Looking down

The main stand at Prescot Cables is of a somewhat unusual design. The main facilities - bar, changing rooms, etc. - are on the ground floor, with the stand on the storey above.

This gives a vantage point only a few yards from the edge of the pitch, at the height normally found at the back of the stand at most grounds.

I am a bit lazy when in selecting a position at home games, particularly in daylight, tending to settle behind the goal Prescot are attacking. I do not therefore make much use of the angles the stand offers, except, that is, when it is raining with Cables attacking the uncovered Safari Park End.

Here are a few shots from up in the stand at Prescot's game with Durham City at the weekend to show some of what is available from this angle that is not so easy to capture at ground level.

Uncluttered backgrounds - for shots of individual players, the background is a fairly plain green (with the pitch fresh after the summer), instead of advertising hoardings, spectators, etc.

A sense of position - in a shot like this at ground level, the two players behind are likely to be obscured by the two in front, so you do not get the sense of them moving into position for a pass.

A clear view of goal.

An unobstructed view of players such as Cables' Tom Spearitt, who does not always appear in the slide shows as often as his contribution to the game warrants: as he is working away in the centre of defence, with other players blocking him from view at ground level.

I returned to my more normal position for the second half, as there is cover at the Hope Street end. The rest of the photos from the game can be seen here.