Lacock Positive

18th January 2024

Our evening started with a talk given by our club secretary, Lesley Cadger on photographing sports, particularly rugby. Among other things, she listed the different aspects of the game to photograph, namely:

Scrums, including the scrum half throwing the ball in
Line outs, including the hooker throwing the ball in, and the player being lifted
Scoring a try
Tackling
Passing the ball
Kicking the ball
Player and referee expressions

Then a discussion of kit needed:

A long telephoto zoom lens, up to 400mm if possible
24-105mm (or equivalent) for group photos
Warm clothing

The use of tripods was discussed, but as this prevents moving around, it isn't preferred. Finally, camera settings:

Manual shooting mode
Shutter speed of 1/1000s
f/4 to isolate players (blurring the background)
f/8 to include more distant players
Auto ISO
Continuous shooting (try not to fill the camera buffer)

Finally we discussed a club photoshoot date of Saturday 3rd February at Sutton Benger Recreation Ground, Chestnut Road, SN15 4RP.


© Lesley Cadger

Then Larry St. Croix, of our own parish, revealed the work he had done on the ICM images members had taken during the workshop on 30th November, including placing them in room settings using Wallpictureapp.com

All the members were grateful to Larry for his efforts.

Our next meeting will be on 1st February.