Practical Photography - UK (2019-09)

A second

chance

I neverthoughtI wouldcapture

th is image.I washavinga really

bad shootup untilthispoint,and

I wasreallyupsetat myselffor

beinglatechangingbetweenmy

30 0mmand70-200mmlenses

foranearliercelebrationpicture.

ThedelaymeantI’dmanagedto

missthebestframes.I saton the

si deof thepitch,exhaustedand

emotionalthatI’dcomeall the

waytoParisandscrewedup.

I onlymanagedto snapoutof it

af tera colleaguereassuredme:

“I ’msuretherewill be another

goal.”Thenjustmomentslater,

ParisSaint-Germainplayer

Neymarscored,andthistime

I was readywiththerightlens.

Af tera particularlyawfulstart,

I endedup walkingawaywith

myfavouritecelebrationpicture

oftheentireseason.

Harriet used a shutter
speed of 1/320sec to
capture this action shot.

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