Playground Soccer

Playground Soccer – Havana, Cuba I like the way this picture turned out, and I intentionally shot it this way to create a wide-angle effect. There was a gap between the blue wall and the white fence above it. You can see the design on the other side of the playground. Including the wall and the fence created a frame and a wide, horizontal slit. I shot several different versions, waiting for some action and ball movement. Shooting at f/2.8 sufficiently blurred the foreground element to prevent it from being distracting. A hard edge would take away from the soccer scene. This is at 51mm, so it’s close to how someone would see it with their eyes. Blog readers, you’ll love my free monthly photography magazine. Signup for the free magazine to get articles and topics not discussed on the blog.