Owls vs Eagles on the Kiwanis Football League
Proud of my son. Brandon is keeping his weight under control. Being an "X Man” gives him some latitude regarding his weight, still his position as a left guard comes with a lot of responsibilities; however, it is a team effort, and the Mini Owls team is strong and persistent.
I tried working with two cameras for the game: one for action, one for close-ups, but forget it, when the action starts is hard to keep up, and these kids move fast, so I stuck with the Fuji X-T2 and XF 50-140mm 2.8 combo. True, at the beginning of the game Eagles surprised everybody with an early touch-down, quite uncommon when playing against the Owls; nevertheless, good coaching helped the team to refocus and take the game all the way to the end, becoming victorious 38-6.
Just wished the stadium lighting were a bit better. The camera's white balance struggles with action happening in dark spots; however, the autofocus remained king, and high ISO is hardly noticeable in the pictures when shooting jpegs. In addition, by reducing file size, continuous bursts can go unstopped for a long time, which is very good for those winning plays. Good marks for this camera set.
I have chosen a set of pictures to showcase for this blog. For the whole game, click the link below: