Odell Beckham football photography lesson

Again, the MMQB mini-site has offered a lesson in football action photography.

They presented a frame-by-frame gallery of sideline photographer Carlos M. Saavedra's images of Odell Beckham's astonishing three-finger touchdown catch. Look a couple of pages down from the top of rhe page.

EXIF from from one frame:

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D4
Image Date: 2014-11-23 22:03:58 (no TZ)
Focal Length: 50.0mm (35mm equivalent: 50mm)
Focus Distance: Infinite
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Time: 0.0010 s (1/1000)
ISO equiv: 2000
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Flash Fired: No
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB
Creator: Carlos M. Saavedra
City: East Rutherford
Province/State: NJ
Caption:
NFL: Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants
game action
MetLife Stadium/East Rutherford, NJ
11/23/2014
X158968 TK1
Credit: Carlos M. Saavedra
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Macintosh

Those who want further insight into what led to these images can look at the video replay of the catch, where the photographer can be spotted kneeling on the turf.

This offers an exception lesson on real-world sports action photographing. There's no guessing of what happened or how it happen. It's a real, true example of what happened on an actual play where a skilled photographer had one chance to capture an amazing image. Anyone who wants to master action photography would do well to carefully study what happened.

That was pretty amazing, even with the gloves.

I spent quite a lot of time watching the replay and looking at the photographers shoot that. I feel so bad for the one guy with the 400mm or whatever lens that is to Carlos' right.. Great spot, wrong lens.

I do have to say I love watching the reaction of the guy in the blue coat with the VIP pass around his neck, to the right of center.. I can just watch it over and over again..

Thanks for sharing that. I forgot about the MMQB.

Isn't it amazing how many "Pro" photographers are standing and how many are on their knees when taking the pictures. I was always told to get low....

tmalone893 wrote in post #17290344
Thanks for sharing that. I forgot about the MMQB.

Isn't it amazing how many "Pro" photographers are standing and how many are on their knees when taking the pictures. I was always told to get low....

I guess that might depend on how far away from the action you are. Standing or being low with a very long lens probably won't change the angle of the shot very much.

I think closer action with shorter lenses it would be better to be low.

I'm sure there might be other places like Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. There, the bottom row of seats in the stands are so low, that they make all photographers kneel while a play is going on.

And interviews with the photographers that caught the sequence.

http://www.nytimes.com …av=top-stories-below&_r=0

rdalrt wrote in post #17291073
And interviews with the photographers that caught the sequence.

http://www.nytimes.com …av=top-stories-below&_r=0

That was the coolest thing I've read all week.. Thanks!

Awesome story and thanks for sharing. I was at the game and was hype in the moment and thought I caught it pretty good in real-time. But when they played it back in slo-motion on the 'tron' it was that much better!

So anybody know how I would go buying the pictures for personal use. I trying to get this one signed before I leave NJ.

Hi

I'd read about the catch, I was expecting something else.
Not that I'm biased but Dokie Williams had some better catches.

John

Johnraiders wrote in post #17309276
Hi

I'd read about the catch, I was expecting something else.
Not that I'm biased but Dokie Williams had some better catches.

John

Clearly biased just because you said "Dokie Williams". Only a Raiders fan would say that.

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