme]

Were you hanging from a ceiling fan in the restaurant? That's a very clever composition.
Heh... no, that's the beauty of a fisheye... it can make you seem to be where you're not.

Have to share these too. Our fearless and resourceful keeper, caught in a one-on-one outside the 18, didn't lose her head -- she used it.

http://www.toulme.net/sports/aysa/iafc_u15/012504/1d-59269_std.jpg

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Nill
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www.toulme.net

[Steve Mitchell]

Great sequence. I like your soccer shots, and your pj shots as well. I got a definite feel of "being there", which is what it's all about.

[Nill Toulme]

Thanks Steve. Shooting soccer this weekend was almost like a vacation after banging my head against basketball the last two months.

Nill
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www.toulme.net

[Steve Mitchell]

I know exactly what you mean. After shooting basketball all season, the first time I go outside to shoot baseball it's like " Colors! holy cow ISO 200 sure looks good.

[Nill Toulme]

Heh... well I didn't exactly make it to ISO 200 this weekend. 800 maybe when it stopped raining for the afternoon game...

Nill
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www.toulme.net