American Football in Scotland !!!

[crawford]

Yes, I know seems unlikely but there is a thriving Football scene here in the UK and my local team the Edinburgh Wolves kicked off the 2007 season with a win over the local rivals the Glasgow Tigers.
Have done some rugby photography in the past but first time for football.
I am here asking for tips on shooting future games. I.e. where to position yourself, following the play. I didn't get too many sharp results (not sure if using the 1.4x on my 70-200 was adding to the focusing problem - used servo mode).

Cheers in advance

And here are a couple of pics from yesterday.


http://www.alancrawford.co.uk/images/IMG_6589.jpg


Lateral by the Edinburgh QB
http://www.alancrawford.co.uk/images/IMG_6317.jpg

[cgratti]

Great pics! Nice angles. American football seems to be taking off over there in the UK. It is by far the most popular sport here in the US.

[deletedpenguin]

My girlfriends brother is playing "gridiron" in Australia as well. It's becoming popular, but will never overtake soccer. :)