Images from Oaks Christian

The team takes the field

The team captains taking the field. These guys look pretty imposing.

Malcolm Jones, one of the top 30 recruits in the country.

Nick Montana, Quarterback for Oaks Christian

I had the good fortune to be invited to attend a football game at Oaks Christian in Westlake Village in California. The High School team is ranked 9th in the nation and has some recognizable names on the roster. Nick Montana, son of Joe Montana is the quarterback and his backup is Trevor Gretzky, son of Wayne Gretzky. Also on the team is Trey Smith, son of the actor Will Smith. The image above was captured with a wide angle lens of 14mm. While you can see almost everything, you cannot make out the players.

We were able to roam the sidelines and capture images of the game.

Night games can be a challenge as the best shots are taken with really long lenses (200mm to 600mm) and those lenses typically don't let in a lot of light (Aperature) unless you spend a fortune.

So one way to get the job done is to set your ISO (Sensitivity) to as high as you can get and still get a nice non-grainy image. Then, in order to catch the action (reduce the amount of blur in the action) you'll need to set the camera to "S" and set the shutter speed somewhere greater than 1/250 of a second. That way you'll capture all but the fastest of action without a blur. If there is enough light, set the shutter speed higher but remember, the "wider" the aperature (lower the number) the less depth of field you'll have.

That means you have to pay attention to keeping the image in focus.