Flat ball - NO, just hard head

© Damir Sencar

Flat ball - NO, just hard head

Uploaded: August 18, 2007

Description

Yesterdays soccer game of First National Football League in Croatia between Inter and Sibenik.
I am shooting soccer and other sports for years (over 10 years) and I did never took this kind of image (had some simular ball bending in tenis...). I was just to lucky to capture this.
Picture taken just after sunset, around 20.00 hours
Canon EOS 1D
Canon EF 300mm f2.8 L USM IS
1/1250 sec
f2.8
RAW
Nothing done with photo except crop and something like auto levels and sharp.
Senn

Comments

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict August 18, 2007

Great action image here Damir...Dominick #717230

Crystal L. Craig September 04, 2007

Wow! Great capture Damir! I didn't know a soccer ball could do that! Excellent! #4747321

Meghan Gonski April 05, 2008

This is fantastic!! What would you recommend to someone who is looking into a career in soccer photography? I have been taking photos of my sister's comp soccer team for four (going on five this summer) years now. I hope you look at my gallery I have some of my soccer photos on there!
Meghan #5746858

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