Diss Town vs Felixstowe & Walton

A good friend of mine was down in Norfolk for the weekend last week. He was here for a friends 30th, and at the same time, had rearranged it, so he could officiate a local game (he's a referee). So I thought this would be a good chance to go and see him in action, I also saw it as an opportunity to have a go at some sports photography. I've done a bit here and there, nothing ever more than casually. The game was between Diss and Felixstowe, so I contacted the home club, who more than happy for me to bring along a camera.

Sports photography has always fascinated me, I find it more and more common for me to watch photographers at a sports game, and see them at work on their laptops, processing images, and sending them off throughout the game, than sometimes the action on the pitch. Things have changed, and through the social world of Twitter, Norwich City send through images of the game for fans to follow as it happens. Luckily, I had a few days after the game to sort through what I shot. I trust my 6D for occasions like this, I have a modest telephoto lens though, so wasn't entirely sure how good my shots would be.

After the game, I sent my images off to Diss Town and Felixstowe & Walton United. They were both very kind and grateful, and even shared my images in their match reports. You can click on the team names to be directed to their websites.

I do think that if ever these opportunities arise again, I would love to go along to these games and shoot away. A thoroughly enjoyable game, and I'd love to photograph this sort of thing more.