I heard a prominent Motorsport photographer once say that if you see it you’ve missed it. He was talking about that critical moment.
In sports the critical moment may have a window of less than 1/100th of second. And if you see it through the lens of your camera – you’ve missed it. You see a SLR, Single Lens Reflex, camera a mirror raises in order to capture the image. Whilst the mirror is raised you can’t see anything through the lens.
I thought I’d missed this footballer of Adhara FC as he brought the football back into play off the opponents goal line. The shutter was pressed a moment before the anticipated critical moment. All I saw was darkness followed by him disappearing under my camera’s view. As you can imagine, I was delighted to have captured this, which is definitely the best shot of the day 
Adhara FC footballer catches the football in mid air.
Adhara FC footballer catches the football in mid air.
Why was I photographing a football match?
Adhara FC is managed by one of my clients. This started with their wedding. I remember it well as there was a running commentary being relayed to Ben, the groom, on the progress of a major football match. PatB Wedding Photography now sponsors the football club and today I was at the match to photograph the team of 2010.
Adhara FC 2010 team photo
Pat
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