Athlone-Galway
July 2022
Like in March 2019, I was invited to take photos of a local (yet, 1st league) football match: Athlone vs Galway. The conditions were very challenging the last time: night time + artificial lighting which are not ideal to take fast action shots. This year's lighting was a bit more favourable, but the light was constantly dimming from 7.45pm to 10pm, so I had to boost the ISO levels.
Final result: Athlone 1 - Galway 3, three goals being scored in the last 10-15 minutes.
Camera used: Canon EOS R, RF 100-400mm, No Flash.
My favourite photo of the match. That's what I love about sport photography: action shots you can freeze.
Galway goalkeeper + a player from each team.
Athlone goalkeeper
Action shot
Three players on the field (I like the identical position of each player).
Galway players after scoring their second goal.
Athlone players catching up their breath.
One-on-one.
Action shot taken during the match.
Action shot during the match.
Shot taken during the match.