QPR v Wolves

This weekend saw me covering the Sky Bet Championship match at Loftus Road between Queens Park Rangers & Wolverhampton Wanderers. QPR won 2-1 in a competitive match.

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON scores

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Jordan COUSINS crosses

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON shoots

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Massimo LUONGO

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Joel LYNCH leaps highest against WolvesÕ Barry DOUGLAS

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Luke FREEMAN fouled

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Luke FREEMAN & QPRÕs Idrissa SYLLA

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON scores

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON scores

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON scores

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Jake BIDWELL

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON scores

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Luke FREEMAN

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON celebrates

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON celebrates

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Luke FREEMAN

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Massimo LUONGO

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Luke FREEMAN battles

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Luke FREEMAN battles

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON celebrates

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Matt SMITH

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Massimo LUONGO

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Luke FREEMAN

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON celebrates

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON shoots

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Matt SMITH battles with WolvesÕ Goalkeeper John RUDDY

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Conor WASHINGTON celebrates

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Matt SMITH lobbs WolvesÕ Goalkeeper John RUDDY but can’t find the net

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Matt SMITH scores

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Pawel WSZOLEK

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Matt SMITH celebrates

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Matt SMITH celebrates

28/10/2017. Queens Park Rangers v Wolverhampton Wanderers. Match action from the Sky Bet Championship. QPRÕs Darnell FURLONG

Brentford v Sunderland

 

The weekend saw me at Brentford v Sunderland.

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Nico YENNARIS fouled

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Neal MAUPAY header is saved

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Florian JOZEFZOON scores

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Florian JOZEFZOON scores from free kick

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s John EGAN

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Ollie WATKINS hits free kick over the bar

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Manager Dean SMITH

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Henrik DALSGAARD

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Nico YENNARIS scores a tap in

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Ollie WATKINS shoots

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Nico YENNARIS

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Florian JOZEFZOON

21/10/2017. Brentford v AFC Sunderland. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Brentford’s Manager Dean SMITH & Sunderland FC Manager Simon GRAYSON

 

One of the issues with WFT-E6

One of the issues with the Canon WFT-E6 wi-fi module is configuring and setting it up to communicate with the iPad or iPhone. There are a number of variables that need to be set before it will talk to the iPad. So if you are having problems here is my guide to how I managed to connect two WFT-6s to an iPad pro.

New Toy

I love my Sigma 120-300mm F2.8 Sport, but it doesn’t play really nicely with the Canon extenders that I have so I have invested in the Sigma 1401 1.4x extender which I will give a thorough test of during the next week or so.

Sigma TC1401

Sigma TC1401

Sigma TC1401

iPad Workflow

For shooting football I mainly use an iPad for moving images quickly. The Workflow is quite simple and effective. The camera bodies are connected to the iPad via WFT-E6s and configured to work with ShutterSnitch. I have the cameras set up so that I can select individual frames to the iPad.  ShutterSnitch recieves the images and performs a couple of automated tasks, including a basic caption, renaming & copying to the camera roll.

Back to shooting

I am finally back to shooting Football with two bodies after acquiring a second WFT-E6. It will take some getting used to but I enjoyed my trip to Craven Cottage for Fulham v Preston North End. A 2-2 draw in the end, but Fulham were not really at the races in the first half and snuck a draw at the death.

 

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Denis ODOI celebrates equaliser

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Fulham FC Manager Slavisa JOKANOVIC

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Fulham FC Manager Slavisa JOKANOVIC

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Fulham FC Manager Slavisa JOKANOVIC

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Floyd AYITE

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Stefan JOHANSEN

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Floyd AYITE

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Fulham FC Manager Slavisa JOKANOVIC

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Denis ODOI

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Neeskens KEBANO

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Neeskens KEBANO

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Neeskens KEBANO

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Denis ODOI

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Kevin MCDONALD has a bust up

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Tomas KALAS

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Rui FONTE

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Denis ODOI fouled

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Ryan SESSEGNON

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Stefan JOHANSEN

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Ryan SESSEGNON

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship.

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Stefan JOHANSEN

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Fulham FC Manager Slavisa JOKANOVIC

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Floyd AYITE

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Kevin MCDONALD

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Fulham FC Manager Slavisa JOKANOVIC

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Floyd AYITE & FulhamÕs Ryan SESSEGNON

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Floyd AYITE

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Rui FONTE penalty

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Oliver NORWOOD scores from the spot

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Yohan MOLLO shoots

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Ryan SESSEGNON

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Denis ODOI celebrates equaliser

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. Fulham FC Manager Slavisa JOKANOVIC

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Oliver NORWOOD scores from the spot

14/10/2017. Fulham v Preston North End. Action from the Sky Bet Championship. FulhamÕs Denis ODOI celebrates equaliser

Eventually….

It has taken a while, but I have found a second WFT-E6 at a sensible price, which now means that I can shoot with both bodies and wi-fi the images to my iPad. I cannot believe how expensive these things are new, and as I mainly use them at football, nearly £500 each was to expensive to justify.

In most situations they are overkill, the Eye-Fi mobi pro cards did the job, unless there was a lot of wi-fi interference, which on match days there frequently is. As you can probably imagine several thousand supporters, plus TV & the such like all using WiFi means that the airwaves are congested. Not a problem on most news stories, when there are just a few photographers & journalists about, however I do like the fact that I can send images direct from the camera to the picture desk, with as little or as much interaction as I wish.

It is also great when doing corporate shots, so that the client can see images as they are shot (subject to me checking them on the back of the camera first!)

Non League Day..

City’s Kieran Campbell scores his and City’s first.

No Sky Bet Championship to cover today so I ended up at my local sides game at the Spectrum, Guildford City v Farnham Town. Despite taking the lead twice City ended up losing 3-2. Not their greatest performance, especially after they beat the team that’s 2nd in the league mid-week.

Protest March

One of the jobs yesterday was a protest march from Southall Park down to Ealing Common protesting against the closure of Ealing Hospital & other NHS cuts.

30/09/2017. Ealing & Charing Cross Protest March.

30/09/2017. Ealing & Charing Cross Protest March.

30/09/2017. Ealing & Charing Cross Protest March.

30/09/2017. Ealing & Charing Cross Protest March.