Soccer Days

After a slow start, spring soccer season kicked into high gear last week with three games and (unfortunately) three losses.

Our girls don't let those losses bring them down, though. They head back to practice, working harder than ever.


From Saturday's game - the wind was blowing hard from the south. It was exhausting just to watch the game and I know it was harder to play, especially into the wind.

This attempt at goal didn't make it in, unfortunately.


I've been using my new 70-200mm f/4 lens and I've been very pleased by the number of "keepers". My camera also has a User Defined mode and I've configured it with the following settings: Continuous Auto focus with 3-D tracking, Auto ISO with a minimum shutter speed of 1/500 seconds (to freeze the action), center weighted exposure metering and an aperture of f/4. So I switch the dial over to the User Defined Mode and I'm all set to capture the action on the pitch - no fumbling with menus or dials.



There's another game tonight - here's to hoping they end their losing streak.