I love the challenge to shoot action photography and thus it drove me to engage in sports photography where actions images are in abundance. Photographers should be prepared to have long telephotos lenses with focal length of between 200mm to 600mm. Different focal length would be required in different location of shoot. An example of a need of 300mm to 600mm range of telephoto lenses is needed in shooting the game of Rugby. The games is very fast moving and if the team is playing a loop sided game, one would find the players might be at the other side of the field. Thus, without a telephoto lens, one would not be able to achieved decent shot.
In Singapore, Rugby is one of the game that is opened to the public to watch or photograph. So, it makes accessibility easy for those who wanted to practice their skills in sports photography. Photographers should look out for the intense moments during the play and try to capture close up images or moments that brings life to the images. In the slideshow are moments captured at a recent rugby match that involved the rugby team called the Wanderers. It is the Wanderers vs HMS Richmond and the results was Wanderers won a tough end of season encounter with HMS Richmond.The freezing of the intense game as well as motion to reflect the speed of the game.
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