Light and angles

We were joined for Prescot Cables' game at home to Trafford by the match and ball sponsors, the Rotary Club of Prescot. I was asked to try and catch a few shots around and about, but as they were in the crowd for the game, I did not manage to do so, and they brought a photographer anyway. They did, however, present the man of the match award.

Baba Conteh receives his award

At the previous evening game, I retreated behind the perimeter barrier once it got dark, but I decided this time I would see what results I would get staying pitchside for the whole game.

Tunde Owolabi

We were attacking the Safari Park End for the first half, so I went to my usual position. I was still on the way when James McCulloch opened the scoring. The time was given as three minutes, but it felt a lot quicker. Not only did I not catch the goal, but I did not get much of the celebration either.

James McCulloch

I worked my way around, first crossing to the other side of the goal, where I did not capture much at all. With the linesmen working on the opposite diagonal to normal, I then took up position a third of the way down the Gasworks Side. This gave the best results, with an angle I had not had before. You cannot get the stand in the background in the same way when you are standing up: having the camera three or four feet lower makes all the difference.

Valter Fernandes

I put the raw images through the Nikon ViewNX software, but I was not satisfied with the results, as the black in the kit was coming out grey. I therefore converted the raw files manually in Photoshop Elements, lowering the setting for the black until it was just starting to lose definition. It works with the sky too, and sitting underneath a throw in gives a striking angle.

For the second half, I started behind the goal at the Eaton Street End...

Jordan Wynne

... and worked my way round to the side. I added a new starter to the photographic record.

Reece McNally

Because of the diagonal the linesmen were using, I needed to shoot from the side just beyond the half way line, alongside our own half. I was happy with the results.

Harry Cain

Joey Faux made the result secure with a goal after 72 minutes.

Joey Faux celebrates his goal

Despite an injury time goal for the visitors, we ensured we would collect all six points for the season from a Trafford side who looked as though they had made progress since we beat them away at the beginning of the month.

The rest of the pictures from the game can be seen on the club website (placed in reverse order by the Pitchero uploader, grrr) here, and on Google Photos here.

Final score: Prescot Cables 2 (McCulloch, Faux) Trafford 1.