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05<br />
05 RONALDO CELEBRATES<br />
Cristiano Ronaldo scores for Portugal in<br />
the Euro 2016 semi-final vs Wales, as Real<br />
Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale looks on<br />
Lens<br />
Exposure<br />
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 IS II USM<br />
1/1250 sec, f/2.8, ISO2000<br />
06 JESSICA LONG<br />
In 2007, when American Paralympic<br />
swimmer Jessica Long was 15, she already<br />
held 12 World Records and 12 Gold Medals<br />
Lens<br />
Exposure<br />
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM<br />
1/500 sec, f/3.5, ISO800<br />
06<br />
07 WHITE TURF<br />
Taken in 2008 at the 101st running of<br />
White Turf, a race that takes place on the<br />
frozen lake at St. Moritz in Switzerland<br />
Lens<br />
Exposure<br />
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM<br />
1/3200, f/7.1, ISO250<br />
I particularly like<br />
sports that take me out<br />
of my comfort zone. First<br />
I have to find out what<br />
they are all about<br />
68<br />
I have in my head. They’re so<br />
sophisticated that you almost don’t<br />
have to be a photographer to take good<br />
pictures. When I’m at football matches,<br />
the freelance photographers alongside me<br />
at the side of the pitch are using pretty<br />
much the same cameras as me. They can<br />
press an autofocus button and the<br />
pictures are super sharp, and use<br />
Program mode and the exposure is<br />
perfect. You don’t have to have any<br />
education or grounding because the<br />
cameras are so good. But to be a really<br />
good photographer, you need the ability<br />
to see something in your mind’s eye. It’s<br />
all about seeing; that’s what sets great<br />
photographers apart from all the others.<br />
Which sports do you most enjoy<br />
photographing?<br />
You’d expect me to be able to photograph<br />
a football or rugby match with my eyes<br />
closed, because it’s the staple diet of a<br />
Times sports photographer. I particularly<br />
like sports that take me out of my comfort<br />
zone, like those in the Winter Olympics<br />
– sports like speed skating, curling,<br />
snowboarding and half pipe skiing. First<br />
I have to find out what they are all about.<br />
Once I’m there, I’m looking at where the<br />
light is and I’m thinking that I need to<br />
record it, but also to step back and get a<br />
good picture out of it. For the superfast<br />
downhill, I literally walked up the course<br />
twice three or four days before, just to<br />
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