Practical Photography - UK (2020-04)

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THERE’SNOTHINGQUITE

li kean imagethatplacesyou

in themiddleof theaction.

HobbyistphotographerNick

Hodgson(instagram.com/

nickhodgsonphoto)getsas

cl oseas he canwhensnapping

hi s favouritesportingevent.

“Myinterestin wrestling

begana coupleof yearsago,

and I wentto an eventthinking

I couldcombinemy passions

tocapturesomeinteresting

ac tionshots.Thisimagewas

ta kenduringan intensetag

te ammatch.Theymoveso

quicklythatI haveto maximise

opportunitieswheretheaction

is still.I liketo showcasethe

in tensityof matchesso I get

ascloseas possible,generally

sh ootingthroughtheropes.

“Thelowlightis problematic,

sofindmyselfshootingat 3200

IS O,whichcanresultin digital

noise.Despitethis,I findthat

th e noisedoesn’tdetractmuch

fr omtheimage.”

It’sgoodpracticeto plan,buteventhemostmethodicalof planners

of tencapturestrikingimagessimplyby beingin therightplaceat the

righttime.AndyGardner(andygardnerphotography.com)explains

howclosehecameto missingout on thisVictorian-inspiredscene.

“I knewa filmcrewwasfilmingin Brightonrailwaystationandsaw

it as an idealopportunityto testoutmy newCanon6D.I couldn’tget

anywherenearthesetdueto increasedsecurity,andmy 50mmlens

was toowideto captureanynotableshotsof thefilming,so I decided

tocallit a dayfairlysoonafterarriving.

“A s I walkedto thecarpark,I turnedaroundto catcha glimpseof

th e mostamazingbeamof lightilluminatingtheinsideof thestation.

The intricatearchitectureandVictorianironworkreallystoodout.

I to oka numberof shotsbeforea lonefigureemergedfrombehind

one of thepillarsandsteppedbackintothebeamof light.I’ll be the

fir stto admitthatthephotowasa completefluke,butI’mextremely

happywiththewayit turnedout.Youcouldevenbe forgivenfor

th inkingthattheimagewastakena 100yearsago.”

# 10 Be flexible

STREET

Canon 6D | 50mm | 1/400sec | f/4 | ISO 100

Nikon D700 | 24mm | 1/320sec | f/3.5 | ISO 3200

TIP

RAISEYOUR

IS O FORSPEED

HigherISOsallowforfaster

shutterspeeds,whichwill

increaseyourchances of

capturingpin-sharp

actionshots.

# 9 Get close to the action

SPORTS